The road to ISO 29119 was a long time in the making, and although far from perfect, the 5 standards that make up ISO 291119 do provide an important benchmark for testers to test themselves against, as well as for consumers of testing services to assess the quality of testing provided. Prior to ISO 29119…
When considering the various arguments for implementing adequate QA & Testing processes, none is more convincing than the associated costs of fixing bugs. The longer a bug goes undetected, the more costly it is to fix. A simple costs vs benefits analysis will show overwhelmingly that the benefits of employing a QA Test Engineer to…
Testing is a vital part of software development, since it is about finding the software bugs. Testing can be done through both automated and manual testing, but which is best and for what circumstances? Whether you use one or the other or both, the decision should depend on a cost vs benefit analysis. Read on for an…
The overarching Software Testing Trend for 2016 will be that of QA and Testing Departments under great pressure. As Application Lifecycles shorten and as the number of releases increases, the emphasis must be placed on increasing capacity and quality. Testing Budgets will need to rise in 2016 to meet these requirements. In the seventh edition…
The question of how to build a testing environment is dependent upon the test plan and within this plan the test strategy. This defines not only the testing approach and testing environment but also sets the role of software testers by defining what testing to do. The scope of the project testing strategy is defined…
The Agile concept of Test Driven Development (TDD) has stood the test of time, emerging from the shadows cast by the test-first programming concepts of XP from where it originated (with the release of Kent Beck’s Test Driven Development by Example in 2002). Much of its success can be attributed to its simplicity in concept,…
The purpose of Continuous testing and continuous integration is to enable continuous delivery, the end goal of which is to accelerate the delivery of high quality software. Continuous testing builds upon automated testing which enables teams to run a large number of tests, cost effectively within a short period of time. Continuous testing, as the…
Do you need a Agile Test Manager for Your Agile Test Management? The position of Test Manager in the traditional sense is redundant when working within an Agile Development team. In Scrum, the most popular Agile method there is no position or role for the Test Manager. This is not to say that test management…
