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Tests and Requirements: You Can't Have One without the Other[presentation] The practice of software development, including agile, requires a clear understanding of business needs. Misunderstanding requirements causes waste, missed schedules, and mistrust within the organization. |
Ken Pugh, Net Objectives
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Testing in the Cloud: Policy, Security, Privacy, and Culture[presentation] Many organizations are evaluating and migrating toward cloud computing solutions. In 2012, the challenges are less technological, and more cultural and policy related. |
Steven Woodward, Cloud Perspectives
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Making the Most of Test Automation on an Agile Project[presentation] In today’s competitive marketplace, the ability to rapidly release new product features is vital. As we move from traditional release cycles of months and years to cycles of days and weeks, test automation approaches need rethinking. |
Alexander Andelkovic, Spotify
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Building a 21st Century Test Automation Framework[presentation] Customers in today’s Web 2.0 world expect rapid releases of feature-rich applications that just work. Keeping up with such a paradigm change requires test organizations to focus heavily on test automation. |
Clark Malmgren, Comcast Video Services
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Testing a Business Intelligence/Data Warehouse Project[presentation] When an organization builds a data warehouse, critical business decisions are made on the basis of the data. But how do you know the data is accurate? What should you test, and how? |
Karen Johnson, Software Test Management, Inc.
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SoLoMo Is Shaking Up The Testing Landscape: How QA Organizations Can Adapt, Keep Up, and Thrive[presentation] The collision of social, local, and mobile media (a.k.a. SoLoMo) is impacting and disrupting software development and testing organizations worldwide. |
Matt Johnston, uTest Inc.
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Leverage Your Test Automation ROI with Creative Solutions[presentation] Typical automated tests perform repetitive tasks quickly and accurately. However, with some creativity, you can leverage automation to dramatically increase its ROI. Doug Hoffman demonstrates how to employ test automation for testing activities that are impossible with manual testing. |
Doug Hoffman, Software Quality Methods, LLC
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State-of-the-Art Cloud Testing: Experiences with Bing Search[presentation] The cloud is penetrating every technology organization and almost every software product or service. |
Ken Johnston, Microsoft Corporation
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Becoming a Kick-*** Test Manager[presentation] Want to be a great test manager for your team? A leader your company values highly? Too many test managers do what their organization asks-rather than what their organization needs-and hope for good things to happen. |
Johanna Rothman, Rothman Consulting Group, Inc.
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Tapping into Testing Mobile Devices and Apps[presentation] Look around you at all those people gazing into smart phones and tablets, tapping away, seemingly oblivious to what’s going on around them. Like it or not, mobile devices and the applications they host are now enmeshed in our everyday lives. |
Jonathan Kohl, Kohl Concepts, Inc.
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Adding Lean to Agile or Vice Versa: An Interview with Ade Shokoya[interview] Ade Shokoya has interviewed some of the industry's leading agile experts, and we got the chance to interview Ade himself about the current relationship between agile and lean and the challenges and rewards of being a ScrumMaster in today's software world. |
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Making Agile Work for Government: Addressing the Challenges of Agile Adoption[article] Erich Knausenberger and Raj Shah examine the challenges of implementing earned value management and program management to implementing agile for government IT. Then, the authors propose a “blended-approach” by which government and other large entities can address these and other challenges. |
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The Challenges of DevOps in the Enterprise[article] Many small teams are successful at implementing DevOps practices such as continuous integration. However, enterprises may find implementing DevOps best practices to be much more challenging. This article will help you understand how to be successful implementing DevOps in the enterprise. |
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Essential Methods for Agile Project Success[article] Mark Balbes presents a framework for agile project management’s critical techniques. These techniques are required for successful agile development, where rapid requirements changes can be followed through with rapid development changes. |
Mark Balbes
November 12, 2012 |
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Don’t Bury the Survivors: The Value of Clear Communication[magazine] Whether you’re discussing software defects with your test team, analyzing requirements with your BA, or programming in your favorite new language, communication is essential. Lanette Creamer has some tips to help you communicate clearly with any audience. |
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