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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Mobile Application Testing – It’s Not All About the Devices
When designing our mobile application testing strategy, it is important to consider that: it is not all about the devices – it IS about all [...]
Make Testing Your Competitive Advantage
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 [...]
Wired but not hired?
Younger generations are on the cutting edge of technology. They know which new app is hot, they are glued to their smartphones and groan when [...]
Rapid Software Testing – a Review
Recently, I attended a three-day course on Rapid Software Testing (RST) presented by course co-author and instructor, Michael Bolton. The course was a mix of [...]
Can We find a Better Way?
I started reading science fiction as a preteen, fascinated by the different worlds, the different people and all the possibilities. That was a long time [...]
Let’s Start a Test Revolution
Before I started my career as a tester, I was a scientist doing research in particle physics, and my years in science trained me to [...]
Can Playing Games Improve Tester Skills? Exploring the Science Behind Games
Are gamers predisposed to careers in software testing? The prevalent perception seems to be that testers enjoy playing games more than the general population, and [...]