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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Don’t Wait, Take – A Smart Approach to Testing
It is common for testing to be given constraints around schedule, budget, team members/skills, and even tools. So, when you are asked to [...]
When To Get Serious About Testing
Some years back, I taught a course on software configuration management. In that course, we discussed the benefits and drawbacks to integrating change control within [...]
Release Criteria – What is your ‘Quality Bar’?
In a previous article, I discussed managing risk with quality gates (“None Shall Pass…unless? Managing Risk with Quality Gates” http://thinktesting.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/). Such gates and their expectations facilitate [...]