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This next round of testing is critical to ensure additional data can be shared safely and correctly with service users across the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area. The new data feeds will be available following the next release, scheduled for the end of June.
As we enter what will be a month of testing, we un-cover what it means to be the lead Test and Assurance Manager responsible for making sure everything works as it should before data feeds go live into the Shared Care Record.
Fuelled with my usual brew – hot, strong tea - my working day starts the same every day with a virtual team meeting, aka a ‘stand up’ in digital speak. We discuss technical progress across our eight partners, cover any issues, prioritise tasks and share individual updates for each workstream.
After this I respond to any urgent emails and check my to-do list before getting my head into pure testing mode and ready to take on the day’s testing challenges.
Collaboration is central to my role. With eight partners to juggle and all at different stages of testing and delivery, I’m often pulled in different directions. I could be creating or updating test plans one minute, whilst ensuring they align with the overall testing goals, and then supporting partners with their specific testing preparation, or defect management, the next. No two-days are ever the same!
For my part I’m responsible for co-ordinating and managing the process of testing for each partner prior to data feeds going live and users being able to access information. To ensure consistency and adherence to information governance and clinical safety standards, all testing is conducted in line with an agreed and approved test strategy. This sets out the aims and objectives of testing; as well as how it will be delivered, when and by who.
It's then up to me to make sure it happens on time and runs smoothly so the technical aspects of delivery aren’t compromised, milestones are met, and users get safe and reliable access to a record system that delivers the correct data into the right place and at the right time.
Managing the testing process and collaborating with partners includes:
It’s defined as ‘An imperfection or deficiency in a work product where it does not meet its requirements or specifications.’ Ref: ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board)
In layman’s terms - when an actual outcome does not meet the expected outcome, where the expected outcome has been set out in the business requirements/specifications document before any system build begins. Hence developers build systems/applications based on the business requirements document and defects occur when the expected outcome isn’t met.
If you would like to learn more about the work of the Shared Care Record project team, please drop us an email to cpm-tr.cpstpdigital@nhs.net