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CMMI training

Has been done today.

ISO/IEC 15504 SPICE / Automotive SPICE Training

Yesterday I attended to the ISO/IEC 15504 SPICE (Software Process Improvement and Capability Determination) and Automotive SPICE (the same tailored to automotive suppliers) training. The training was provided by Hungarian Software Quality Consulting Institute Ltd. Most of the things the coach said I had already known, but the comparison between CMMI, TQM and SPICE wasContinue reading “ISO/IEC 15504 SPICE / Automotive SPICE Training”

Pressure on Pay Grades

On 1st January 2010 new taxation rules have been applied in Hungary. In a nutshell this means that the 18-36% graded personal income tax has been reduced to be 16% direct tax, and families having children may achieve further significant decrement. The change will increase the net salaries by 10-100% (!) in the field ofContinue reading “Pressure on Pay Grades”

New job @ Nav N Go

Today I joined to Nav N Go Ltd. (develops navigation softwares) as QA Specialist. My task will be to build quality management system. We’ll see.

Sic transit gloria mundi – again

Today I’ve been fired from Mentor Graphics Corporation after 7 years of service. I was software developer, tester, IT service, HR responsible, then test manager and quality manager. I have learnt a lot, really. What I feel now is relief. Now a rest period follows, then I’ll spam the whole world with CVs.

Promising signs – light at the end of the tunnel

One of my old friends called me and sent me a job advertisement of his company. This is an assembly leader position in the neighborhood. I’m very proud of being asked, because this assembly team is one of the suppliers of his responsibility area, and I cannot imagine greater appreciation than somebody asks me toContinue reading “Promising signs – light at the end of the tunnel”

Sniffing around

Since in the last few months I couldn’t manage to find a potential carrier path within the company, I tend to think that I have to start browsing the net more deeply to find another options. Currently my roles and responsibilities don’t match each other or better to say they have disappeared, and because ofContinue reading “Sniffing around”

Sic transit gloria mundi

This week I realized (I was told gently) that in long term I have no future in my present position. I need to move. My independent test team has been assigned to another group, and it seems that according to the new strategy the process development will not get as high attention as it usedContinue reading “Sic transit gloria mundi”