George Wilson

I think I am still an engineer at heart, but that to me translates into making things work and getting stuff done. Which is in my opinion, perhaps why there are so many engineers in management, as they recognise that not everything can be absolutely perfect, but whatever it is, it does need to do a job well and be safe. That is a perfectly acceptable definition of "quality" in my book.In the world of software I am pleased to help clients adopt technology to take a wider view of quality covering all the stages and elements including those like UAT which have been traditionally disregarded, but still account for a lot of man-hours and effort at a key time. I hate to see quality defined as a step in a process, rather than being a thread throughout the whole process - right through to helping ensure the users know how to use the delivered solution, to be make it do what was needed, effectively. On a different theme, for me it is important to have fun along the way. If there is no enjoyment in the process or the outcome, you have to ask yourself what was the point. Being happy is a great objective to have at the top of every page of life. And if sometimes work does not deliver that, well one can always go sailing... That'll do it for sure. Have fun!