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Testing Centers of Excellence

Monday February 1st 2010 8am Rated 1 4 Comments Best Practices Management Automation Development Case Study Process Technology Certification Services Functional Integration Software Testing Unit Web offshore Tools
CA is using its global test facilities to raise the bar on product quality and time to market.
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Local Interest Groups Kicked Off in New York City!

Thursday June 17th 2010 2pm Rated 4 1 Comment Metrics Automation Case Study STP Community News Test and QA Membership Software Technology
A quick run down of the first official Local Interest Chapter meeting in New York City.

A Good-Bye To ‘Best’ Practices

Tuesday September 1st 2009 7am Rated 0 1 Comment Editorial Best Practices Case Study Performance Software Testing
Not all “best” practices are the best. Some are not even that good. This month we say goodbye to the Best Practices column and usher in the Case Study, in which we chronicle what works and what does not

What, no, really?

Wednesday September 29th 2010 8pm Rated 4 0 Comments Software Test and QA Testing Case Study Quality Assurance
Our intrepid hero tries to link to a magazine article about defective software, only to find ... more bugs.

Contracts III - A More Excellent Way

Monday June 6th 2011 11am Rated 1 0 Comments Testing Software Agile Management Case Study Teams
Where Matt talks about Collaboration, and some ways to do it

Customers get quality-centric VIP treatment

Thursday August 19th 2010 5am Rated 1 0 Comments Best Practices Case Study Exploratory Functional Quality Assurance Regression Software Test and QA Testing Process Error Handling Technology Management
Vermont Information Processing (VIP) has been providing business solutions to beverage wholesalers since 1972. The company develops software solutions that handle every aspect of the beverage distributorship, streamlining warehouse efficiency, cutting costs, managing inventories and forecasting sales. Market consolidation forced a period of accelerated development upon the company and it was the QA team that really felt the crunch. Customers became wary about upgrading. Now, with a much more robust approach to software quality an the introduction of new tools from Original Software, VIP has completely turned around its QA process and overcome its customers’ cautious attitudes. The company has now transformed into a software testing centre of excellence with happy customers who are keen to upgrade to new releases.
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The Value and Importance of Code Review

Wednesday August 18th 2010 11am Rated 0 0 Comments Development Best Practices Case Study Quality Assurance Software Research Strategy
Did you know that most code reviews are conducted in an ad hoc fashion, don't always include the right people, and fail to take advantage of the latest tools and technology? Apply these research findings to improve your code review practices today!

Teach Your Old Applications To Be More Testable

Monday December 1st 2008 8am Rated 0 0 Comments Test and QA Performance Automation Case Study Functional Testing User Web
When redesign’s not an option, and adding testability interfaces is difficult, you need ways to improve testability of existing legacy apps.
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Newbie Tester: A Babe In The Woods

Friday February 1st 2008 8am Rated 0 0 Comments Test and QA Development Case Study Load Management Testing Web
In this case study of manual testing gone awry, the trials and tribulations of a fictional novice tester exemplify what not to do.
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Best Laid Plans: The Schedule Problem

Monday May 1st 2006 7am Rated 0 0 Comments Test and QA Development Case Study Performance Management Software Testing
Part II of the series on worst practices explores scheduling issues and how they can be managed so that a realistic deadline can be met.
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Measuring Defect Removal Accurately

Friday July 1st 2005 7am Rated 0 0 Comments Test and QA Management Metrics Case Study Process Software Testing Web
Choosing test metrics carefully and using a good test metrics analysis model will help you navigate toward project success.
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Database Load Testing

Friday April 1st 2005 8am Rated 0 0 Comments Best Practices Case Study Load Testing Web
Since the Web has become such a large part of our lives, from online shopping to banking to attending online seminars, when you think “load testing,” it’s easy to assume…
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