Neil Thompson
Skill Set
Specialist in software testing, in particular testing strategy as part of project/programme set-up, and outcome-driven process improvement. Also test management, project reviews and quality assurance. Neil presents at most of the top testing industry conferences and has a wide perspective of different methodologies. Co-author of the book “Risk-Based E-Business Testing”.
Experience
Ten years as a management consultant with Deloitte/Coopers & Lybrand. Since then, assignments include Euroclear, Glaxo Wellcome, and several at Barclays Bank, as a testing manager/consultant, and Marks & Spencer, helping with complex change and testing challenges. Significant process improvement at HM Revenue & Customs, and shorter test strategy and improvement jobs for several blue-chip companies.
His management consultancy career included test programme management/consultancy for electricity privatisation, quality assurance for British Gas, test strategy in Jamaica and the Czech Republic, test training in Poland, and project management and reviews for a variety of prestige organisations. Core IT/IS skills were developed during five years systems development, systems analysis and project management with software houses Software Sciences (now part of IBM) and Hoskyns (now part of CGEY).
