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Sell Your Management on a New Testing Process[presentation] New test approaches and methods can temporarily disrupt your testing department's productivity, often making it tough to get these new approaches embraced by senior management and accepted into test teams. |
Harry Robinson, Microsoft Corporation
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Testing In Changing Times[presentation] Programming methods and tools are changing at a pace unrivaled since the Seventies. The economy has changed dramatically and continues to change now. New technology appears continuously and is becoming cheaper to deploy. |
Brian Marick, Testing Foundations
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Metrics For Test Managers[presentation] To be most effective, test managers must develop and use metrics to help manage the testing effort and make informed decisions about the software' quality. |
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How To Break Software Security[presentation] |
Herbert H. Thompson and James Whittaker, System Integrity LLC and Florida Institute of Technology
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When Enough is Not Enough[article] Have you ever found yourself stuck in a situation where, no matter what you do, you can't seem to please your senior manager? Your manager wants you to decrease test time, but at what price? You go back and forth, but no matter how much you compress the schedule, it's never enough. Johanna Rothman explains how to avoid the bring-me-a-rock trap, when enough is not enough, and keep your team from being sucked into unreasonable time constraints. |
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Who is running this project anyway? Managing Distributed Testing Teams[presentation] Distributed testing is often used to leverage outsourced or offshore test and development labs. Managing distributed projects does not automatically begin when the contract is signed, or during the kick-off meeting. |
Jacob Hsu, Symbio
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One Bad Apple[article] Never underestimate the divisive power one person can have on an entire team. One team member with a bad attitude can affect overall productivity, communication, and job satisfaction. This week, Lori Howard offers some direct, decisive solutions for handling these "de-jellers" before they ruin your otherwise cohesive team. |
Lori Howard
December 31, 2003 |
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Trading Gold for Days[article] Spending additional money on resources to ease the strain of a tight schedule seems like a good idea. What project manager wouldn't want more help with a project? This week, Peter Clark explains the pluses and the pitfalls of trading gold for days. |
Peter Clark
December 22, 2003 |
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Influence Process Change by Making Friends with Management[article] It is key to remember that change will always be required. An effective test organization must always be prepared to handle change. As a reminder, here is list of key elements to keep in focus for implementing a proactive and effective change strategy. |
Don Oxley
December 12, 2003 |
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Out of Mind, Out of Sight[article] Sometimes it takes a child's perspective to remind us of the things that have become "invisible" to us. We make choices that become part of the daily flow and are forgotten until something happens that reopens our eyes. This week, Esther Derby explains how a four-year-old reminded her of an important lesson about decisions and routines. |
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Becoming an Information-Gathering Skeptic[article] Customers don't always know what they want. That's a given. But even if they do know, they may not always be able to communicate it clearly. That's also a given. Given these givens, you have a much better chance of comprehending your customers' needs and concerns if you're a skilled information-gathering skeptic. |
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A Look at Tinderbox 2[magazine] Ken Estes reviews Tinderbox 2 in depth. |
Ken Estes
November 19, 2003 |
A Real Go-Getter[magazine] A word from the editor. |
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Manager to Manager[magazine] Dorothy Graham says test managers should learn to speak in terms that a project manager can relate to. |
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Deadlock![magazine] Sean Beatty explains what a deadlock is and why testing probably won't catch it. |
Sean M. Beatty
November 19, 2003 |