Testing COTS Systems? Make Evaluation Count
Over the years, I have been involved in a number of projects testing COTS (Commercial-Off-The-Shelf) systems across a range of industries. Sometimes the project was with the vendor and sometimes with the customer. When it [...]
Learning To Sell Software Testing Services
My name is Randy Wetmore and I have been with PQA for almost 5 years. In my role, I do a lot of writing but, oddly enough, this is the first time I have written [...]
New Project? Shift-Left to Start Right!
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 [...]
By Executive Order – The Best Test Automation Solution
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 [...]
Distributed Teams – An Interview with Janet Gregory
I recently interviewed Janet Gregory on the topic of distributed teams. Janet is the founder of DragonFire Inc., an agile quality process consultancy and training firm. Janet co-wrote the original book on agile testing “Agile [...]
PLATO – Business That Makes a Difference
In the last few months, we at PQA Testing have started talking about a new business initiative. We are very excited about the potential impact this idea has. The reception we are receiving from everyone [...]