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Quality Meets the CEO[magazine] Management and testers may not often speak the same language. This article takes an unvarnished look at the communication gap between quality advocates and management and offers ways to open a dialogue and gain credibility. |
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Intelligent Test Automation[magazine] "Warning: The fairy tale you are about to read is a fib--but it’s short, and the moral is true. Once upon a product cycle, there were four testers who set out on a quest to test software." Read this article for the whole Intelligent Test Automation story. |
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Modeling Organizational Change[magazine] When you approach a process problem in the way your workgroup functions, you're implementing an organizational change. Organizations are systems of complex interrelationships. Explicit models can help you make strategic changes. |
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James Bach on Explaining Testing to Them[magazine] Are your co-workers in the dark when it comes to understanding how testing works? James Bach provides good responses to common questions, including nine basic principles of good hallway explanations. Learn how to give a programmer or manager a more accurate view of your job. |
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Bayesian Belief Nets: Predicting Defect Rates and Resource Requirements[magazine] A Bayesian Belief Net is a graphical network that represents probabilistic relationships among variables. Here is a studied look at this causal modeling technique as applied to defect prediction and resource estimation. |
Norman Fenton
June 26, 2002 |
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Mining Gold from Server Logs[magazine] What do your customers really think about your Web site? Here's how to use the records you already have to improve your Web testing. |
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Measuring Process Improvement[magazine] Tracking your project goals lets you know how well your improvement program is going, provides visibility early to detect problems, and gives you data to make your future plans more effective. Here's how to measure improvement based on your project's goals and problems. |
Mary Sakry
June 26, 2002 |
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Revisiting Your Piece of the Pie: Money in the New Millennium[magazine] More than 1,800 industry professionals responded to the third annual STQE/StickyMinds salary poll. The results suggest that, although it has been an unsettling year, the picture doesn't look all that bad for software QA professionals. |
Alyn Wambeke
June 26, 2002 |
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The Top 13 Mistakes In Load Testing Applications[magazine] This is a no-holds-barred discussion of common load testing errors and consequences. Load testing can and should be done long before a system has a stable or complete user interface. One reason that people often schedule load testing as a final step in a test or development plan is the confusion linking load testing with functional testing. |
Mark D. Anderson
June 26, 2002 |
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In Search of Defect Tracking Systems[magazine] Defect tracking systems influence business-critical decisions. Building and installing a corporate-wide defect tracking system takes a small but well-balanced development team. Your implementation may be as simple as opening the package and typing "setup" or it may take months of programming. Here's how to find and implement the right system for your organization. |
Bob Johnson
June 26, 2002 |
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Building a Project-Oriented Culture[magazine] What does it take to support excellence in your software organization? Taking advantage of basic project frameworks and status reporting systems can empower you to effect organizational change from any level. Here's how to make it happen. |
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eXtreme Rules of the Road[magazine] In the fast-paced eXtreme Programming environment, how can the tester steer the project toward success? Being in a more detached role, sometimes the tester can see a neck-breaking hairpin curve in the road before everyone else. Here are some tips for navigating the challenges of high-speed, iterative design. |
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Distributed Teams[magazine] The world may be getting smaller, but managing far-flung workgroups can still be a big challenge. Here are some common barriers to coordinating distributed teams, and some guidelines for making the most out of limited face time. |
John Suzuki
June 26, 2002 |
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Are You Ready for the Test Automation Game?[magazine] Automating your testing can significantly impact your business. Here are things to consider before investing in test automation. |
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Trade Secrets from a Web Testing Expert[magazine] If you oversee a mission-critical Web site, you want to be able to predict how many users you can handle within acceptable response times. Here are three fundamental load testing concepts you can't do without. |
Alberto Savoia
June 26, 2002 |
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