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WHAT'S HAPPENING AT STICKYMINDS.COM?
Column: Understanding Software Performance Testing
Dale Perry
Most people don't fully understand the complexities and scope of a software performance test. Too often performance testing is assessed in the same manner as functional testing and, as a result, fails miserably. In the final installment of this four-part series Dale examines what it takes to properly plan, analyze, design, and implement a basic performance test. This is not a discussion of advanced performance techniques or analytical methods; these are the basic problems that must be addressed in software performance testing.
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NEW CONTENT POINTERS
New Articles, Columns, Templates:
Article: Predicting the ROI of Change
ExecutiveBrief Staff
Implementing process change is a risky business, fraught with uncertainty and unknown cost. Process simulation modeling can help you zero in on the changes that will deliver a positive ROI.
Article: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective ScrumMasters
Steve Miller
This article discusses seven best practices for agile ScrumMasters.
NEW BOOK REVIEWS
Book Title: Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies
By: Tom DeMarco, et al.
Reviewed By: Steve Berczuk
When looking at a list of organizational practices and malpractices, it's easy to convince yourself that your team is doing all the right things and none of the amusing, yet destructive things...
NEW BOOK REVIEWS
Book Title: CMMI
By: Ralf Kneuper
Reviewed By: Sandesh Tattitali
This is a good introduction book to CMMI. Over the past decade, the rise of agile methodologies seems to have pushed CMMI to the background, but readers will be well served by at least knowing about...
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