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State of the Practice in Application Development: A Basis for Benchmarking[presentation] This presentation explains why knowing broad industry trends regarding application development is not enough to ensure a successful project. AD should be tightly bound to businesses. |
Robert Solon, Gartner Inc
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The Secret Ingredients of High Morale[article] Jessica and Sean have just attended the company spirit meeting, and they're feeling a little dispirited. What does it really take to build morale? The answer is both simple and difficult. Learn the ingredients of morale as identified by a group of experts—a project team that may be a lot like yours. |
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Human Communication on Projects[article] Tackling communication issues at the start can set a project up for success. Staying alert to communication issues during a project means keeping the lines open, clear, accurate, and helpful. Then when the deadline approaches, the schedule slips, or serious problems start cropping up, issues can be confronted much more smoothly and efficiently. In this column, Eileen discusses how human communication affects projects from start to finish. |
Eileen Strider
October 23, 2003 |
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Helpful Hints for Interviewing Experienced QA/Testing Candidates[article] This article introduces suggested questions that can be presented to a candidate interviewing for a QA/Testing position. The suggested questions would help a test manager assess a candidate's knowledge of QA concepts and technical skills. The test manager can create a sample set of questions from this article and that will help them form a framework for efficiently interviewing future candidates. |
Jose Fajardo
October 16, 2003 |
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A Look at Mercury Interactive's WinRunner[magazine] In this edition of "Tool Look," Chris Meisezahl takes a look at Mercury Interactive's WinRunner. |
Christopher J. Meisenzahl
October 1, 2003 |
Teambuilding at Work[magazine] In this edition of "The Last Word," Johanna Rothman outlines a team building exercise that omits ropes courses and campfire songs. |
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Collaborative Pest Control[magazine] Read this edition of "From the Front Line," to find out why Brett Goldman says having more QA meetings can be a good thing. |
Brett Goldman
October 1, 2003 |
Job Hunting in a Tight Market[magazine] Tech stocks are down, money is tight, and companies are laying off. Are there any jobs out there for software professionals? In this edition of "Career Development," Rebecca Traeger speaks to two industry recruiters to find out. |
Rebecca Traeger
October 1, 2003 |
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Exhausting Your Test Options[magazine] In this edition of "Bug Report," Doug Hoffman tells the story of exhaustively testing a 32-bit square root function. |
Doug Hoffman
October 1, 2003 |
A Rush to Judgement[magazine] If you find an article grating on you, if you think the author is clearly wrong-headed, I suggest you read it differently than you probably read most articles. Explicitly separate what the author implies you should believe from the actions she describes. Focus on her specific results and the actions that led to them. How, in your style of work could you adapt the author's actions to get your results? In this edition of Technically Speaking, Brian Marick explores this possibilty. |
Brian Marick
October 1, 2003 |
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Once upon a Design[magazine] Communicating a project design is similar to telling or writing a story, and the same rules apply. Discover how to consider your purpose and your audience as you craft your tale. |
Rebecca Wirfs-Brock
October 1, 2003 |
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Eliminating Automation Overhead[magazine] Overhead code is code that is necessary for carrying out the operations of an automated test, but obscures the test's point. Find out how using interface layers can lead to greater efficiency and easier maintenance. |
Andrew Lance
October 1, 2003 |
Orchestrating Integration Testing[magazine] Verifying the operation of a complex software system can be a daunting task. Here is a systematic approach to the job. This article details six steps for testing duct-taped programs. |
Len DiMaggio
October 1, 2003 |
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The Marriage of Estimation and Negotiation[magazine] Successful projects deliver what they say they will, when they say they can, at a certain cost. Generating reliable project commitments requires a union between accurate project estimation and principled negotiation. |
Michael Mah
October 1, 2003 |
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Leveraging Inspections[magazine] You can improve your inspection process, moving from 50 percent to as much as 90 percent defect removal before entering test. Learn how to record and analyze the right data. |