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/5769/Basics-of-Test-Automation-Part-3---Test-Automation-Approach/End-to-End-Test-and-QA-Testing-Automation-Error-Handling-Future-Test-Quality-Assurance-Regressionhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5769/Basics-of-Test-Automation-Part-3---Test-Automation-Approach/End-to-End-Test-and-QA-Testing-Automation-Error-Handling-Future-Test-Quality-Assurance-Regressionsmita.mishra@qazone.inEnd to EndTest and QATestingAutomationError HandlingFuture TestQuality AssuranceRegressionHere is the final part of the 3 article series and the simplest one to absorb. Once the methodology is finalised and understood, the next hurdle is to approach automation in a phased manner to implement our automation methodology. Here comes - Tasks and Phases for Test Automation from Test Planning to Maintenance of Test Suite. ROI and effort estimation have not been explained in detail. If you are looking for it, please let me know.Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5756/Situational-Awareness/Software-Test-and-QA-Teams-Strategy-Process-Project-Management-Quality-Assurance-Requirementshttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5756/Situational-Awareness/Software-Test-and-QA-Teams-Strategy-Process-Project-Management-Quality-Assurance-Requirementsmatt.heusser@gmail.comSoftwareTest and QATeamsStrategyProcessProject ManagementQuality AssuranceRequirementsHave you ever been in a place and realized, in a moment, that something was amiss?Sat, 15 Dec 2012 10:36:34 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5671/The-story-of-a-bug/Testing-Software-Quality-Assurancehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5671/The-story-of-a-bug/Testing-Software-Quality-Assurancematt.heusser@gmail.comTestingSoftwareQuality AssuranceOne of the things software testers can do is explain where bugs come from. In the case of the iOS 6 upgrade, it can be a value we add to society.Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:30:49 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5634/NeoLoad---Free-Trial-Download/Software-Testing-Quality-Assurance-Performance-Cloud-Test-and-QA-Tools-Web-Mobilehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5634/NeoLoad---Free-Trial-Download/Software-Testing-Quality-Assurance-Performance-Cloud-Test-and-QA-Tools-Web-Mobilejonathanbracken@hotmail.comSoftwareTestingQuality AssurancePerformanceCloudTest and QAToolsWebMobileGet a full-featured 30-day trial download of the NeoLoad software from www.neotys.comWed, 22 Aug 2012 16:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5621/When-should-a-test-run-unattended---revisited-(IV)/Testing-Software-Quality-Assurance-Automationhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5621/When-should-a-test-run-unattended---revisited-(IV)/Testing-Software-Quality-Assurance-Automationmatt.heusser@gmail.comTestingSoftwareQuality AssuranceAutomationWhere Matt talks about automating tests one more timeMon, 13 Aug 2012 08:28:06 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5614/Risk-Management-IV---A-New-Hope/Testing-Software-Security-Quality-Assurancehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5614/Risk-Management-IV---A-New-Hope/Testing-Software-Security-Quality-Assurancematt.heusser@gmail.comTestingSoftwareSecurityQuality AssuranceWhere Matt talks about a few elements of risk management you may not have consideredMon, 06 Aug 2012 18:47:14 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5608/Evaluating-Mobile-User-Experience/Mobile-User-Quality-Assurancehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5608/Evaluating-Mobile-User-Experience/Mobile-User-Quality-Assurancephilip.lew@xbosoft.comMobileUserQuality AssuranceUser Experience (UX), a term that first appeared a decade ago, still has no formal definition or standard. So its not surprising that as mobile applications inundate the app stores, mobile user experience is starting to garner serious attention because some app developers are wondering why their app is not getting much uptake while others who may have less features for more money are.Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5599/Risk-Management-I---The-Background/Management-Software-Test-and-QA-Testing-Quality-Assurance-STQA-Magazinehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5599/Risk-Management-I---The-Background/Management-Software-Test-and-QA-Testing-Quality-Assurance-STQA-Magazinematt.heusser@gmail.comManagementSoftwareTest and QATestingQuality AssuranceST&QA MagazineWhere Matt talks about, like, you know, Risk Management. And stuff.Thu, 12 Jul 2012 11:21:33 -0600http://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 -0600