What pitfalls exist when Quality Engineering is poorly implemented?
08 Apr 2026
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Barry Ehigiator
There's a cool lesson in the Software Quality Engineering Certificate (SQEC) which I look forward to folks checking out. It's in Module 9, Lesson 2 which has the brilliant Barry Ehigiator sharing how Quality Engineering impacts the team. It covers a lot! You might say it's bit of a treasure trove of a lesson. π
There's one bit which talks about the potential pitfalls of quality engineering when it's poorly implemented. Have a look at the six listed in the screenshot.
Curious to know if any of them resonate.
And please do comment to add to the list. What situations have you experienced or heard about in which poorly implemented Quality Engineering practices negatively impacts the team? Were they resolved, and if so, how?
Following the same pattern as Barry, perhaps you could start with "When ..."
There's one bit which talks about the potential pitfalls of quality engineering when it's poorly implemented. Have a look at the six listed in the screenshot.
Curious to know if any of them resonate.
And please do comment to add to the list. What situations have you experienced or heard about in which poorly implemented Quality Engineering practices negatively impacts the team? Were they resolved, and if so, how?
Following the same pattern as Barry, perhaps you could start with "When ..."
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