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Tag Archives: software testing
We Are Not The Quality Police
I started my testing career as part of a user group that did analysis, technical writing, training and testing in the Systems Department of an insurance company at a time when having nontechnical people involved in software development was very … Continue reading
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Tagged high performance teams, people, software testing, test management
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Risk Clustering – Project-Killing Risks of Doom
Our home shines dimly with reflected sunlight, a pale blue dot in the expansiveness of space. Around us, dark shapes move through the skies, in near countless number. Some few trend in our direction. Not seeking, but tending inevitably toward … Continue reading
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Tagged process improvement, risk driven, science & testing, software testing, visualization tools
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Avoiding Common Test Automation Pitfalls
In an age where many organizations are under pressure to accelerate their software delivery to customers, test automation is becoming a necessity. There are many reasons why it’s advantageous to implement a test automation solution as part of your testing … Continue reading
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Creating Success in a Distributed Agile Team
Agile development methodologies focus on highly collaborative team environments that are continuously planning, developing, testing, integrating and delivering functional software. In such environments, constant feedback and communication are critical and there are small margins for errors and delays. In the … Continue reading
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Write a Test Strategy – What Choice(s) Do I Have?
Project Manager: “Your test strategy looks good.” Test Lead: “Great. I will get started on the next steps. Do you have the finalized delivery schedule?” Project Manager: “I will send it to you shortly.” … Continue reading
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Critical to Value: Strategic Metrics for Quality Management
The content in this post is based on the exceptional book from ASQ Press, Design for Six Sigma as Strategic Experimentation by H.E. Cook. (ISBN 0-87389-645-9) pub. 2005. While it is insightful for our profession to engage and embrace globalization, … Continue reading
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Tagged metrics, process improvement, software testing
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UAT as a Gateway to Enterprise Agile
Let’s admit it. Projects that deliver enterprise solutions have barriers to being agile, especially those that are based on purchased packages (commercial off-the-shelf packages, or COTS). In my experience I’ve wrestled with at least two of those – the technical … Continue reading
Software Developers and Testers: Friends or Foes?
I have often observed situations where developers and testers working on the same project seem to be in a constant struggle with each other. But why – why are the two different roles so prone to working against each other … Continue reading
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Into The Unknown: Entering The World Of Software Testing
I recently joined PQA as a quality detective and, being a novice tester who has just entered the field of testing, I would like to share some of my thoughts based on my experience from the past couple of weeks. … Continue reading
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The Science of Testing
The best way to approach a problem is typically to look at it from different angles, to turn it over and to discuss it until a solution can be found. Similarly, it is important to try to bring different perspectives … Continue reading
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