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Laurence Pisani

I am Head of Testing at Scott Logic, responsible for the overall direction of the practice and how we deliver testing to our clients. I have a background in combining psychology with software engineering, with a keen interest in Human Factors testing and how we interact with technology.

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How to build mental health resilience

Everyone’s mental wellbeing has been put under unprecedented strain in the last 12 months, affecting all aspects of our work life and home life. In this talk, I explore the various stressors that affect our mental health and shares some strategies that will help you to improve your resilience.
Laurence Pisani · 31st  Mar 2021
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Guide: Don't Let Testing be a Bottleneck

Testing can become a bottleneck within an agile delivery pipeline, resulting in delays and poorer quality software being released. This guide provides simple but effective ideas and techniques to successfully embed testing into the agile culture, eliminating those bottlenecks and increasing the confidence in your software quality.
Laurence Pisani · 5th  Mar 2018 · 1 min read
People · Video
How to build mental health resilience
Everyone’s mental wellbeing has been put under unprecedented strain in the last 12 months, affecting all aspects of our work life and home life. In this talk, I explore the various stressors that affect our mental health and shares some strategies that will help you to improve your resilience.
Laurence Pisani · 31st  Mar 2021
People
How to build mental health resilience
Resilience is the ability to adapt or recover from a range of issues, including trauma, burnout, and conflict. We do not always get to choose the situations we find ourselves in, but typically we get to choose what our response to those situations might be.
Laurence Pisani · 24th  Feb 2021 · 4 min read
Testing
Thoughts from the Software Testing Conference North
It's been a busy year for the Scott Logic testing team since we last visited the Software Testing Conference North. This year offered the opportunity to catch up with other members of the testing community, and to hear how companies are tackling their testing challenges.
Laurence Pisani · 27th  Sep 2018 · 6 min read
Resources
Guide: Don't Let Testing be a Bottleneck
Testing can become a bottleneck within an agile delivery pipeline, resulting in delays and poorer quality software being released. This guide provides simple but effective ideas and techniques to successfully embed testing into the agile culture, eliminating those bottlenecks and increasing the confidence in your software quality.
Laurence Pisani · 5th  Mar 2018 · 1 min read
Testing
Three Steps to Improving Customer Experience Through Testing
Taking the time upfront to consider the focus of your testing can pay dividends. It shouldn’t just be a priority to test early to decrease the cost of fixing issues, it should also be a priority to test in the right way from the start, to ensure we are meeting the needs of our users.
Laurence Pisani · 7th  Feb 2018 · 2 min read