Testing Process Audit. The term “audit” might sound a bit like an official financial inspection, doesn’t it? But it’s not. Did you know that “audit” derives from the Latin word audire, which means “to hear”? So, during our testing process audit, we want to hear you. In the following section, we will explain how we… read more
Hoping I’ve got your attention by now, I invite you to discover the last part of my retrospective series.
Which was my influence within the project?
My influence on understanding the client’s need to be informed
I learned from my past experiences that even if the client is not specifically asking for a status all the time, he wants to have transparency and he needs to be informed of what is happening.
In the first two parts of my retrospective series I revealed I had the opportunity and experience of traveling a lot to the client’s site.
What about working on client’s site?
Now, this is an interesting topic, because, until this project, I worked mostly remote, in the Altom office.
Working on client’s site was a request I knew about from the beginning of the project and I found it intriguing and challenging at the same time. I was told I should be available at client’s site in Germany as much as possible in the first three months. I knew this would take me out of my comfort zone. No sooner said than done.
In the first part of my retrospective series, I told you about the first three months I spent on the project, the challenges I encountered and the lessons I learned.
What changed after those 3 months?
Well, the Pilot project ended. And the actual collaboration started.
Since the Pilot project went well and the clients were pleased with my involvement, work and qualified opinions, the project was extended. The trips to Germany were carried on as before.
Recently, I finished a project I was involved in for 2 years. I had the opportunity to allocate some time for doing an analysis, so I started to write down my ideas. The outcome was a nice and comprehensive retrospective, covering challenges I encountered during the project and lessons I’ve learned, which I would really like to share with you.
Since we’re talking about a long project and my ideas expanded on lots of pages, I decided to do a series of four blog posts that I’ll post during March.
The series will debut with how I started the project and how the first three months on the project were.