Finally… Our Approach to Business We want to be the best testing and training consultancy we can be, and if that means we deviate away from the norm, we’re all for it. One thing we are invested in behind the scenes is doing our part to make the world a better place. We are continuing…
We’ve been relatively quiet over the last couple of weeks. This is because we’ve set ourselves some new objectives and have had to temporarily shift focus for a longer-termed gain. So, what’s new? Partnerships We’ve partnered with some excellent companies in recent times and are in the process of cementing additional partnerships that will really…
Supporting and prioritising health amongst our employees is something we feel very strongly about at Fortitude 17. As a company founded by and with former athletes, we understand the levels of stress we can put our bodies and minds through from time to time, and the kindness and compassion needed to reverse the debt we…
There are three main points to address when it comes to building a risk-based test strategy: Key functions of the system Probability of failure Impact of failure What happens when we can qualify these stipulations and ascertain the values, likelihood or degrees assigned to each criterion? We can structure a testing plan to execute that…
In a word, no. Anyone that does guarantee you that your system will be full of quality is probably lying. The art of testing does not guarantee quality. Testing will – when facilitated effectively – improve the quality of a system and will remove defects from your software, alas, there isn’t really a way of…
Of recent times, we’ve spoken with some consultants and smaller companies in terms of their testing requirements. For context, this refers to projects both inside and outside of the Dynamics domain. In the Dynamics scenarios, both projects have test resource in place already, however, don’t feel they are maximising their return on investment (ROI) when…
In life, don’t bother sweating the small stuff. As the saying goes, life is (much) too short. When it comes to software testing and quality assurance, SWEAT IT. Detail is everything. In our commitments to clients and projects, we work in such a methodical fashion that we’re able to break down our tasks and drill…
We started Fortitude 17 Limited over 5 years ago with a belief that we would hire the best people to grow our consultancy to be able to aid clients implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) solutions. Our founder, Emma, has worked in the AX and Dynamics space for over 8 years and was one of the…
As you likely know by now, risk is basically unavoidable. However, you can mitigate risk by operating in a composed and forward-thinking manner. For those of us that work with clients on projects – transformation and implementation projects – we’re sure that you can’t recall a time where the project went smoothly and to plan….
By ISTQB definition, Test Control: A test management task that deals with developing and applying a set of corrective actions to get a test project on track when monitoring shows a deviation from what was planned. — Test control is an activity that should be considered and outlined by a Test Manager, or even a…
