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The Return on Investment for Finding Defects in Test[presentation] For testers, finding defects is a way of life. However, we usually don't reflect on what an undiscovered defect can cost a business or how much it costs to find defects late in development. |
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Classic Mistakes in Testing: Revisited[presentation] Some common testing practices seem appealing ... but rarely seem to actually work. Yet software development organizations choose them again and again. Project behind schedule? Just shorten the testing phase! |
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Tips for Performing A Test Process Assessment[presentation] Looking for a systematic model to help improve testing practices within your team, department, or enterprise? Recently, Lee Copeland has led several, major test process assessment projects for both small and large test organizations. |
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Software Quality Metrics as Agents for Change[presentation] What is the purpose of software quality metrics and what values do they provide to the organization? What metrics not only report on and but also help drive changes and improvements in software quality? |
James Bampos, EMC Corporation
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Leading Cultural Change When Implementing Process Improvements[presentation] When we are part of an improvement initiative such as CMMI®, Six Sigma, or Agile practices, we often focus on the technical aspects and pay little attention to the people and cultural issues. |
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Lean Software Contracts[presentation] Agile development is great, but it cannot possibly be for you because your software development is done under a contract-outsourced or under an internal service agreement. Right? Wrong! |
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Describing Software Requirements with User Stories[presentation] All projects start with needs or requirements. How those requirements are documented and expressed has a tremendous affect on the rest of the project. |
Mike Cohn, Mountain Goat Software
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Agile Software Development: The Home of 31 Flavors[presentation] You've heard of eXtreme Programming (XP) and perhaps Scrum. How about Crystal Clear, Adaptive Software Development, Dynamic Systems Development Method, Rational Unified Process for Agile Development, and Feature Driven Development? |
Jeff McKenna, Agile Action
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Software Factories: Hype or Hope for Real Advancement?[presentation] The new concept of Software Factories, as proposed by Microsoft, promises to elevate software development to the next level. |
Gunther Lenz, Siemens Corporate Research, Inc.
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Model Driven Architecture (MDA) - What's in it for Developers and Testers?[presentation] According to the Object Management Group (OMG), the benefits of Model Driven Architecture (MDA) are significant to businesses and developers alike: reduced overall product life costs, faster development, better application quality, rapid depl |
Timothy Korson, QualSys Solutions
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Managing and Sizing Functional Requirements[presentation] The ability to clearly define user requirements is critical to the overall success of many software projects. |
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Key Project Planning and Testing Issues for Internationalization[presentation] When preparing for internationalization of software, officially called W3C Internationalization (I18N), preparation and careful planning are the keys to high productivity during and after the initial development project. |
Alym Rayani, The Symbio Group
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Fit with Ward Cunningham and Rick Mugridge[article]
Podcast
At the Agile 2005 conference in Denver, Ward Cunningham and Rick Mugridge talk about Fit, an acceptance testing tool that took the conference by storm. |
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Building a Winning Team: Hiring, Developing, and Nurturing Your People[presentation] With the changing landscape of software development, it is vital to select and develop people who will help your team excel. |
Kevin Bodie, Pitney Bowes Inc
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Politics and Polemics in a Corporate Measurement System[presentation] Long, long ago in a company far, far away, Bill Curtis designed one of the largest software measurement systems ever deployed. |
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