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	The Mindset of the Agile Developer[magazine] Most software development teams these days adopt an agile approach to guide projects through their lifecycle. But, according to Gil Broza, embracing popular practices is not enough. To work effectively in an agile environment, developers must change their mindset.	Gil Broza October 14, 2016
	The Evolution of Software Monetization[magazine] End-users are demanding anytime, anywhere access to software apps on their devices. These changes are shifting the way software vendors conduct business. Michael Zunke uses the results of industry surveys to show how software products and services should be licensed.	Michael Zunke October 6, 2016
	It’s Time to Automate Your Exploratory Testing[presentation] Slideshow Exploratory testing (ET) is a great complement to traditional test approaches. Testing professionals often see ET as an approach for manual testing. However, trying to organize ET from a test process perspective can be a challenge. There is an important question to ask—and answer...	Jim Trentadue
	Comprehensive Performance Testing: From Early Dev to Live Production[presentation] Slideshow Although the idea of doing performance testing throughout the software lifecycle sounds simple enough, as soon as you try to combine the concepts of “always testing” (in dev, pre-prod, and production) with “limited time and resources” and throw in the word “comprehensive,” the challenges...	Brad Stoner
	Become a Mindful Tester: Eliminate the Clutter, Weather Any Storm[presentation] Slideshow Losing your focus because change is hitting you from all sides? Meetings and technology disrupting much of your day? End the day not knowing what you’ve accomplished? It’s for you to learn the power of mindfulness techniques. Francie Van Wirkus guides your discovery of how mindfulness...	Francie Van Wirkus
	Agile Strategies for Traditional Software Development Teams[presentation] Slideshow Many development and test teams are still working on more traditional software projects that release every few months or longer, rather than daily or weekly. Benefits of adopting continuous development strategies into a standard software cycle include immediate feedback on code changes...	Melanie Drake
	The Tester’s Role: Balancing Technical Acumen and User Advocacy[presentation] Slideshow Ten years ago, many of us started our careers in testing, generally moving from a different internal role. It was common for people who were product users to be hired to jump start their technical career. Now, we see the growth of tester positions that require coding experience or a...	Melissa Tondi
	Testing in an Agile World: The Current State and Future Possibilities[presentation] Slideshow Delivering high quality applications in an agile world is becoming more complex and challenging because of the changes the web and mobile are undergoing. Web testing continues to get much more difficult due to: increasing use of open technologies (HTML, JavaScript, and CSS) and web...	Nikhil Kaul
	What Time Is It Over There? Managing Your Global QA Team[presentation] Slideshow Cheaper … faster … smarter—words familiar to modern QA test team leaders everywhere. Although many organizations recognize that a globally-distributed QA model will achieve some of these objectives, it comes with obvious challenges. Lack of immediate communication, not knowing what the...	Elizabeth Wisdom
	The Boss Chose the Cloud: What Does that Mean for You?[presentation] Slideshow Although most test managers and testing staff know how to cope with new and difficult testing challenges, Martin Pol and Jeroen Mengerink maintain that the cloud phenomenon requires special attention. Testing must evolve and innovate to address the newly introduced risks combined with...	Martin Pol and Jeroen Mengerink
	Virtually Speaking: Leading Distributed Test Teams[presentation] Slideshow As a newly promoted quality assurance manager, Willie Smith assumed responsibility for a large application that allows UPS customers to ship packages worldwide. His team was distributed worldwide and had varying levels of automation experience, application knowledge, and QA processes...	Willie Smith
	Get a Handle on Your Test Data—Starting Now[presentation] Slideshow If you don’t proactively manage and control your application test data, you may be missing out on a big process improvement that will save money, improve test coverage, and may save your systems from embarrassing failures. Paul Merrill describes the advantages and disadvantages of four...	Paul Merrill
	Exploratory Testing and Automated Testing: Create a Healthy Relationship[presentation] Slideshow With the pressure of decreased time-to-market and the demand for error-free web applications, some people erroneously believe that test automation can solve all our defect woes. Dawn Jardine believes that neither test automation alone nor exploratory testing alone can solve quality issues.	Dawn Jardine
	Testing in a Continuous Delivery Pipeline: Faster, Better, Cheaper[presentation] Slideshow The continuous delivery pipeline is the process of taking new or changed features from developers, and getting features deployed into production and delivered quickly to the customer. Gene Gotimer says testing within continuous delivery pipelines should be designed so the earliest tests...	Gene Gotimer
	Making the Move to Behavior-Driven Development[presentation] Slideshow Behavior-driven development (BDD) is a hot topic in the development community. Not only does a properly implemented BDD process help drive increased automation and quicker development cycles, it also facilitates better collaboration between departments and reduces siloed communication.	Kevin Dunne

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