1. The tester and another team member spent a year developing something that would intercept calls and relay them. Two problems with that: (1) two person years spent, (2) and that sounds like serious NIH (not invented here) syndrome. The problem that should have been solved was everyone spending the time to write better tests and changing code as needed. Instead, they spent a year on a workaround, invented in-house. Was there not anything else out there that did this?
2. The word is "focused", not "focussed".
3. Lack of detail: how exactly does it work beyond that basic diagram?
4. Where's the code for the project? Would it be useful to others?
However, I admire that the OP posted their experience, and it is useful information.
1. The tester and another team member spent a year developing something that would intercept calls and relay them. Two problems with that: (1) two person years spent, (2) and that sounds like serious NIH (not invented here) syndrome. The problem that should have been solved was everyone spending the time to write better tests and changing code as needed. Instead, they spent a year on a workaround, invented in-house. Was there not anything else out there that did this?
2. The word is "focused", not "focussed".
3. Lack of detail: how exactly does it work beyond that basic diagram?
4. Where's the code for the project? Would it be useful to others?
However, I admire that the OP posted their experience, and it is useful information.