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Gathering Users for Great Requirements[magazine] If you buy a hammer, you are not considered a master carpenter automatically. The same holds true for tool knowledge alone solving requirements problems. Kelley Schmidt shares the biggest lesson she learned on a project: commercial process and tools alone cannot lead to project success. |
Kelley Schmidt
July 11, 2002 |
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Introducing Test-First Development[magazine] Testers are often frustrated to receive a product for testing that is riddled with bugs. They want to know why some of the bugs couldn't have been caught during development. If only some tests could be run before the code was handed off! Jason Bedunah learned the benefits of test-first development first hand. Here, he introduces a framework for testing and coding that he found to be very helpful, and he gives some pointers on getting developers on board with test-first development. |
Jason L. Bedunah
July 11, 2002 |
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Retrospectives: They're Not Just For Developers Anymore[presentation] Traditional methods for improving testing include training, hiring, adding new processes, building infrastructure, and buying new tools. But what about increasing the capability of the team? |
Esther Derby, Esther Derby Associates Inc
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Testing Mission Critical Software Changes[presentation] This paper is based on a recent experience implementing and testing a large new software capability in a |
Alan Ogletree, United Space Alliance
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Identifying Testing Priorities Through Risk Analysis[presentation] It's impossible to test everything-even in the most trivial of systems. Tight time schedules and shortages of trained testing personnel exacerbate this problem; so do changing priorities, feature creep, and loss of resources. |
Rick Craig, Software Quality Engineering
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Career Path Activities for Test Professionals[presentation] Ever wonder how some people seem to find the time to always do that "little extra" to benefit their careers? Have you ever thought about writing an article, speaking at a conference, or even teaching a course, but didn't know where to begin? |
Eric Patel, RapidSQA
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Blind Alleys in Automated Testing[presentation] More often than not, even modest software test automation efforts fail to achieve their goals. |
Douglas Hoffman, Software Quality Methods LLC
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STAREAST 2002: How to Break Software[presentation] Trying to figure out how you can become a more effective tester? That's easy: Become a better bug hunter. This presentation uncovers the root cause of software failure and offers techniques you can use to find bugs. |
James Whittaker, Florida Institute of Technology
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Four Keys to Better Test Management[presentation] Three years ago, Christopher DeNardis embarked on a career as a software tester. After just one year of testing, he was promoted to leader of the test group. |
Chris DeNardis, Rockwell Automation
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Testing in the .NET Maze[presentation] .NET is a multi-tiered approach to developing applications for Windows OS and Web applications. While these are new development tools, many testing requirements remain the same, yet require additional emphasis by a QA organization. |
Thomas Arnold, Xtend Development, Inc.
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Movin' On Up: Making the Transition from Test Lead to Manager[presentation] Want to be a test lead? Ready to take on the responsibilities of test management? Making the transition to a lead, then a management position, takes more than just guts- it takes preparation. |
Johanna Rothman, Rothman Consulting Group
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Unified Test Automation Using XML[presentation] Are you looking to reduce the maintenance costs of your testware? Unified Test Automation (UTA) is one approach that's demonstrated cost-saving success. |
Rodrigo Geve, Geve & Associates
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Testing Your Software's Requirements[presentation] Many testing organizations focus primarily on software executable code, but that's not the only thing you can test. For instance, did you ever consider testing your software requirements? |
Brian Lawrence, Coyote Valley Software
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Looking Ahead: Testing Tools in 2010[presentation] It's May 15, 2010, and you're in a triage meeting reviewing the testing status and bugs in your telemedical software. |
Sam Guckenheimer, Rational Software ATBU
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Beyond Record and Playback: The Behind-the-Scenes View of Web Test Automation[presentation] Web-based test automation goes well beyond the mere action of recording manual test scripts and replaying them. Test automation is more of a development process than the normal quality assurance or test effort. |
Michael Prisby, UPS
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