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Is Test Automation a "Project"?
Author(s): Lisa Crispin
Summary: Test automation can turn into a real pain in the neck if a designated team is in charge of it or if the automators work on it as a separate project. In this article, Lisa Crispin seconds Bob Jones’s recent call for whole-team test automation and elaborates on the dangers of relegating test automation to an isolated project rather than integrating it into the overall software development process.
Date Posted: Feb 5, 2012 |
A Release Without a Tester
Author(s): Lee Copeland
Summary: In this article taken from the Better Software magazine archive and inspired by an unfortunate video store rental, Lee Copeland invites software organizations that think testing is expensive to try the alternative.
Whole-team Test Automation: Making the Move
Author(s): Bob Jones
Summary: Having someone on your test team with automation knowledge can be helpful. However, spreading that knowledge across the team can improve the individual testers, the project, and the test team as a whole. In this article, Bob Jones explains why his team first tried whole-team test automation and offers some tips for implementing it on your team.
Changing Seasons
Author(s): Matthew Heusser
Summary: As we move from one season to another in life, it’s important to step back, take stock, and gather the lessons that will benefit us in the next season and beyond. In this article, consulting software tester Matthew Heusser reflects on some of the lessons he’s learned.
Testers: Put on Your End-user Hat
Author(s): Paul Fratellone
Summary: The more you know about the end-user, the more effective you will be as a tester. Here are some tips for adding value by thinking like your customer.
Date Posted: Jan 6, 2012 |
Be Prepared for SOA Testing
Author(s): Scott Aziz
Summary: Service-oriented architecture offers software testers an opportunity to engage stakeholders early and often. Before you dive in, prepare your testing practices to handle the potential challenges of SOA.
Date Posted: Dec 30, 2011 |
Seven Ways to Make Testing Irrelevant on Your Team
Author(s): Marlena Compton
Summary: Testers and developers can be friends. In fact, on teams working at a breakneck pace to deliver software, they must be friendly enough to rely on each other. However, there are a few sure-fire ways to ruin that relationship before it begins—and potentially make testing both irrelevant and unwelcome. Marlena Compton lists seven such ways here, along with suggestions for avoiding disaster.
Story Mapping the Wrong Way
Author(s): Lisa Crispin
Summary: When Lisa Crispin's team got an opportunity to put the story mapping ideas she picked up from Jeff Patton into practice, they excitedly rushed into it and missed a few steps. Find out what happened, what didn't happen, and what they learned from it all.
Date Posted: Dec 12, 2011 |
Crowdsourced Software Testing
Author(s): Doron Reuveni
Summary: In response to shrinking budgets and tight launch deadlines, crowdsourced software testing is a growing trend. Here are six ways an on-demand testing team can complement your in-house QA efforts.
Date Posted: Dec 6, 2011 |
Behavior Unbecoming a Leader
Author(s): Naomi Karten
Summary: One of the most important roles of a leader is to serve as a role model for others in the organization. In this article, Naomi Karten describes a situation in which a CIO forgot this responsibility, almost taking action that would have undermined his efforts to reverse the IT organization's plunging morale.
Date Posted: Dec 2, 2011 |
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