tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405476812031211238.post5880703966289174785..comments2023-07-12T18:09:56.569-04:00Comments on Rhythm of Testing: False Heroes and Heroes RevistedPete Walenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10651704389491850533noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405476812031211238.post-32354701262836610882013-04-17T21:16:51.217-04:002013-04-17T21:16:51.217-04:00Gareth - Yeah. Too many people do not consider tha...Gareth - Yeah. Too many people do not consider that by spreading their knowledge, their experience, the help everyone in the group. Doing this is an aspect of maturity - maybe leadership.<br /><br />Alas, I find it far too often in development groups, testers... everywhere.<br /><br />Management needs to seriously look in a mirror if they want to find "the cause".Pete Walenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10651704389491850533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405476812031211238.post-14973119488419919362013-04-17T07:48:12.377-04:002013-04-17T07:48:12.377-04:00We need to live in a world of QA where there are n...We need to live in a world of QA where there are no heroes, we as a QA dept need to take responsibility. All too often I see QAs try and keep hold of their knowledge when we need to share our experiences and our domain knowledge. <br /><br />No one person is too big, no one person should make a project fail. This however, doesn't come down to the QA department as a whole, but often the organisation and how projects are structured/rushed....<br /><br />Reminds me of the Phoenix Project, where Brent is seen as the hero...Gareth Waterhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11732433628412902268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405476812031211238.post-54227477956634761112013-04-17T06:05:11.664-04:002013-04-17T06:05:11.664-04:00Martin Jansson reminded of a post of his from 2009...Martin Jansson reminded of a post of his from 2009 in TheTestEye.com on "indispensable" people. You know the type - the ones where if they are not around, the wheels fall off? Another aspect of the "false hero" syndrome.<br /><br />Check it out, here: http://thetesteye.com/blog/2009/03/the-hero-of-the-workplace-%e2%80%93-the-indispensible-worker/Pete Walenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10651704389491850533noreply@blogger.com