What makes a good QA or Test manager?
A good QA, test, or QA/Test(combined) manager should: be familiar with the software development process be able to maintain enthusiasm of their team and promote a positive atmosphere, despite what is a somewhat ‘negative’ process…
Using metrics to estimate your testing
Creating a master test plan not only consists of creating a draft MTP, doing a product risks analysis and creating the test strategy. You also have to estimate the project. In this post I describe…
Tester Reputation Cheats
How well do you know your testers? There are several tester stunts I have been tempted to pull (and sometimes have). The act of testing is difficult to monitor so it is easy for testers…
How to Estimate Testing Efforts
Test effort estimation is a skill required of a Test Lead or a Test Manager. However, test effort estimation is not a skill that one can learn quickly. It requires understanding of several key concepts…
The Fog Of Test
Test Manager: Remember, we’re Software Testers, not some sorry-ass QA Analysts. We’re elite. Let’s act like it out there. Hoo-ah? Testers: Hoo-ah!
You arm yourself with TestA and prepare to battle your AUT.
Take a…
Systems outside the testing radar
When is a system small, non-complex or unprioritzed enough not to be tested? If there is a test organisation working on the bigger system that will be released to customer, what happens to the other smaller systems…
A movement called weekend testing – What it can do you and your testing career?
An extremely contiguous phenomenon is sweeping in some circles, communities of software testing; it is called Weekend testing (twitter @weekendtesting). Presumably, born out few young minds (Ajay Balamurugadas, Parimala Shankariah, Sharath Byregowda, Manoj Nair )…
Test This #4 – Stale Client Data
Think about your AUT. Is it possible for a user to see something on their screen that has been altered since the last time their screen refreshed? If so, you’re in luck. You can execute…
How to Start Selenium Server with Java Code
When test automating a web application using Selenium, we have to start the Selenium server first, so that a new Selenium session is created to talk to the web browser. This can be either done…
Risks based Software Testing
What does risk mean ? Put simply, risk is something that could result in negative consequences in the future. Risk is viewed in terms of its impact and likelihood of occurrence. Risks in software testing…
