[Members-only] Article Don't Leave Security for Last
At the peak of the dot-com boom, my firm consulted extensively for large organizations concerned about the risks of Internet-based applications. My experience with one client in particular—we’ll call it Company X to protect its identity—remains the most palpable argument for integrating security throughout the software lifecycle.
[Members-only] Article Training Day
In an Intro to Agile class, students play a simulation game that yields a critical lesson.
[Members-only] Article Who Needs Testers, Anyway?
Taking a page from the U.S. Army officer’s handbook, a renowned trainer teaches us to align test expectations with realities to accomplish our mission.
[Members-only] Article Financial Software Testing
Wall Street crises and other market madness intensify the pressure to improve transparency, speed and accuracy.
[Members-only] Article Testing Centers of Excellence: The Big Picture
Following our February case studies on testing centers of excellence, we explore TCOEs’ pluses and pitfalls to help you assess their potential for your organization.
Article Achieving the “Vision” of Software Development...
When an organization sets out on the task of developing software for the business there needs to be a common “vision” of what the software will achieve for the organization. This may seem obvious and simplistic, but think about the current software project you are on and ask yourself these questions…
STP Community News
What Questions do You Want me to Ask the Community?
I am planning to introduce a new survey feature to our newsletter. Results of the surveys will appear in subsequent surveys.
Membership
A Letter from Rich Hand, Membership Director - Software Test & Performance
I consider it an honor and privilege to serve the membership organization for STP Collaborative as your new membership director. It is an exciting and challenging endeavor for me to join this new organization after spending the last seven years building and managing a very “mature” membership organization focused on help desk and IT service and support professionals. When I joined that organization, we were determined to lead the industry to a more respected position within IT, and I believe with the help of the membership, we did that with great success.
Testing Services
[Members-only] STP’s eSeminar: “The Great Agile Debate”
Two of the industry’s leaders debate the pros and cons of working in an agile environment. Become a standard or premium member to have access to this 90 min. debate.
Agile
[Members-only] Adopting Agile Is Easier Than You Think
The Big Agile Easy Boiling the process to a few simple steps.
Latest from STP Blogs
It’s /still/ interesting
A few weeks ago I recommended the Linkedin discussion “How to reduce the cost of testing”, then on page 10. Now it’s on page seventeen. Here’s an answer I found really interesting, by Sushil Gehi: Simplest way, make unit testing robust and complete, introduce right the f... Read more
An Aricle — and a goodie
We’ve been throwing the term “Application Lifecycle Management” around for awhile — long enough that the folks at Search Software Quality asked for my take on it. They just published Just Enough ALM, my brief walk through the solution-space of ALM. Now what I didn’t... Read more
An Article — and a goodie
We’ve been throwing the term “Application Lifecycle Management” around for awhile — long enough that the folks at Search Software Quality asked for my take on it. They just published Just Enough ALM, my brief walk through the solution-space of ALM. Now what I didn’t... Read more
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Current Discussions
Do you believe Software Testing is a Profession?
Blaine Bachman at 01:41 PM on March 11, 2010: My work situation and many of my opinions are similar to Robert's. That said, I have been working toward CSQE recerti…
Robert Martin at 12:15 PM on March 11, 2010: Value in my CSQE? Hrm... in my current employment, I would have to say no. To everyone but myself, it was just a bun…
Alexander Podelko at 11:13 AM on March 11, 2010: Most these certifications are rather comercial enterprises. There is AST http://www.associationforsoftwaretesting.…
Rich Hand at 01:19 PM on March 10, 2010: Thanks for commenting Robert! The subject of certification is one that generates much discussion in our industry. Many…
Robert Martin at 06:47 AM on March 09, 2010: Actually, there are a couple of professional certifications. The one that I have held (although it's expired now) is the Certified Software Quality Engineer from the American Society for Quality (ASQ).