Recently I had the distinct honor of being interviewed for an article in CIO.com by Matt Heusser of Excelon Development. Multiple conversations and parts of the interview were used to inform the article, so for what its worth, the complete Q&A is what follows. Enjoy! Continue reading
Category Archives: Software Testing
Software Testing Can be Sexy, Too!
Loving this article by Lorinda Brandon of SmartBear Software on the Summer QAMP program and the AST…making software testing education accessible to a new generation!
5 Questions with Keith Klain
Many thanks to Phil Kirkham at Expected Results for letting me take part in his “5 Questions” series today…enjoy!
Leadership in Testing – What Really Matters
Special thanks to the awesome folks at The Testing Planet for publishing the following story in their latest issue. Get yourself together and subscribe today! Continue reading
The Confidence Game – What is the Mission of Testing?
Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd. – Voltaire
Maybe it’s due to an extension of my tendency towards skepticism to myself, but I get really uncomfortable telling anyone that something is certain. That is especially true when it comes to software and interpreting the results of testing. There are just too many variables that impact the control and validity of the output, and that’s just limited to Continue reading
Improving the State of your Testing Team: Part Four – Attracting and Retaining Talent
The greatest challenge in building a team is finding good people. But as difficult as finding those people can be, keeping them motivated and in the building after you hire them is where the real work begins. Almost the entirety of our improvement program in the Global Test Center (GTC) is based on talent management. Metrics? Nope. Maturity models? Nope. Best practices? Nope. They only way we are going to Continue reading
What Does it Take to Change the Software Testing Industry? Courage!
My fellow AST board member and resident “software anthropologist & software tester”, Pete Walen, recently posted about what he felt it took to make a difference or change the world. He rather pointedly asked the question, “When was the last time you were proud of the work you did?” Excellent question! One of the values I talk about with my Continue reading
Context-Driven Controversy? Meh…
“I don’t care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members.” – Groucho Marx
As a relative newcomer to the context-driven community, I read with great anticipation the latest post on the Context-Driven Testing website. Unfortunately, a pattern seems to be Continue reading
The Pursuit of Scrutiny
“It is rare for people to be asked the question which puts them squarely in front of themselves” – Arthur Miller, The Crucible
I love scrutiny. I love it so much that I try to constantly surround myself with people who challenge my views. Either by directly asking for critique or by putting my work up to public Continue reading
AST Test Forum in India
The Association for Software Testing is sponsoring its first “AST Test Forum” in Pune, India on February 13th, from 5 to 7 pm at the IDB auditorium, Cognizant phase I, Hinjewadi. The forum will include an introduction to the AST by current board member Keith Klain, an open Q&A session, and a chance to network with testing professionals from different industries. Special thanks to our friends at Cognizant for hosting this event. You can register for the forum at the here. Thanks and we hope to see you there!
