Marina Gil-Santamaria
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18 years 8 monthsMarina Gil-Santamaria is the Web community manager for Empirix's Web BU, where she manages and evangelizes all services and tools associated with QAZone, Empirix's new online community dedicated to fostering communication and collaboration among QA & IT professionals. During the last ten years Marina has held positions in product management, development, QA, and services organizations at CA, Wily, and Empirix. Marina holds an MS in electrical engineering from the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain.
Marina Gil-Santamaria is the Web community manager for Empirix's Web BU, where she manages and evangelizes all services and tools associated with QAZone, Empirix's new online community dedicated to fostering communication and collaboration among QA & IT professionals. During the last ten years Marina has held positions in product management, development, QA, and services organizations at CA, Wily, and Empirix. Marina holds an MS in electrical engineering from the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain.
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| Agile and Scrum Methodologies from a Testing/QA Perspective Agile software development is already beyond the innovation stage and rapidly moving through an early adoption stage. Have you noticed agile and Scrum being mentioned "everywhere" you look? This write-up will describe key agile/Scrum concepts, the different phases of an agile project managed using Scrum, and the top three things that you should expect as a QA engineer/tester professional. If your organization is looking at agile/Scrum, or you want to keep up-to-date on industry trends, read on. |
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| Thoughts on Exploratory Testing Exploratory testing (ET) "in lieu of/or complimenting" scripted testing continues to be a hot topic of discussion in the industry. The purpose of this write-up is to take a closer look at exploratory testing and scripted testing, it's respective advantage and disadvantage (yes, there are benefits and drawbacks on both approaches), and provide some recommendations and guidelines about when you should consider using which type of testing approach. |
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| How to Keep and Motivate Your QA Team Without Increasing Your Budget Have you ever heard someone say, "Anybody can do QA" or "A QA engineer is really a wannabe developer"? If you have, you should read on. This article exposes the top five QA myths, reason why the myths are wrong, and give you some specific follow-up action items to boost morale and keep your QA team motivated. |