Requirements defects are often the source of the majority of all software defects. Discovering and correcting a defect during testing is typically twenty-five times more expensive than correcting it during the requirements definition phase. Identifying and removing defects early in the...

What can we learn from Angry Birds, which has been downloaded more than one billion times? What makes games engaging and fun? What is the secret that motivates players to mastery, even when they fail 80 percent of the time? What if we could reverse-engineer the principles behind a...

Payson Hall writes that effective leadership boils down to a few common sense principles. In this article, he assembles twenty-one tips toward becoming (and remaining) an effective leader. Some of the tips include prioritizing, being transparent, and allowing honest mistakes.

It’s impossible to please everyone in an organization. If someone comes to you with a reasonable-sounding request, such as to move a tester or a developer to a project, you need to examine whether the request is actually so reasonable. Management is not about being nice to everyone all the time. Much of management is about saying no when you have to. Johanna Rothman gives you some advice.