http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5646/The-Gap/Testing-Software-Acceptance-Automation-Black-Boxhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5646/The-Gap/Testing-Software-Acceptance-Automation-Black-Boxmatt.heusser@gmail.comTestingSoftwareAcceptanceAutomationBlack BoxWhere Matt talks about the Gap between automated checks at the browser level and what human beings actually doTue, 28 Aug 2012 14:24:41 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5642/When-should-a-test-run-unattended-V/Testing-Software-Automation-Acceptance-Black-Boxhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5642/When-should-a-test-run-unattended-V/Testing-Software-Automation-Acceptance-Black-Boxmatt.heusser@gmail.comTestingSoftwareAutomationAcceptanceBlack BoxWhere Matt talks about a serious problem with the term 'test automation'Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:51:58 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5627/Interlude-On-Unicorn-Problems/Testing-Software-Automation-Acceptance-Toolshttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5627/Interlude-On-Unicorn-Problems/Testing-Software-Automation-Acceptance-Toolsmatt.heusser@gmail.comTestingSoftwareAutomationAcceptanceToolsWhere Matt talks about the Unicorn ProblemMon, 20 Aug 2012 07:04:54 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5253/The-%e2%80%9cWorld-Series%e2%80%9d-of-Test-Requirements/Requirements-Management-Development-Acceptance-Functional-Integration-Quality-Assurance-Software-Unit-Userhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5253/The-%e2%80%9cWorld-Series%e2%80%9d-of-Test-Requirements/Requirements-Management-Development-Acceptance-Functional-Integration-Quality-Assurance-Software-Unit-Userjamieg0926@gmail.comRequirementsManagementDevelopmentAcceptanceFunctionalIntegrationQuality AssuranceSoftwareUnitUserWe first met Jamie in the November/December 2010 issue where she took us step by step through the process of re-engineering a group of testers working on the ROSS project into a productive, efficient team with the emphasis on “team.” In this article, she moves beyond the test team to the requirements team in order to achieve better alignment resulting in improved efficiencies and better design in the end product.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5238/Forture-Consulting-Partners-with-Reflective-Solutions-to-Deliver-Optimal--Application-Performance-for-Maximo-Users/Performance-Management-Acceptance-Integration-Testing-User-Webhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5238/Forture-Consulting-Partners-with-Reflective-Solutions-to-Deliver-Optimal--Application-Performance-for-Maximo-Users/Performance-Management-Acceptance-Integration-Testing-User-Webjrovansek@redwoodco.comPerformanceManagementAcceptanceIntegrationTestingUserWebThu, 11 Aug 2011 15:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5235/Lunch-and-Learn/Software-Testing-Development-Acceptancehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5235/Lunch-and-Learn/Software-Testing-Development-Acceptancematt.heusser@gmail.comSoftwareTestingDevelopmentAcceptanceWhere Matt Heusser talks about his lunch with two STPCon Speakers, what they plan on talking about and why.Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:03:41 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5231/A(nother)-use-for-Mocks-Objects-for-testing/Testing-Software-Development-Acceptancehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5231/A(nother)-use-for-Mocks-Objects-for-testing/Testing-Software-Development-Acceptancematt.heusser@gmail.comTestingSoftwareDevelopmentAcceptanceWhere Matt discusses a use of Mock Objects to actually, well ... test things.Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:10:46 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5184/Twist-50---Adam-Yuret-Part-II/podcast-Interviews-Agile-Development-Acceptance-Load-Testinghttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5184/Twist-50---Adam-Yuret-Part-II/podcast-Interviews-Agile-Development-Acceptance-Load-Testingmatt.heusser@gmail.compodcastInterviewsAgileDevelopmentAcceptanceLoadTestingWhere we finish the interview with Adam, talking about the schools of software testing, Agile-Testing, self organizing teams, dogma in software development, and more!Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5149/A-Roadmap-to-Streamlining-User-Acceptance-Testing/User-Acceptance-Management-Process-Software-Testing-Certificationhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5149/A-Roadmap-to-Streamlining-User-Acceptance-Testing/User-Acceptance-Management-Process-Software-Testing-Certificationmangerer@yahoo.comUserAcceptanceManagementProcessSoftwareTestingCertificationFocus your organization on the critical success factors of UAT managementThu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5137/Golden-Rules-of-Testing/Agile-Testing-Process-Management-Automation-Acceptance-Integrationhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5137/Golden-Rules-of-Testing/Agile-Testing-Process-Management-Automation-Acceptance-Integrationtestertroubles@hotmail.co.ukAgileTestingProcessManagementAutomationAcceptanceIntegrationI've put together what I think are the golden rules of testing that still apply. So when someone says "that's not how we do it in Agile" (and believe me - they will) don't take none of it and stick with the basics.Tue, 10 May 2011 11:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5102/TWiST-38---With-Zach-Spencer/Software-Test-and-QA-Testing-Interviews-Automation-Agile-Acceptance-Development-Load-User-podcasthttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5102/TWiST-38---With-Zach-Spencer/Software-Test-and-QA-Testing-Interviews-Automation-Agile-Acceptance-Development-Load-User-podcastmatt.heusser@gmail.comSoftwareTest and QATestingInterviewsAutomationAgileAcceptanceDevelopmentLoadUserpodcastWe have Zach Spencer back on the show, to talk about Agile Development, Contracting, Cucumber (it's a tool, not a food), and User Experience TestingFri, 25 Mar 2011 10:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5069/Testers-With-Autism-Spectrum-Disorder/Acceptance-Best-Practices-Testing-Software-Quality-Assurance-Project-Management-Web-Unithttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5069/Testers-With-Autism-Spectrum-Disorder/Acceptance-Best-Practices-Testing-Software-Quality-Assurance-Project-Management-Web-Unitdavid.farrell-shaw@specialisternescotland.co.ukAcceptanceBest PracticesTestingSoftwareQuality AssuranceProject ManagementWebUnitMany people with an ASD – particularly those with Asperger syndrome – have a variety of sometimes exceptional skills that enable them to thrive in roles. An area of proven success is that of software tester. Fri, 04 Feb 2011 05:34:20 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5055/A-bug-story/Software-Testing-Quality-Assurance-Process-Development-Acceptance-User-Webhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5055/A-bug-story/Software-Testing-Quality-Assurance-Process-Development-Acceptance-User-Webmatt.heusser@gmail.comSoftwareTestingQuality AssuranceProcessDevelopmentAcceptanceUserWebHow do you find corner-case bugs, anyway? Matt Heusser gives a real world example.Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:00:00 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5047/Wales-and-West-Utilities-Chooses-Original-Software-to-Accelerate-its-User-Acceptance-Testing-for-SAP%c2%ae/Management-Acceptance-Software-Testing-User-Awards-Mobilehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5047/Wales-and-West-Utilities-Chooses-Original-Software-to-Accelerate-its-User-Acceptance-Testing-for-SAP%c2%ae/Management-Acceptance-Software-Testing-User-Awards-Mobilejrovansek@redwoodco.comManagementAcceptanceSoftwareTestingUserAwardsMobileEase of use for business users cited as main reason for choosing the solution suite over HPThu, 06 Jan 2011 13:44:25 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5030/You%e2%80%99re-a-New-QA-Manager!-What%e2%80%99s-next/STQA-Magazine-Agile-Performance-Management-Development-Acceptance-Integration-Open-Source-Process-Software-Testing-Requirementshttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5030/You%e2%80%99re-a-New-QA-Manager!-What%e2%80%99s-next/STQA-Magazine-Agile-Performance-Management-Development-Acceptance-Integration-Open-Source-Process-Software-Testing-RequirementsVladimir Belorusetsvladimir100@hotmail.comDennis Aarondaaron1347@aol.comST&QA MagazineAgilePerformanceManagementDevelopmentAcceptanceIntegrationOpen SourceProcessSoftwareTestingRequirementsCongratulations! You’ve just joined a company as the new QA Manager and you’re eager to dive right in and be successful. What will be your first steps besides familiarizing yourself with the applications under test? Our recommendation is to thoroughly review the processes and policies within the company as well as those internal to QA. Your success significantly depends on close collaboration with each of the touch points QA has. Therefore, your first task is to assess these relationships and improve them as necessary. This article will arm you with a “checklist” that will help you with this endeavor.Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:30:00 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5026/Case-study-of-the-Resource-Ordering--Status-System-(ROSS)-Project/STQA-Magazine-Project-Management-Management-Development-Acceptance-Integration-Unit-Userhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5026/Case-study-of-the-Resource-Ordering--Status-System-(ROSS)-Project/STQA-Magazine-Project-Management-Management-Development-Acceptance-Integration-Unit-Userjamieg0926@gmail.comST&QA MagazineProject ManagementManagementDevelopmentAcceptanceIntegrationUnitUserI started on the Resource Ordering and Status System (ROSS) project in August, 2005 at one of the largest government contractors in the United States. The U.S. government uses ROSS to order and status resources for numerous types of incidents, mainly wildfires. Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:30:00 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5024/The-frontiers-of-software-development/Software-Testing-Editorial-Agile-Development-Acceptance-Teamshttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5024/The-frontiers-of-software-development/Software-Testing-Editorial-Agile-Development-Acceptance-Teamsmatt.heusser@gmail.comSoftwareTestingEditorialAgileDevelopmentAcceptanceTeamsMatt Heusser discusses the state of knowledge of software development - and where he thinks we have room to grow over the next few yearsMon, 13 Dec 2010 06:47:14 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/4903/Agile-Testing-Why-Dig-into-the-Technical-Design/Agile-Development-Acceptance-Integration-Quality-Assurance-Software-Testing-Teams-Software-Test-Professionals-Conference-Webhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/4903/Agile-Testing-Why-Dig-into-the-Technical-Design/Agile-Development-Acceptance-Integration-Quality-Assurance-Software-Testing-Teams-Software-Test-Professionals-Conference-Webnancy.kelln@unimaginedtesting.caAgileDevelopmentAcceptanceIntegrationQuality AssuranceSoftwareTestingTeamsSoftware Test Professionals ConferenceWebThere are cases where not knowing the inner working of your application is a valid approach to testing. However, I believe that we may make incorrect assumptions when we don’t learn the technical aspects of our software projects and could expose ourselves to unnecessary risks.Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5240/Achieving-Value-with-Automated-Acceptance-Tests/Automation-Software-Test-Professionals-Conference-Development-Acceptance-Quality-Assurance-Software-Testinghttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5240/Achieving-Value-with-Automated-Acceptance-Tests/Automation-Software-Test-Professionals-Conference-Development-Acceptance-Quality-Assurance-Software-Testingacaracostas@redwoodco.comAutomationSoftware Test Professionals ConferenceDevelopmentAcceptanceQuality AssuranceSoftwareTestingWed, 18 Aug 2010 14:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5250/Table-Test/Acceptance-Automation-Functional-Software-Testinghttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5250/Table-Test/Acceptance-Automation-Functional-Software-Testingrbaucom@redwoodcollaborative.comAcceptanceAutomationFunctionalSoftwareTestingTable TestMon, 16 Aug 2010 11:26:41 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/4861/A-Sweet-Little-Test-Example/Software-Testing-Quality-Assurance-Acceptance-How-To-Unithttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/4861/A-Sweet-Little-Test-Example/Software-Testing-Quality-Assurance-Acceptance-How-To-Unitmatt.heusser@gmail.comSoftwareTestingQuality AssuranceAcceptanceHow ToUnitHow many good, solid examples do we have to work through in software testing? Wouldn't you like to have one more?Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:56:06 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/4836/A-Brief-History-of-Software-Testing/Test-and-QA-Metrics-Development-Acceptance-Integration-Software-Testing-Unit-Userhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/4836/A-Brief-History-of-Software-Testing/Test-and-QA-Metrics-Development-Acceptance-Integration-Software-Testing-Unit-Usersbarber@perftestplus.comTest and QAMetricsDevelopmentAcceptanceIntegrationSoftwareTestingUnitUserWhen STP announced the call for nominations for the Software Testing Luminary award, it got me thinking about how software testing came to be a role separate and distinct from software programming with unique and identifiable skills and responsibilities. It also got me thinking about the pioneers who blazed the trails that today’s luminaries strive to bring out of the shadows and into the light, sometimes revealing new trails along the way that improve software’s journey through what I like to call “testerland”.Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:17:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/4776/If-a-person-is-stranded-on-the-side-of-the-road-what-is-the-likelihood-the-person-that-pulls-over-to-help-is-a-tester/Test-and-QA-STP-Community-News-Membership-Research-Agile-Performance-Automation-Metrics-Acchttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/4776/If-a-person-is-stranded-on-the-side-of-the-road-what-is-the-likelihood-the-person-that-pulls-over-to-help-is-a-tester/Test-and-QA-STP-Community-News-Membership-Research-Agile-Performance-Automation-Metrics-Accrhand@softwaretestpro.comTest and QASTP Community NewsMembershipResearchAgilePerformanceAutomationMetricsAcceptanceCloudFunctionalRegressionUserDo Testers and Quality Pros care more than the average person?Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/4774/More-on-SDETs/Automation-Editorial-Future-Test-Leadership-Testing-Trends-Test-and-QA-Management-Development-Acceptance-Software-Userhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/4774/More-on-SDETs/Automation-Editorial-Future-Test-Leadership-Testing-Trends-Test-and-QA-Management-Development-Acceptance-Software-Usermatt.heusser@gmail.comAutomationEditorialFuture TestLeadershipTestingTrendsTest and QAManagementDevelopmentAcceptanceSoftwareUserMatt Heusser revisits the question of "Are Testers going away?" re-introducing and refining his thoughts of the Software Development Engineer in Test, or SDETThu, 10 Jun 2010 06:59:54 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/4771/The-Automated-Testing-Handbook---Download/Automation-Acceptance-Error-Handling-Future-Test-Performance-Test-and-QA-Quality-Assurance-Testing-End-to-End-Membership-Crews-Webhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/4771/The-Automated-Testing-Handbook---Download/Automation-Acceptance-Error-Handling-Future-Test-Performance-Test-and-QA-Quality-Assurance-Testing-End-to-End-Membership-Crews-WebAutomationAcceptanceError HandlingFuture TestPerformanceTest and QAQuality AssuranceTestingEnd to EndMembershipCrewsWebThe risk of software failure has never been greater. The estimated annual economic impact ranges from $60 billion for poor testing to $100 billion in lost revenues and increased costs. Unfortunately, market pressure for the delivery of new functionality and applications has also never been stronger. This combination creates increasing pressure on software test organizations to improve test coverage while meeting ever-shorter deadlines with static or even declining resources. The only practical means to achieving quality goals within the constraints of schedules and budgets is to automate. This premium resource is available for a limited time to "Basic Members".Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:06:00 -0600