Stuart Thorogood Email & Phone Number

Reading, United Kingdom

• Responsible for creating several test plans, outlining the approach and framework to be undertaken across a large migration programme
• Managed both multiple stakeholders and 3rd parties, across several projects within the programme
• Held walkthroughs of testing artefacts, including test plans and test scenarios, with stakeholders to gain understanding and buy in
• Carried out reviews of testing artefacts, including test plans and test scripts, created by the 3rd party supplier to ensure they were keeping to agreed standards
• Visited several client sites to gain an understanding of how systems and software is being used by business users
• Was responsible for the management of defects during testing phases across several projects

Reading, United Kingdom

• Responsible for creating a test strategy, outlining the approach and framework to be undertaken within the team
• Managed both functional & automation test resources, throughout each sprint
• Responsible for the management of non-functional testing activities, both on shore and off shore
• Carried out reviews of both tests cases & defects created by the team
• Provided estimations in sprint planning on testing effort required
• Worked with product owners & business stakeholders on better understanding the importance of testing

Reading, United Kingdom

• Produced both test cases & data for user stories
• Worked with developers & product owner to triage defects
• Provided estimations in sprint planning on testing effort required
• Managed functional test resource throughout each sprint
• Produced both test plans & exit reports
• Was responsible for the management of non-functional testing activities off shore

London, United Kingdom

• Worked with Principle Consultant in creating an in house Agile Community group
• Ensured Agile practices were shared across the consultancy
• Created and reviewed Agile artefacts to support and supplement the Agile Community group
• When required offered support and guidance to consultants on site on Agile practices
• Have worked with the Marketing team to update existing whitepapers on Agile practices
• Am a member of the Charity Committee and act as the MS Society champion on the behalf of the committee

Auckland, New Zealand

• Co-created an in house Agile working group, to introduce a best practice for testing on Agile projects
• Chaired and participated in weekly working group meetings
• Created a new user story template, which was to be used for Scrum projects
• Introduced a Mind Map approach, for both planning and the tasking out for each sprint
• Was responsible in producing a more Agile Test Exit report, to be used for each sprint
• Promoted a Session Based Testing approach, by introducing session sheets and exploratory testing

Kingston Upon Thames, United Kingdom

• Carried out cross browser testing of web based application Croner Simplify
• Created test cases using Testopia v4.0
• Peer reviewed test cases of 3rd party supplier
• Functional, ad-hoc and regression tested web based application Croner Simplify
• Managed a team of business users during the UAT and regression phases
• Managed both the UAT and regression cycles using Testopia v4.0

Feltham

• Carried out system interaction testing of web based applications against AS400 green screens
• was responsible for the data analysis testing of MI web based application iTracker
• Produced the UAT approach and strategy for business sign off
• Created test cases and conditions using Test Director v8.0
• Executed functional, ad-hoc and regression tests of several web based applications
• Carried out data mining to compare records from within files against values in the front end

London, United Kingdom

• Produced both test approach and estimates in line with the business requirements
• Liaised with developers to understand technical specifications of the areas under test
• Defined high level and low level test plans using MS Office 2003
• Managed the functional and regression iterations of testing for MarketMaker
• Coordinated the upgrade and rollback iteration of testing for MarketMaker
• Provided technical support and training to test analyst’s on functional areas under test

London, United Kingdom

• Undertook functional and regression testing for MarketMaker’s trading platforms
• Performed upgrade and rollback tests for MarketMaker Desktop using VMware
• Used both emulator software and handheld devices to test MarketMaker Mobile
• Ran system integration tests for MarketMaker Desktop against Windows XP and Vista
• Liaised with developers in the management of defects using ClearQuest
• Used PL/SQL Developer to run database queries and for manipulation data testing

London, United Kingdom

• Produced process flows and business requirements at all levels using MS Office 2003
• Maintained weekly project plan and weekly report using MS Office 2003
• Produced UAT test approach and estimates using MS Office 2003
• Complied test conditions and scenarios for areas under test using Test Director
• Produced high and low level data requirements using MS Office 2003
• Managed and executed test scripts using Test Director