1. © NVP Software Solutions 2015 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Quality and Personal Values Personal initiative has a positive impact on business success Quality focused individuals often exceed customer expectations Quality begins with personal attitudes Attitudes can be changed through awareness and effort Unless quality is internalized at the personal level, it will never become rooted in the culture of an organization. Managing for quality and performance excellence By James Robert Evans, William M. Lindsay --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

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3.  With apologies to a certain Philosopher  “I test therefore I am” 3 www.nvp-inc.com © NVP Software Solutions 2015

4.  System Integrators take 3 or 4 products and ‘integrate’ them to provide a solution.  They are working (somewhat) from the premise: “There’s an App for that”  Sounds GOOD! (and is NOT new) © NVP Software Solutions 2015

5.  They take this:  https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1335&bih=802&q=lego&oq=lego&gs_l=img.1.0.0l10.1980.2589.0.5116.4.4.0.0.0.0.153.395.0j3.3.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..1.3.393.nc8m16162bc#tbm=isch&q=knex&i mgrc=97d0eEncJ7PsoM%3A © NVP Software Solutions 2015

6.  And this:  https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1335&bih=758&q=mega+bloks&oq=mega+blo&gs_l=img.3.0.0l10.3928.12896.0.1448 6.26.14.8.4.7.0.191.1380.0j10.10.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..8.18.1395.Ldlalmk8EC0 © NVP Software Solutions 2015

7.  And this:  https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1335&bih=758&q=lego&oq=Lego&gs_l=img.1.0.0l10.2517.3158.0.5217.4.4.0.0.0.0.142.502.0j4.4.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..0.4.499.q4 VZBhhEjOs © NVP Software Solutions 2015

8.  And finally (a lot of) this:  https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1335&bih=758&q=glue&oq=glue&gs_l=img.3..0l10.26154.26600.0.26856.4.4.0.0.0.0.175.395.0j3.3.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..1.3.393.5fArvXspdbw © NVP Software Solutions 2015

9.  https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1335&bih=758&q=rocket+ship&oq=Rocket+&gs_l=img.3.3.0l10.1624.5676.0.9708.13.10.3.0.0.0.216.1220.0j8j1.9.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..1.12.1230.um8m50tUYFs#i mgrc=1kpJbExCiN9auM%3A © NVP Software Solutions 2015

10.  https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1920&bih=955&q=ford+edsel+images&oq=ford+edsel&gs_l=img.1.2.0l10.1222.3290.0.5890.10.9.0.1.1.0.216.957.3j4j1.8.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..1.9.960.PCBwFakn zY0#imgrc=7e7GDg4J_7vbUM%3A © NVP Software Solutions 2015

11.  https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1335&bih=758&q=rocket+bunny&oq=rocket&gs_l=img.3.5.0l10.2188.5699.0.9308.6.6.0.0.0.0.198.634.1j4.5.0....0...1ac.1.64.i mg..1.5.633.3aHpd_yggv8#tbm=isch&q=crash+and+burn&imgrc=vq9ZplHL1P9jPM%3A © NVP Software Solutions 2015

12.  To turn everything into this.  https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1335&bih=758&q=rocket+bunny&oq=rocket&gs_l=img.3.5.0l10.2188.5699.0.9308.6.6.0.0.0.0.198.634.1j4.5.0....0...1ac.1.64.i mg..1.5.633.3aHpd_yggv8#tbm=isch&q=happy+face © NVP Software Solutions 2015

13.  Business Knowledge © NVP Software Solutions 2015

14.  Business Knowledge  Technical Knowledge © NVP Software Solutions 2015

15.  Business Knowledge  Technical Knowledge  Quality Knowledge © NVP Software Solutions 2015

16.  Business Knowledge  Technical Knowledge  Quality Knowledge  Political Savvy © NVP Software Solutions 2015

17.  Business Knowledge  Technical Knowledge  Quality Knowledge  Political Savvy  Legal Terminology © NVP Software Solutions 2015

18.  Business Knowledge  Technical Knowledge  Quality Knowledge  Political Savvy  Legal Terminology  Negotiating Skills © NVP Software Solutions 2015

19.  Business Knowledge  Technical Knowledge  Quality Knowledge  Political Savvy  Legal Terminology  Negotiating Skills  Endurance, Sense of Humour etc. etc © NVP Software Solutions 2015

20.  With apologies to Isaac, I leave you with these few thoughts: www.nvp-inc.com 20 © NVP Software Solutions 2015

21. 1. SQA may not harm a human being, or through inaction allow a human being to come to harm. www.nvp-inc.com © NVP Software Testing, Sept. 23, 2013 21

22. 2. SQA must obey orders given to it by human beings (Management), except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. www.nvp-inc.com © NVP Software Testing, Sept. 23, 2013 22

23. 3. SQA must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. www.nvp-inc.com 23 © NVP Software Solutions 2015

24. 0. SQA may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm. www.nvp-inc.com 24 © NVP Software Solutions 2015

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26. Thank you very much for attending. Neil Price-Jones 416-937-0960 416-809-5539 neil@nvp-inc.com neil@nvp.ca © NVP Software Solutions 2015

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