Diversity in the Workplace
I’d like to start out by introducing you to Focus Professional Services Inc. [Focus]. Just like PQA, Focus offers software QA outsourcing services, and just like the PLATO initiative, Focus is a diverse employer. The [...]
Spring Cleaning Your Test Cases – Make Time for What’s Important
There isn’t really a time of year when it is better to look at your test cases and to undertake a spring cleaning exercise than now. Projects, processes, and organizations all have different periods of [...]
Automation Script Maintenance
We think of spring as a time of renewal and cleaning up our homes after getting through the winter. So, why not take some time to do the same thing for your automation? In the [...]
An Introduction to Continuous Integration
These days, Continuous Integration is a buzzword in technology and it has almost become the normal method of implementation for a lot of companies. But to some, Continuous Integration, or CI as it is often [...]
Will Continuous Integration (CI) and DevOps Mean the End of the Traditional QA Skillset?
Testers who have been working in the industry for a while know that one of the undeniable characteristics of software development is change. Often, when an innovation in workflow or technology comes along, testers ask [...]
An Automation Panel Part 3: Getting Started with Automation
On Monday, January 15, 2018, PLATO’s Director of Quality, Mike Hrycyk, brought together a group of PLATO testers to form an Automation Panel. If you’re looking to try your hand at Automation, or if you [...]