Testing Terminology

[original PM]

Depends, are they testing against what was designed or what they expect to happen? Are the test cases approved and signed off?

Well it was their design in the first place sooo.....

[meridian]

Just to humour you they are all from a large consultancy...

does that make a difference?

Yes, they will do everything in their power to ensure that it looks like your fault. Therefore, "Blocked", from their perspective, is the correct status as it implies that their work is on hold until you finish yours. It doesn't matter, of course, that your work is trying to fix their incorrect design in the first place...

[original PM]

Yes, they will do everything in their power to ensure that it looks like your fault. Therefore, "Blocked", from their perspective, is the correct status as it implies that their work is on hold until you finish yours. It doesn't matter, of course, that your work is trying to fix their incorrect design in the first place...

Yes indeed - exactly my point and concern.

Interestingly enough it has changed again so I will be making a point of ensuring the next report does not say 'Blocked' by oPM.

[meridian]

Yes indeed - exactly my point and concern.

Interestingly enough it has changed again so I will be making a point of ensuring the next report does not say 'Blocked' by oPM.

If it's a consultancy then it's likely that it will be subject to a CR process? "Blocked by CR12345" should show that the reason for the block is due to their own CR? Make sure that any status reports show that the original development as per spec was completed and delivered, and that this piece of work is a late CR.

In my experience of large consultancies, their director/client liaison will be sitting in progress meetings saying that the reason for the delay is that they are waiting on your work, regardless of what the plan status actually says anyway, and leaving it open to interpretation.

[FatLazyContractor]

Here come the experts ....

[SueEllen]

It has transpired that the data schema we were given for the data transfers was wrong and so needs to be redeveloped.

However on the test plan it is showing as 'Blocked' by oPMco - my view is that it is not blocked at all - it is in rework because the requirements we got were wrong.


Any idea's or comments?

What statues are you allowed to use? List them and someone will give you a relevant one.

[DodgyAgent]

Here come the experts ....

Out comes all the jargon

[SimonMac]

Yes indeed - exactly my point and concern.

Interestingly enough it has changed again so I will be making a point of ensuring the next report does not say 'Blocked' by oPM.

It's not a proper defect call until someone brings out the contract and commericals

[FatLazyContractor]

Out comes all the jargon

Where? No one called you a chunt yet. Or have I missed it?

[greenlake]

Do you need any tester?

I have six of them available

It sounds like a pair of testes would be most useful....