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Gluttony perceive themselves as lacking, and
Derived from the Latin gluttire, wish the other person to be deprived
meaning to gulp down or swallow, of it; Jealousy; covetousness.
gluttony is the over-indulgence and It’s Friday evening and after
over-consumption of anything to the a devilishly long day trying to
point of waste; often manifests itself co-ordinate user-acceptance testing,
as obesity, substance abuse or binge Azazel Application’s business analyst
drinking. is relaxing in the pub, nursing a pint
Armageddon Autos had a small of Hellhound Hops ale and venting his
QA team of just two testers. To be frustration to his close friend, the QA
honest they could have done with manager of Dungeon Doughnuts.
another couple of people in the team His problem was that when IT
because the workload had increased chose to purchase their ALM solution,
significantly in the preceding few they didn’t engage him or consider
months. The senior tester was a bit the business needs of the solution.
envy
of a script-monster, he loved nothing It was purchased purely for the
wrath
more than building scripts for their needs of development and testing,
automated testing solution. In fact, he nobody considered the bigger picture.
loved scripting so much, he did very Nobody thought about aligning IT
little else. Eight hours a day, five days a with business requirements or how
week… “gotta build those scripts, gott
gl
a they would be able to conduct user
build those scripts”. acceptance testing when the selected
Love those scripts! When an solution required technical know-how
application changed and needed and the ability to read code. As a
re-testing he was there changing result, his role has becom
u
e little more
ttony
the scripts he’d just spent weeks than a glorified call centre operative,
building. “Gotta change those scripts, going back and forward between IT
gotta change those scripts”. He loved and the users, trying to work out how
scripting so much he actually never they came about particular defects
got any proper testing done. Time and and keep the project on track.
time again, testing held up application His friend tells him about the new
delivery, projects were always late, and solution they’ve just deployed at
always went over budget. The problem Dungeon Doughnuts, with a point
was, he didn’t seem to mind, he was and click interface, recording activity
happy with his scripting solution. behind the scenes, with the ability
“It will automate everything - just to mark up defects for users to email
as soon as I finish these scripts” he straight to development. It is obviously
kept saying, but the application was brilliant and exactly what he would
always changing faster than he could have liked to have seen implemented
keep up. Maybe the QA team didn’t at Azazel Applications, but his friend is
need that extra person after all, maybe so smug about it, while he’s at the bar
they just needed their senior tester getting the next round in, he childishly
to get on and test rather than spend flicks fag ash in his beer. His jealousy
every waking minute writing those will eat him alive.
scripts. Maybe they didn’t have the The punishment in Hell will be:
ideal set up, but he loved that scripting to be submerged in freezing water.
solution because of his familiarly with Avoidance strategy: Consider your IT/
it and because it gave him a purpose business alignment and make sure all
in life – to build scripts. The QA team requirements are in place from the
was fated to continue going round in offset.
circles, being the slow cog holding up
the rest of the machinery. So, revisiting the opening quote
The punishment in Hell will be: to from Kevin Spacey, let’s shake off
be force-fed rats, toads, and snakes. this apathy and stop tolerating these
Avoidance strategy: Remember what deadly sins just because they are
you are trying to achieve. Don’t get commonplace. If you want to wear
hung up on the mechanics. the halo of professionalism and not
get burnt by bad practice, take a long
Envy hard look inside yourselves at what
This is the desire to possess what you are doing and why you are doing
others have; Grieving spite and it. Don’t get caught out by letting
resentment of material objects or arrogance, inertia, desire, materialism,
accomplishments of others; Those who self indulgence, resentment or temper
Colin Armitage
CEO
commit the sin of envy resent that get the better of your business
Original Software
www.origsoft.com
another person has something they decision making.
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