Sheryl Smith
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23 years 5 monthsSheryl Smith is Chief Testing Geek at TestDesigns, Inc. She specializes in software test architecture and setup/improvement of QA groups. She shows management how to recognize when QA is functioning effectively, and how it needs to relate to other groups in the organization. Email: [email protected].
Sheryl Smith is Chief Testing Geek at TestDesigns, Inc. She specializes in software test architecture and setup/improvement of QA groups. She shows management how to recognize when QA is functioning effectively, and how it needs to relate to other groups in the organization. Email: [email protected].
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| Escape from Documentation | |
| Bridging the Technical GenerationsDevelopment like this could make richer long-term payoffs for investors, if not as something new, then as an advance on what went before. But this can't happen in companies where everybody is too new to meet their technical goals effectively. What could have been a scaffolding became a bubble of baseless IPOs that floated away and popped. Age discrimination is illegal, but it's non-competitive as well. Let's mix the generations from now on. | |
| The Meaning of "Schedule" As you move from project to project, have you ever marveled at how the meaning of the word "schedule" seems to change? This is not a delusion! "Schedule" is an emotionally charged word. At present there's no agreement about what a schedule is, or what it's supposed to do. All we know for sure is that the word is supposed to get people excited. |
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| Want-Ads for QA that Nobody Really Wants | |
| Who's Testing Your Software? | |
| Computer Bribery"There's a little something in it for you if the product is ready for testing next week." To make a date, have you ever resorted to offering or accepting such a payout? You don't often encounter the technique in management books, but we all know that people can be motivated by money. In this week's column, Sheryl Smith imagines a scenario where the equipment is "bribed" to speed delivery. Read on for the point of view from inside the computer. |