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After its use in the comedic film ''[[Office Space]]'', "TPS report" has come to connote pointless [[busy work|mindless paperwork]],<ref>Steven S. Little, ''The Milkshake Moment: Overcoming Stupid Systems, Pointless Policies and Muddled Management to Realize Real Growth'' ([[John Wiley & Sons]], 2008), ISBN 9780470257463, p.51. [http://books.google.com/books?id=JodaaDKkd0YC&pg=PA51 Excerpt available] at [[Google Books]].</ref> and an example of "literacy practices" in the work environment that are "meaningless exercises imposed upon employees by an inept and uncaring management" and "relentlessly mundane and enervating".<ref>Bronwyn T. Williams, Amy A. Zenger, ''Popular Culture and Representations of Literacy'' ([[Routledge]]/[[Taylor & Francis]], 2007), ISBN 978-0415360951, p. 61. [http://books.google.com/books?id=I0QJoEWyLD8C&pg=PA61 Excerpt available] at [[Google Books]].</ref> According to the film's writer and director [[Mike Judge]], the acronym stood for "Test Program Set" in the movie.<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/15765/92346</ref> In the story, the protagonist is reprimanded by several of his superiors for forgetting to put the new cover sheet on his TPS report. |
After its use in the comedic film ''[[Office Space]]'', "TPS report" has come to connote pointless [[busy work|mindless paperwork]],<ref>Steven S. Little, ''The Milkshake Moment: Overcoming Stupid Systems, Pointless Policies and Muddled Management to Realize Real Growth'' ([[John Wiley & Sons]], 2008), ISBN 9780470257463, p.51. [http://books.google.com/books?id=JodaaDKkd0YC&pg=PA51 Excerpt available] at [[Google Books]].</ref> and an example of "literacy practices" in the work environment that are "meaningless exercises imposed upon employees by an inept and uncaring management" and "relentlessly mundane and enervating".<ref>Bronwyn T. Williams, Amy A. Zenger, ''Popular Culture and Representations of Literacy'' ([[Routledge]]/[[Taylor & Francis]], 2007), ISBN 978-0415360951, p. 61. [http://books.google.com/books?id=I0QJoEWyLD8C&pg=PA61 Excerpt available] at [[Google Books]].</ref> According to the film's writer and director [[Mike Judge]], the acronym stood for "Test Program Set" in the movie.<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/15765/92346</ref> In the story, the protagonist is reprimanded by several of his superiors for forgetting to put the new cover sheet on his TPS report. |
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In the 2003 [[Reebok]] [[Super Bowl XXXVII]] television commercial [[Terry Tate: Office Linebacker]] [[Lester Speight]] as "Terrible" Terry Tate is seen meting out office punishment to an unseen employee named Richard for not having a cover sheet on his TPS report. |
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Revision as of 22:03, 5 February 2012
A TPS report (Testing Procedure Specification) is a document used in software engineering, in particular by a Software Quality Assurance group or individual, that describes the testing procedures and the testing process.
Definition
The official definition and creation is provided by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) as follows:
- IEEE 829 - Test Procedure Specification
- The Test Procedures are developed from both the Test Design and the Test Case Specification. The document describes how the tester will physically run the test, the physical set-up required, and the procedure steps that need to be followed. The standard defines ten procedure steps that may be applied when running a test.
In popular culture
After its use in the comedic film Office Space, "TPS report" has come to connote pointless mindless paperwork,[1] and an example of "literacy practices" in the work environment that are "meaningless exercises imposed upon employees by an inept and uncaring management" and "relentlessly mundane and enervating".[2] According to the film's writer and director Mike Judge, the acronym stood for "Test Program Set" in the movie.[3] In the story, the protagonist is reprimanded by several of his superiors for forgetting to put the new cover sheet on his TPS report.
In the 2003 Reebok Super Bowl XXXVII television commercial Terry Tate: Office Linebacker Lester Speight as "Terrible" Terry Tate is seen meting out office punishment to an unseen employee named Richard for not having a cover sheet on his TPS report.
References
- ^ Steven S. Little, The Milkshake Moment: Overcoming Stupid Systems, Pointless Policies and Muddled Management to Realize Real Growth (John Wiley & Sons, 2008), ISBN 9780470257463, p.51. Excerpt available at Google Books.
- ^ Bronwyn T. Williams, Amy A. Zenger, Popular Culture and Representations of Literacy (Routledge/Taylor & Francis, 2007), ISBN 978-0415360951, p. 61. Excerpt available at Google Books.
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/15765/92346
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