Ask them what they would do. Don??™t wince or laugh. Write a
brief paper of not more than two sides outlining your proposals. You have a major re-education
job on your hands.
7.
It isn??™t in the plan
(they mean
???budget,???
but don??™t want to say so). Nor was the sinking of the
Titanic.
Are they suggesting that very little testing be carried out or are they opposing that extra
bit of testing you feel is needed? Were you one of the planners? If you weren??™t, then write a paper
as shown in section 1.5; if you were, explain how the situation has changed, as it does in any
project. Explain the risks to be run if they don??™t add it to the plan (and the budget).
8.
Testing stops us getting the product out.
Whoever uses this argument is quite unconcerned for the
ill effects the product??™s state may have on customers. They have probably miscalculated the release
date too, and now face the prospect of explaining why the release is late. Testing is there to stop
the company and customers from being damaged by buggy systems.
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A nice example: A computer system to cut crime and give Brits the chance to check the status of resold cars is
running millions of pounds over budget, three years late, and won??™t be complete for another year. Disclosures obtained
by Tom Brake, the Liberal Democrat spokesman for transport,
reveals the contract to computerise the . . . system,
(suffered) delays . . . caused by staff at the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA), implementers of the scheme,
and the IT contractor.
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