Randy Raymond

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Randy Raymond is the chief strategist at xensight and his goal is to share knowledge about testing solutions that make testing a more satisfying career.

Job Function

Consulting

Industry

Business Services - Consulting - Non-profit

Interests

Defect or Incident Management

Software Testing

Country

United States

Randy Raymond

Randy Raymond is the chief strategist at xensight and his goal is to share knowledge about testing solutions that make testing a more satisfying career.

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	Automation Framework and Impact Traceability "Write once, use many times" automation code-in the form of a framework-promises to deliver great savings when developing future automation. The more you use the framework, the greater the possibility of creating regression bugs that increase maintenance costs. This paper describes a strategy for configuration management of your test automation framework.
	Governance-Test Automation Project PlanGovernance over the process of creating test automation is a critical success factor for any automation project. The example project plan contained in this paper is for a fictitious company, yet the solutions are based on real planning and governance that leads to successful automation.
	Data Obfuscation for Test EnvironmentsTesters need to know about the legal issues surrounding test data. This paper introduces several of the techniques used to protect test data from security breaches. These techniques are valuable to know whether you create test data or if your test data is created by someone else.
	Test Vector--Are You Testing in the Right Direction?Testing focused on validating requirements will solve many challenges in software development projects. If you are not testing the right things, then it doesn't matter how fast you test or how many test cases you execute. The Test Vector establishes a requirements-centric vocabulary to help project teams and project stakeholders keep the focus on validating requirements.
	QA Paramedic--Emergency Requirements TraceabilityRequirements traceability is a cornerstone for successful testing. Too often this critical step in the process is skipped for a variety of reasons. This article provides a way to improvise, adapt and achieve requirements traceability while creating a powerful test planning and test results reporting tool.