http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/4890/Software-Quality-Optimization---White-Paper/Test-and-QA-Performance-Quality-Assurance-Process-Softwarehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/4890/Software-Quality-Optimization---White-Paper/Test-and-QA-Performance-Quality-Assurance-Process-Softwarerbaucom@redwoodcollaborative.comTest and QAPerformanceQuality AssuranceProcessSoftwareBalancing business transformation and risk.Fri, 01 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5482/What%27s-in-a-Name/Test-and-QA-Quality-Assurancehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5482/What%27s-in-a-Name/Test-and-QA-Quality-Assurancevirginia@insightquality.comTest and QAQuality AssuranceIn the software testing world and in the quality assurance industry, this is a sticky point. It irks us that these terms are oft used interchangeably. How many times do you hear someone say, "Has that gone through QA yet?" when the person is talking about testing? It's actually an incorrect statement. Personally, I have worked at numerous Fortune 100 companies where my title included "Quality Assurance" or "QA" when my role had absolutely nothing to do with QA. At all.Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5434/Are-we-on-the-right-track/Software-Test-and-QA-Testing-Automation-Quality-Assurancehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5434/Are-we-on-the-right-track/Software-Test-and-QA-Testing-Automation-Quality-Assurancematt.heusser@gmail.comSoftwareTest and QATestingAutomationQuality AssuranceWhere Matt asks some tough questions ... and has a few answers.Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:12:31 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5433/Managing-Quality-within-Budget-and-Schedule-Constraints-Successful-and-Unsuccessful-Techniques/Quality-Assurancehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5433/Managing-Quality-within-Budget-and-Schedule-Constraints-Successful-and-Unsuccessful-Techniques/Quality-Assurancerex_black@rbcs-us.comQuality AssurancePreviously recorded on February 9, 2012Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5424/Total-Software-Quality/Test-and-QA-Testing-Software-Test-Professionals-Conference-Quality-Assurancehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5424/Total-Software-Quality/Test-and-QA-Testing-Software-Test-Professionals-Conference-Quality-Assurancephilip.lew@xbosoft.comTest and QATestingSoftware Test Professionals ConferenceQuality AssuranceWith the increasing success of cloud deployment and SaaS business models, software has replaced many companies. Today’s largest bookseller is not Borders, its Amazon, a software company. Netflix, a software company, left BlockBuster in the dust. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5275/A-Five-Ingredient-Quality-Metrics-%e2%80%98Vowel%e2%80%99-Soup/Test-and-QA-Software-Test-Professionals-Conference-Quality-Assurancehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5275/A-Five-Ingredient-Quality-Metrics-%e2%80%98Vowel%e2%80%99-Soup/Test-and-QA-Software-Test-Professionals-Conference-Quality-Assurancehnarayan@yahoo.comTest and QASoftware Test Professionals ConferenceQuality AssuranceDo you have questions on to how to implement a quality metrics program? What are the ingredients that are key to a well-established metrics program? What are some real-world metrics one could implement in their organization to guide improvement or quality transformation initiatives? If so, this article will be of value to you. I will outline a five ingredient metrics ‘vowel’ soup (five-step metrics program) with a case study from a financial services company to show how metrics helped guide a transformation effort. Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5270/On-Duty/Software-Testing-Editorial-Quality-Assurancehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5270/On-Duty/Software-Testing-Editorial-Quality-Assurancematt.heusser@gmail.comSoftwareTestingEditorialQuality AssuranceWhere Matt talks about duty, trust ... and why there is no Podcast this week.Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:51:44 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5266/Twist-60---with-Timothy-Western/Automation-Development-podcast-Quality-Assurancehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5266/Twist-60---with-Timothy-Western/Automation-Development-podcast-Quality-AssuranceMichael Larsenlarsenmsk@gmail.comMatt Heussermatt.heusser@gmail.comAutomationDevelopmentpodcastQuality AssuranceMatt sits down with Timothy Western to talk about the (sometimes broken) promises of automation and the long and winding road that led a computer engineering student to software testing (looks like a game may have helped that process along).Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:00:00 -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/5227/What-is-Concurrent-Testing/Testing-Management-Best-Practices-Quality-Assurance-Software-Project-Management-Toolshttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5227/What-is-Concurrent-Testing/Testing-Management-Best-Practices-Quality-Assurance-Software-Project-Management-Toolscmkusa@gmail.comTestingManagementBest PracticesQuality AssuranceSoftwareProject ManagementToolsIn these days of web based computing, it is possible that the computer (server) may be simultaneously serving thousands of clients with thousands of processes in execution. In such a scenario, it is possible that the CPU may enter into a dead-lock situation. Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5216/Three-Project-Tips/Testing-Software-Project-Management-Quality-Assurance-Agile-Securityhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5216/Three-Project-Tips/Testing-Software-Project-Management-Quality-Assurance-Agile-Securitymatt.heusser@gmail.comTestingSoftwareProject ManagementQuality AssuranceAgileSecurityWhere Matt discussed three different dynamics on software projects -- and what to do about themMon, 25 Jul 2011 10:54:27 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5198/The-Tyranny-of-%27Things%27---Part-III-(Breaking-Through)/Performance-Process-Quality-Assurance-Researchhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5198/The-Tyranny-of-%27Things%27---Part-III-(Breaking-Through)/Performance-Process-Quality-Assurance-Researchmatt.heusser@gmail.comPerformanceProcessQuality AssuranceResearchWhere Matt takes about the breakthrough, and how becoming really, really efficient might just be holding you back from it.Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:25:37 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5192/Ensuring-Code-Quality-in-Multi-threaded-Applications/Test-and-QA-Quality-Assurance-Best-Practices-Development-Software-Technology-Testinghttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5192/Ensuring-Code-Quality-in-Multi-threaded-Applications/Test-and-QA-Quality-Assurance-Best-Practices-Development-Software-Technology-Testingangel.lopez@lewispulse.comTest and QAQuality AssuranceBest PracticesDevelopmentSoftwareTechnologyTesting- The Technology Behind Static Code Analysis for Identifying Concurrency Defects Most developers would agree that consumers of software today continually demand more from their applications. Because of its pace of evolution to date, the world now anticipates a seemingly endless expansion of capabilities from their software, regardless of where that software is applied. For the last 40 years of computing, Moore’s Law has held true, with the number of transistors available in an integrated circuit doubling approximately every two years. Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5177/The-Role-of-QA-in-the-Brave-New-World-of-Agile-Development/Agile-Development-Test-and-QA-Quality-Assurancehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5177/The-Role-of-QA-in-the-Brave-New-World-of-Agile-Development/Agile-Development-Test-and-QA-Quality-Assurancehoward.deiner@deinersoft.comAgileDevelopmentTest and QAQuality AssuranceMaybe it’s time to step back, take a breath, and embrace the changes that need to occur when you and your organization stop trying to test quality into code and transition into baking quality in from the start.Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5174/The-Challenges-of-the-Lone-Tester-Learn-to-Thrive/Testing-Quality-Assurance-Agile-Development-Black-Box-Software-Toolshttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5174/The-Challenges-of-the-Lone-Tester-Learn-to-Thrive/Testing-Quality-Assurance-Agile-Development-Black-Box-Software-Toolslarsenmsk@gmail.comTestingQuality AssuranceAgileDevelopmentBlack BoxSoftwareToolsMany conference presentations and articles in industry magazines discuss how to improve communication and methodologies for test teams, or how to be an effective test team manager.Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5140/Keeping-Your-Eye-on-the-Prize/Software-Test-and-QA-Quality-Assurancehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5140/Keeping-Your-Eye-on-the-Prize/Software-Test-and-QA-Quality-Assurancemangerer@yahoo.comSoftwareTest and QAQuality AssuranceSometimes we all get caught up in the whirlwind and forget about the bigger picture. The bigger picture for a QA professional is software quality. Now that we got that out of the way, let me remove my captain obvious ball cap and give you some straight talkThu, 19 May 2011 12:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5134/Game-On!/Testing-Test-and-QA-Agile-Automation-Quality-Assurance-Software-Webhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5134/Game-On!/Testing-Test-and-QA-Agile-Automation-Quality-Assurance-Software-Webbsmall@insight.comTestingTest and QAAgileAutomationQuality AssuranceSoftwareWebIn the area of software development and specifically testing and quality assurance I am calling “GAME ON!” The cars have passed and big companies are starting to do some major hiring especially in the Phoenix Metro area where I work.Thu, 05 May 2011 13:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5125/Know-Your-Touch-Time-as-a-Software-Tester/Software-Testing-Quality-Assurance-Managementhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5125/Know-Your-Touch-Time-as-a-Software-Tester/Software-Testing-Quality-Assurance-Managementamagazine@gmail.comSoftwareTestingQuality AssuranceManagementThis article is a testimonial to learning by association, in which I will talk about a core Total Quality Management concept called touch-time, how it associates with software testing, and how can it help form a unique perspective to approach testing.Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5110/Productivity-Killer-Sociopaths-in-the-Organization/Software-Testing-Test-and-QA-Performance-Process-Project-Management-Quality-Assurancehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5110/Productivity-Killer-Sociopaths-in-the-Organization/Software-Testing-Test-and-QA-Performance-Process-Project-Management-Quality-Assurancematt.heusser@gmail.comSoftwareTestingTest and QAPerformanceProcessProject ManagementQuality AssuranceMatt continues his series on productivity killers by taking on a serious problem ... that nobody talks aboutMon, 04 Apr 2011 12:13:34 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5096/QA--Charge-Testing---Billing-Is-Important/Quality-Assurance-Testing-Development-Software-Software-Test-Professionals-Conferencehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5096/QA--Charge-Testing---Billing-Is-Important/Quality-Assurance-Testing-Development-Software-Software-Test-Professionals-Conferencekatherine.a.mcfarland@vanderbilt.eduQuality AssuranceTestingDevelopmentSoftwareSoftware Test Professionals ConferenceThose three little words really rock my world in my role as a Quality Assurance Specialist in Informatics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). While we frequently have the opportunity to test software used to monitor, treat, and diagnose patients, we cannot lose sight of the fact that those orders and procedures we create during integrated system testing need to generate billing charges downstream...Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:00:00 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5095/Easter-EggsBrown-MM%27s-and-other-goodies/Software-Test-and-QA-Testing-Quality-Assurance-Userhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5095/Easter-EggsBrown-MM%27s-and-other-goodies/Software-Test-and-QA-Testing-Quality-Assurance-Usermatt.heusser@gmail.comSoftwareTest and QATestingQuality AssuranceUserMatt provides a diagnostic test technique he learned from Van Halen. No, seriously.Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:28:58 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5087/Quality-The-Ultimate-Winning-Edge/Quality-Assurancehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5087/Quality-The-Ultimate-Winning-Edge/Quality-Assuranceemail_owais@yahoo.comQuality AssuranceYou are a passionate quality professional working in an environment where you see enormous opportunities to improve the quality. Considering your professional responsibility you decided to present the case before management to convince them to improve quality.Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:27:00 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5080/5-Gems-For-a-Tester-to-Groom-in-Professional-Life/Career-Testing-Video-Management-Quality-Assurance-Software-Project-Managementhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5080/5-Gems-For-a-Tester-to-Groom-in-Professional-Life/Career-Testing-Video-Management-Quality-Assurance-Software-Project-Managementjaideep.khanduja@delete.comCareerTestingVideoManagementQuality AssuranceSoftwareProject ManagementA testing career, like any other career, can sometimes turn into a long journey before career satisfaction is obtained. In order to shorten the path to career satisfaction and give testers an edge over their peers, testers need to adopt five gems. These five gems not only help in career growth but also help to give you a strong belief in your capabilities.Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:00:00 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5073/Ditch-the-Requirements---Focus-on-the-Customer-Instead/Best-Practices-End-to-End-Development-Project-Management-Quality-Assurance-Requirements-Agile-Software-Testing-Software-Test-Professionals-Conferencehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5073/Ditch-the-Requirements---Focus-on-the-Customer-Instead/Best-Practices-End-to-End-Development-Project-Management-Quality-Assurance-Requirements-Agile-Software-Testing-Software-Test-Professionals-Conferenceseth_stp@setheliot.comBest PracticesEnd to EndDevelopmentProject ManagementQuality AssuranceRequirementsAgileSoftwareTestingSoftware Test Professionals ConferenceQuality can be defined as meeting the customers' needs. Juran posted this definition in 1988, defining quality as "fitness for use". Testers like this definition as it gives them a "north star" to guide their actions and it reinforces a role that most testers relish, that of customer advocate. However Crosby's older definition of quality as "conformance to requirements" still holds strong sway, and many test processes are guided by test cases correlated directly to requirements. Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:00:00 -0700http://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 -0700