Happy Canada Day and National Indigenous Peoples Day from PLATO and PQA Testing
On July 1, 2017, Canada celebrated its 150th birthday. We, as a country, looked back on 150 years of history and culture and, together, acknowledged and celebrated the accomplishments that we worked hard for and [...]
An Introduction to Data Warehouse Testing
Businesses rely on accurate and complete information in order to keep historical records and for analysis that is useful for forecasting and strategizing. The problem is that data may be kept in multiple systems and [...]
Lessons Learned in Negotiating Software Testing
First of all, I am not great at negotiations. I know how that sounds, VP of Sales and not a great negotiator, what gives? I like to think - like most sales people – “what [...]
Bug Advocacy: How to Effectively Bring Attention to Software Defects
How do testers present the right information, in the right way, and at the right time to enable decisions to be made as to the importance and urgency of addressing bugs? As testers, we exercise [...]
PLATO Testing: One Year Later
Only one year ago, PLATO Testing was launched with the vision of building a team of Aboriginal software testers across Canada backed by PQA Testing’s 20 years of expertise and experience. Since then, PLATO Testing [...]
Software Testing Conferences – An Interview with Lisa Crispin
I recently interviewed Lisa Crispin on the topic of testing conferences. Lisa is the co-author of the books “Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams” and "More Agile Testing", and a contributor [...]