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Mike Harris
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Deming Driven Tester
Vice-Chair at @sigist.bsky.social
Chartered Fellow at British Computer Society
Please read my testing and quality blog: https://testandanalysis.home.blog/
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Mike Harris @testandanalysis.bsky.social · Feb 12
I am excited that my talk "Enhance your performance tests and more with process behaviour charts" for @ministryoftesting.com is live. Thank you @simontomes.com & @dianadromey.bsky.social.

#SoftwareTesting

www.ministryoftesting.com/talks/enhanc...
Enhance your performance tests and more with process behaviour charts
Data from performance and load tests can be difficult to interpret
www.ministryoftesting.com
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meadekrosby.bsky.social
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
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November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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kityates.bsky.social
It took just 8 minutes for thieves to steal the Napoleonic-era crown jewels from the Louvre. There weren't enough cameras and the ones there were there were facing the wrong way.

Could a 50-year-old maths problem have foiled the heist?
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Where are the Louvre jewels now and can France get them back?
Experts warn that whilst the criminals may yet be caught, the gemstones they stole may never be recovered.
www.bbc.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
testandanalysis.bsky.social
Blogged: Help for you on your systems thinking journey - A review of “Thinking in Systems: A Primer” by Donella H. Meadows testandanalysis.home.blog/2025/10/21/h...

#SystemsThinking
Help for you on your systems thinking journey – A review of “Thinking in Systems: A Primer” by Donella H. Meadows
“Thinking in Systems: Primer” is a great resource that can help you whether you are beginning, or have already started your systems thinking journey.  Meadows helps us understand what a system…
testandanalysis.home.blog
October 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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Quality comes first - A review of “Deming’s Road to Continual Improvement" by William W. Scherkenbach

#Quality #Leadership #Deming

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Quality comes first – A review of “Deming’s Road to Continual Improvement” by William W. Scherkenbach
William Sherkenbach was Corporate Director of Total Quality Planning and Statistical Methods at Ford Motors and Group Director Process Improvement at General Motors. He wrote that “both of these gr…
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September 16, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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The Adventures in Systems handout zine from SoCraTes Soltau:

Formatted for 11x17 www.ruthmalan.com/Systems/2025...

Formatted for A3
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Folding instructions: www.flickr.com/photos/withj...
some of the pages of the zine to show what it looks like when folder
July 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Collaborative customer-focused systems thinking - a review of Sys-Tao: Western Logic - Eastern Flow by Bob Browne
#SystemsThinking #Deming

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Collaborative customer-focused systems thinking – a review of Sys-Tao: Western Logic – Eastern Flow by Bob Browne
In this book, Bob Browne recounts how he drew on ideas from both the East and the West, including the philosophies of W. Edwards Deming and Eli Goldratt, to make the Great Plains Coca-Cola Bottling…
testandanalysis.home.blog
September 9, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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Any science feature writers? We pay £350-450, send your pitches today or tomorrow!
newhumanist.bsky.social New Humanist @newhumanist.bsky.social · Aug 26
We're looking for long science features for our next issue! At 2,500 words, it's a great opportunity to dig deep into a science topic with political or social relevance today. Please send ideas to [email protected] by Aug 29
September 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
testandanalysis.bsky.social
@sigist.bsky.social 2025 Conference provided attendees with an opportunity to learn from great speakers & network with other testing professionals. I am really pleased that BCS ITNow Magazine has a three-page article about the conference.🧵
Article about SIGiST Conference
September 2, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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It is great to receive my Author Debut badge from @ministryoftesting.com for my article: www.ministryoftesting.com/articles/shi...
Shifting software testing left with operational definitions
See how operational definitions bring clarity to requirements and support earlier testing
www.ministryoftesting.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
testandanalysis.bsky.social
My @ministryoftesting.com article “Shifting software testing left with operational definitions” shows how operational definitions can help testers a way to shift testing upstream.

www.ministryoftesting.com/articles/shi...
Shifting software testing left with operational definitions
See how operational definitions bring clarity to requirements and support earlier testing
www.ministryoftesting.com
August 20, 2025 at 12:09 PM
testandanalysis.bsky.social
Tributes paid to Dame Stephanie Shirley.
"At a time when women were almost invisible in the industry, she built a multi-million-pound software business staffed mainly by women, pioneering remote and flexible working long before it was the norm"

www.bcs.org/articles-opi...
Tributes paid to Dame Stephanie Shirley | BCS
We are deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of Dame Stephanie Shirley CH, a Distinguished Fellow of BCS. A pioneering entrepreneur and philanthropist, Dame Stephanie founded one of the UK’...
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August 13, 2025 at 10:46 AM
testandanalysis.bsky.social
Thank you @jitgos.bsky.social for a great write up of the @sigist.bsky.social conference. It was great to catch up with you there. And thank you for your great presentation.

