Category Archives: Business of Testing

Discussions around how to integrate the testing practice within the team, the organization and the business,and make visible the value of quality, testing and the people involved

The Difficult Journey – Building Quality Software

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Brad Thompson

The goal of building software is to produce a product that will bring value to our customers. As software developers we have a reputation for finding and embracing new technologies. These new technologies, however, can only take us so far … Continue reading →

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Testing Matters because Quality Matters

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Trevor Atkins

In the course of crafting my contribution for Alexandra McPeak‘s follow-up article for CrossBrowserTesting.com / SmartBear Software‘s #WhyTestingMatters thread, “Expert Insight: Why Testing Matters“, I wrote the following article.  Check out Alex’s first article, “Why Testing Matters“, as well for … Continue reading →

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Confidence’s Role in Software Testing

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Brad Thompson

Confidence – “the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something; firm trust.” https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/confidence A few weeks ago I sat down to write about verifying bug fixes. I wanted to determine if there was a systematic approach … Continue reading →

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Augmenting Testing in your Agile Team: A Success Story

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Mike Hrycyk

One of the facts of life about Agile is that remote resources, when you have a mostly collocated team, generally end up feeling a little left out in the cold.  Yet, with appropriately leveraged tools, sufficient facilitation, management support and … Continue reading →

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Software Testing Guiding Principles

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Scott Acker

All effective test teams typically have well defined processes, appropriate tools and resources with a variety of skills. However, teams cannot be successful if they place 100% dependency on the documented processes, as doing so leads to conflicts. Especially when testers use … Continue reading →

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Testing as a Service? Testing is a Service

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Trevor Atkins

We, as testers, do not “build in quality” and can not guarantee all the defects will be found.  We can not, should not, define “what is quality?”  And, we should not be making the choice to release or not. Not … Continue reading →

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New Project? Shift-Left to Start Right!

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Trevor Atkins

Project management is continually challenged with delivering the “right” solution, on-time and on-budget, with high quality. In the face of typical project constraints and changing priorities, quality is sometimes sacrificed towards the end of the project for the sake of … Continue reading →

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By Executive Order – Get The Best Test Automation Solution

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Trevor Atkins

Test automation is an investment. Like any investment, you expect a future return. As stated in “Test Automation – Building Your Business Case” the following are some of the benefits typically expected from investing in software test automation: Discover defects … Continue reading →

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Test Planning Game: “Mind Your Own Business”

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Trevor Atkins

You might find it familiar to be involved in, or responsible for, the planning and design of testing on a project where the business drivers around why/how the project is important, in the larger sense, are not entirely clear to … Continue reading →

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Make Testing Your Competitive Advantage

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Christin Wiedemann

At first glance, testing might only look like a cost, but testing can actually help you reduce risk, get your product to market faster and contribute to a considerably improved customer experience. Testing is often viewed as a necessary evil, … Continue reading →

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