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7 Stages of Software Development Cycle

SDLC or software development life-cycle is useful for transforming newly developed software into the operational one. SDLC or software development life cycle contributes to being an integrative and multistep process…
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2019 Programming Trends and SQL Server Environments for Developers to Prepare

For the last couple of decades, humanity started eagerly waiting for the technological changes each year bring in which may change our lives in a big way. In the life…
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QA Process Maturity: A Buzzword or Meaningful Effort?

A mature QA process provides clear procedures for managing project risks, the toughest of them being missed deadlines and unhappy customers. However, many teams consider it a complex effort that…
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Critical Success Factors for Test Process Improvement

Erik van Veenendaal & Graham Bath

You can identify several factors that could be called critical to the success of a test process improvement program. You have to choose the right improvement approach to achieve a…
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Test Process Improvement – How Hard Can It Be?

Geoff Thompson

Over the last 20 years Geoff has been involved in many Test Process Improvement projects. Today the amount of change and improvement going on in testing is growing, so this…
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Is QA getting the most value out of its test cases?

Among the many challenges facing software developers today, none are more pressing than the pressure to reduce operational costs while simultaneously shortening the production window. Under normal circumstances, cutting back…
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The top 5 reasons people are choosing to ‘Go Synthetic’

Synthetic data, or test data generation is a hot topic in the Test Data Management industry at the moment. Here, I have chosen five of the many possible reasons why…
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Is TDD Dead? Part 2: Where do We Go Next with TDD?

This is the second part of a two-part blog that reviews a recent Google Hang-Out between Kent Beck, Martin Fowler and David Heinemeier Hansson regarding Test-Driven Development (TDD). Read Part…
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Remote testing – testing for experts

Two years ago my colleague wrote an article about desirable character traits of the Worldwide Software Tester. Mainly he noticed such values as: flexibility, open-mind, curiosity, politeness. I encourage you to…
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A Different Approach to Quality Assurance

When I went to the job interview for my currently position, the interviewer kept saying that I was going to become a tester/test manager in a project – and not…
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Become a Testing Expert: Lessons learned from Masterchef

In this article I will take some aspects of Masterchef and relate them to my experience as a tester. I challenge you to do the same. I believe it will…
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Setting up Usability Testing for an Innovative Medical Device

In this blog post, Patrick will tell you about how he initiated and lead usability testing of a new medical DNA analysis system in a young company. He will share details on…
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Missing Link in Software Development

McKinsey & Company published an article citing “IT efforts often cost much more than planned (Bloch et al 2012).” Their research, conducted in collaboration with the University of Oxford, suggested…
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QA Release Process: What to Do When a Project Moves Into Maintenance

There is no doubt that the QA process needs to change when a software development project goes to production environment used by real users. This is true for both agile…
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Testing Maturity Model integration (TMMi)

Erik van Veenendaal & Jan Jaap Cannegieter

TMMi is a non-commercial, organization-independent test maturity model. Erik van Veenendaal and Jan Jaap Cannegieter, also co-authors for the "The Little TMMi", have analyzed the results of almost fifty (50)…
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The Third Project Paradigm

Geoff Thompson

Many times we find our capability as testers being measured on our ability to help a project or program deliver to budget and on time. A lot of the time…
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Seven Questions to Help You on the Path of Testing

Jean-Paul Varwijk

In this presentation I aim to provide a number of handholds for testers to use in this changing environment. I will do this by showing how to get and how…
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Development and Testing for the New Style of IT

Michael Cooper & Toby Marsden

Today's consumers have grown up with the expectation that their digital experience is mobile, always-on, and easily enhanced. Consequently, we face a new style of IT that forces everyone involved…
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The Commoditization of Testing

Iain McCowatt

The software testing business is in the grip of a commoditization trend in which enterprises routinely flip flop between vendors-vendors who are engaged in a race to the bottom on…
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In Pursuit of Quality

Geoff T. Dorothy G. Bob B Stuart R.

Each year, the EuroSTAR Conference Programme Chair selects a theme for the conference and this year our Programme Chair Geoff Thompson chose 'In Pursuit of Quality. EuroSTAR Conference has seen some…
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Get Rid of the Fixing Phase

Rik Marselis & Ewald Roodenrijs

Do you often hear complaints about testing taking too long and costing too much? We investigated and found that the testing itself was not the problem. Recently, we were asked…
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Lessons Learned From Being A Casualty Simulation Victim

Nathalie van Delft

Nathalie is always pursuing quality, not only in her job, but also in her hobbies. Her biggest hobby is being a Casualty Simulation Victim, which is basically testing first-aiders and…
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Critical Thinking Skills for Testers

Susan Windsor

Susan Windsor believes Critical Thinking is one of the most valuable skills that every tester needs to do their job, and yet it's rarely taught in the workplace. This webinar…
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Taking the Risk of Failure out of Process Improvement

Geoff Thompson

Many organisation decide to review their test processes and then look to improve them, but how many are ever seen as successful and the improvements get fully implemented. In a…
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Announcing the EuroSTAR Conference 2009 Programme

With 422 submissions to EuroSTAR Conference in 2009, interest in presenting this year is clearly very high. The high standard of the submissions meant that there were a lot of…
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Agile Testing

Fran O’Hara

Key Takeaways: Agile test overview Different Test Phases, agile terminology Where the different types of testing fit into an agile development lifecycle Role of the tester and how it is…
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A Professional Test Process Needs Professional People

Stephen Allott

Key Takeaways: A balanced view of how to approach test process improvements contrasting two of the most widely known models, TPI & TMM. Learn some practical testing metrics that can…
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7 Stages of Software Development Cycle

2019 Programming Trends and SQL Server Environments for Developers to Prepare

QA Process Maturity: A Buzzword or Meaningful Effort?

Critical Success Factors for Test Process Improvement

Test Process Improvement – How Hard Can It Be?

Is QA getting the most value out of its test cases?

The top 5 reasons people are choosing to ‘Go Synthetic’

Is TDD Dead? Part 2: Where do We Go Next with TDD?

Remote testing – testing for experts

A Different Approach to Quality Assurance

Become a Testing Expert: Lessons learned from Masterchef

Setting up Usability Testing for an Innovative Medical Device

Missing Link in Software Development

QA Release Process: What to Do When a Project Moves Into Maintenance

Testing Maturity Model integration (TMMi)

The Third Project Paradigm

Seven Questions to Help You on the Path of Testing

Development and Testing for the New Style of IT

The Commoditization of Testing

In Pursuit of Quality

Get Rid of the Fixing Phase

Lessons Learned From Being A Casualty Simulation Victim

Critical Thinking Skills for Testers

Taking the Risk of Failure out of Process Improvement

Announcing the EuroSTAR Conference 2009 Programme

Agile Testing

A Professional Test Process Needs Professional People

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