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When we think of automated testing, we usually think of unattended tests that are executed by computer software. When we think of manual testing, we think of a human being executing tests without the aid of a machine.

Test managers often choose solutions to problems without sufficient analysis, resulting in a cover-up of the symptom rather than a solution to the underlying problem.

If you have been a test manager for longer than a week, you have probably experienced pressure from management to offshore some test activities to save money.

While functional testing generally focuses on specific areas of a single component, system testing focuses on multiple components and interactions within their environment.

As a consultant, Lee Copeland has spoken with thousands of software testers in hundreds of different organizations. Generally, he comes away from these discussions depressed with the state of testing.

According to research from Gartner, 75% of all new security attacks are against applications and 90% of all vulnerabilities reside within software.

As software testers, we are regularly asked how long it will take to test a system. Unfortunately, we rarely have the tools to produce an accurate estimate.