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Category Archives: Risk & Testing
It’s Always Risky Business with Web Applications
There is a sign on the front door of our office building. It’s been there all winter. It says something like this: “Would the last person leaving the building please make sure the doors are locked? They sometimes stick”. Sometimes … Continue reading
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Risk Mitigation – Scarcity Leads to Risk-Driven Choices
I presented “Risk Mitigation – Scarcity Leads to Risk-Driven Choices” to yvrTesting.com and the Annex Consulting Group, and I wanted to share that material with you. Image credit: http://sbhshgovapmacro.wordpress.com/what-is-economics/ Testing is a recognized mitigation solution for certain risks on a … Continue reading
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Quality Without Governance = Disaster
I found another example of how an organization’s governance undermined its quality discoveries, to the detriment of its customers and society at large. GM Cobalt Delayed Recall The link describes a scenario where General Motors recalled its 2005-2007 Chevy Cobalt … Continue reading
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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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Risk-based Testing – Targeting the Risk
One of the obvious truths about software testing is that there will never be enough time to do all the tests. Enter risk-based testing. While everything should be tested, limited resources and schedule require that testing is structured whereby the … Continue reading
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Risk Management
Risk management can be defined as creating and maintaining plans for controlling real and perceived risks paired with monitoring the effectiveness of those plans. DO NOT wait until a risk becomes reality before deciding what to do about it. A … Continue reading
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What is Risk in Software Development?
Risk is often defined as the combination of the likelihood of a problem occurring and the impact of the problem if it were to occur. Risk concerns future happenings. Risk involves change in mind, opinion, actions, or places. Risk involves … Continue reading
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