Tag Archives: metrics

Philosophy of Defect Resolutions

Posted on April 9, 2005 by Trevor Atkins

One of the foundation processes in any company that produces software is the defect lifecycle. It is primarily this process that describes how Development and Testing interact around an issue or defect report. There is typically an emphasis on how … Continue reading →

Posted in  All, Automation & Tools, Planning for Quality | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Philosophy of Defect Resolutions

Establishing Effective Metrics

Posted on May 9, 2004 by Trevor Atkins

The biggest challenge in establishing an effective metrics programme is not the formulas, statistics, and complex analysis that are often associated with metrics. Rather, the difficulty lies in determining which metrics provide valuable information to the project and/or organization, and … Continue reading →

Posted in  All, Planning for Quality, Test Planning & Strategy | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Establishing Effective Metrics

Continuous Quality Improvement and Outsourcing

Posted on September 9, 2002 by Trevor Atkins

The credit for developing the concept of Total Quality Management (TQM) is given to Dr. W. Edwards Deming, who was requested by the Japanese government of 1950 to come and assist them with turning around the public perception of the … Continue reading →

Posted in  All, Planning for Quality | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Continuous Quality Improvement and Outsourcing