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Article by Eileen Strider |
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May 31 2002 - 12:12pm Market analysts say the economy is recovering from the recession. But it seems that every day we read about another company laying off workers and the tough IT job market. All this has Eileen Strider wondering, in this week's column, how you are faring and what kind of support you are both giving and receiving during these tough times. Read More
Article by Johanna Rothman |
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May 22 2002 - 7:06pm Project managers may be reluctant, even unwilling, to discuss problems that testers discover in a project. In this week's column, management expert Johanna Rothman gives tips on how best to tell management that "the sky is falling," and how to respond if they don't want to hear about potential problems before they occur. Read More
Article by Elisabeth Hendrickson |
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May 16 2002 - 1:05pm Have you outgrown playing games, now that you're in the serious business of software quality assurance? Well, maybe it's time to get that old chess board out of the closet. In this week's column, Elisabeth Hendrickson argues that the thinking skills you develop from games will serve you well in planning software projects. Read More
Article by Johanna Rothman |
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Apr 17 2002 - 1:49pm What's the best way to wade through those thousands of resumes you've received for the new testing position? To start, you could ruthlessly weed out those who don't show experience with your organization's particular toolset. But in this week's column, Johanna Rothman warns against this type of approach to hiring. By not looking at the person beyond the tools, you might be letting a star slip through your fingers. Read More
Article by Lee Copeland |
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Apr 10 2002 - 12:11pm Have you ever noticed how many professional activities don't utilize a separate testing phase? Veteran tester and instructor Lee Copeland has. And it got him thinking about our industry and the role a tester plays. In this week's column, you may be surprised by his conclusions. Read More
Article by Eileen Strider |
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Apr 3 2002 - 7:02pm Most of us want to be helpful. It's satisfying knowing that we've been able to solve a problem for another person. But what about those times when the other person doesn't really want our help? In this week's column, Eileen Strider shows how to offer "healthy" assistance, without giving in to the sickly variety. Read More
Article by Linda Hayes |
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Mar 18 2002 - 5:14pm When errors are not detected during testing, somewhere down the line someone has to take responsibility. In this week's column, Linda Hayes shows you when and how to do so...and you might even be able to turn the situation to your advantage. Read More
Article by Elisabeth Hendrickson |
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Mar 5 2002 - 7:58pm The software project gone awry is a familiar theme in columns and articles on this site. But in this week's column, Elisabeth Hendrickson uses her knack for observation to draw relevant lessons from seventeenth-century naval history. Read her advice on how to save your project from sinking. Read More
Article by Johanna Rothman |
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Feb 7 2002 - 8:07pm We all have different attitudes and policies toward finding and fixing defects. The choice about whether and when to fix defects depends upon many factors, one of the least understood being the actual cost of fixing a defect. In this week's column, testing expert Johanna Rothman shares a formula for calculating the system test cost to fix defects and how to factor that into the bigger picture of your project. Read More
Article by Esther Derby |
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Feb 7 2002 - 1:13pm Why wait to discover how your users will react to your system when there are ways to measure such things during development? This week's column describes a simple tool to develop visibility into customer satisfaction. Learn how you can begin to manage expectations so that neither you nor the customer has an unpleasant surprise on release day. Read More