qualityeng.substack.com/p/takeaways-...
Top 3 Takeaways from British Computing Society, Software Testing Conference 2025
My takeaways from British Computing Society, Special Interest Group in Software Testing (BCS SIGiST) Summer Conference 2025
qualityeng.substack.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:03 AM
testandanalysis.bsky.social
The Tester magazine, from @sigist.bsky.social , always contains helpful information for testers.
#SoftwareTesting
Check it out via the link below:
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The Tester - Issue 81
Welcome to Issue 81 of The Tester, the official magazine of BCS SIGiST (Specialist Interest Group in Software Testing). It's great to see all you wonderful people and thank you to you all for your su
sway.cloud.microsoft
July 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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eastangliabylines.co.uk
If you’ve ever helped an older neighbour navigate an app, call a helpline or read a tiny screen – you’ve witnessed digital exclusion first-hand.

We must stop designing systems that exclude.

Kate Moore reports
Stay young – the online world isn’t designed for the old
Technology should empower, not exclude. For many, ageing means lost independence in a digital online world built without them in mind
eastangliabylines.co.uk
July 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
testandanalysis.bsky.social
The video of my talk for BrowserStack about "How process behaviour charts empower testers" is now available: www.browserstack.com/webinars/tes...

#Shewhart #Deming #SoftwareTesting
BrowserStack Day Webinar – Test Reporting and Analytics Webinar – June 2025 | BrowserStack
www.browserstack.com
July 15, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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kityates.bsky.social
I guess you've heard some bad jokes about Fibonacci sequences?

Well, this one is as bad as the last two you heard put together.
June 29, 2025 at 7:00 AM
testandanalysis.bsky.social
At the Profound Book Club, I was referred to this great video from Eli Goldratt, Thinking Globally:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU2i...
Goldratt Lectures: Thinking Globally
YouTube video by Theory0fConstraints
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June 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
testandanalysis.bsky.social
I am excited to be giving a webinar for BrowserStack about "How Process Behaviour Charts Empower Testers" on the 26th June 2pm UK time.

Process Behaviour Charts show failures as being caused by the system, not the individual.

www.browserstack.com/webinars/tes...
June 24, 2025 at 8:21 AM
testandanalysis.bsky.social
I used checklists to help organise the #SIGIST25 conference, for example I had a checklist of what was required one week before the conference.

I learned a great deal about checklists from Atul Gawande's book The Checklist Manifesto:
testandanalysis.home.blog/2024/02/06/a...
A review of ”The Checklist Manifesto How to Get Things Right” by Atul Gawande
As testers, we often use checklists, such as a Definition of Done, so I was drawn to this book when it was suggested at the Profound Deming Bookclub.  Atul Gawande tells the story of how he wa…
testandanalysis.home.blog
June 23, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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#SIGiST2025 was a really busy and exciting day for me as Programme Secretary. I'd like to thank all the speakers, BCS staff, sponsors and @sigist.bsky.social Committee members who made the conference possible.

#SoftwareTesting
SIGiST Committee
June 20, 2025 at 7:45 AM
testandanalysis.bsky.social
It was great to meetup with @simontomes.com at the @sigist.bsky.social Conference!
Simon Tomes
June 20, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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It was great to meet @agentaj.bsky.social at the @sigist.bsky.social Conference. During COVID we both contributed a chapter to the eBook Testing Stories: lnkd.in/db_WgXZ, and this was the first time that we had met IRL!

#SoftwareTesting
Andrea Jensen
June 20, 2025 at 7:18 AM
testandanalysis.bsky.social
I have been learning about AI by reading a useful new book by one of the founders of DevOps.

#SoftwareTesting

testandanalysis.home.blog/2025/06/10/w...
We can learn so much from how AI got here – A review of Rebels of Reason by John Willis with Derek Lewis
Much like the aliens in the sci-fi movie Arrival, AI has now arrived. Rebels of Reason tells us how AI arrived, and in doing so, provides us with a deeper understanding of AI. “We learn how foundat…
testandanalysis.home.blog
June 16, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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sigist.bsky.social
The Annual SIGiST Software Testing Conference is nearly upon us - Thursday 19th June!

We have talented speakers presenting in-person and online on our conference theme : "Finding Calm in Chaos: Applying Testing to a Changing World".

Online Tickets - please visit tinyurl.com/sigist25.
#sigist25
June 14, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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sigist.bsky.social
A huge thank you to our sponsor, CODING BLACK FEMALES, for supporting #SIGiST25!

We’re grateful for your commitment to the software testing community – and we can’t wait to share an incredible day with you on 19 June.
June 10, 2025 at 4:30 AM