Chhatrapati Shivaji (Maratha king) was one of the most progressive and sensible rulers in the history of India. We have heard countless stories of his victories when his tactics and practicality helped… Read More +
What are the software testing skills that you need? Technical skills are most often cited but soft skills like social skills and communication are as important. Communication breakdowns are a… Read More +
How can we start testing without being slowed down by the unknown aspects of a new context? When facing a new and different setting we might have to adapt to… Read More +
We humans are a learning species. It comes natural to us and just because it feels so easy to do, we are ignorant of its inner workings. When faced with… Read More +
By Jerry Weinberg In addition to her many other talents, my wife, Dani, trains dogs. Her speciality is "problem dogs," which really means "problem owners." Rather than retrain the dogs,… Read More +
More organizations have considered using crowdsourcing to handle their quality assurance needs but the approach presents a number of concerns. IT professionals are consistently tasked with carrying out a litany… Read More +
Software Testing is always looked at in a different way by the diverse companies that depend on websites, web applications, and enterprise applications for business operations in today's rapidly changing… Read More +
Testing is divided into manual and automated testing. The long term goal is to increase the automated testing. Manual testing is possible to start with minimal prerequisites and it is… Read More +
Far too often agile adoptions focus just on the development teams, agile frameworks, or technical practices as a part of their adoption strategies. And then there’s the near perpetual focus… Read More +
Technical people like me are considered quite nerdy and quiet sometimes, which makes many people be afraid that dating with me would be boring. But wait… I just tried researching… Read More +
One project is a great success and another is a complete disaster. Even though both use the same process, the same test method and the same toolset, how come? The… Read More +
In a forthright post each month, Robin dispels some truth that you otherwise might not realise with his regular Unconventional blog. In the latest instalment, Robin explains how many testers… Read More +
Three words, “I don’t know“, might just be the hardest words to say in any language. We avoid saying them, scared of coming across as doubtful and uncertain. Colleagues expect… Read More +
Ever since the news of US presidency under Donald Trump has come out, people have been making all kind of assumption on various trade and business links of the USA… Read More +
We’ve all been there. Developers aren’t listening when you tell them the severity of the problem; you’re repeating the same status over and over to the same people; you accidentally… Read More +
In a forthright post each month, Robin dispels some truth that you otherwise might not realise with his regular Unconventional blog. In the latest instalment, Robin addresses a small issue with… Read More +
In my current role in the Oil industry, I have seen the adaption to digital transformation. This means more dependence on software, automated workflows, and cloud technologies. Pair testing is… Read More +
“I need your Test Strategy by Friday” said the Project Manager. I reply “I can’t have a meaningful strategy by then. I don’t yet have enough information about what we’re… Read More +
From Crisis to Glory I was fortunate enough to get a speaking slot at EuroSTAR 2016. My talk was on my experiences with falling ill with stress. How I got… Read More +
Have you noticed that much of what I call “conventional we’s dumb” is touted by gurus? Gurus are Testing’s Donald Trumps and the main servers of Exploratory’s Kool-Aid. Albeit with… Read More +
For more than twenty-five years, An Introduction to General Systems Thinking has been hailed as an innovative introduction to systems theory, with applications in software development and testing, medicine, engineering, social sciences, architecture, and beyond. Used… Read More +
When you do the same thing many times, you can start to make false assumptions about your work process—and testing is no exception. Sofía Palamarchuk discusses some common fallacies about… Read More +
It took us over 100 years to add wheels to our suitcases. If you count from the invention of the wheel it took over six thousand years. We even put… Read More +
Remaining Relevant and Employable is a book for those who want to find good jobs, up-skill and do well in an interview. In this sample eBook looks at the chapter… Read More +
A couple of months ago I had discussion with someone who claims to be an expert in software testing about test planning and the right way of testing. It… Read More +
It can be difficult to think about how to improve testing efficiency and quality. A recent EuroSTAR blog post on the Myths around software testing addressed several common myths and challenges facing… Read More +
"It isn't what we don't know that gives us trouble, it's what we know that ain't so." - Will Rogers Welcome to my Unconventional Wisdom blog. Much of conventional wisdom… Read More +
Many young testers who have just passed their ISTQB certification exam are rather surprised when they find out what real life has in store for them. Instead of detailed and… Read More +
James and Jon Bach recently taught a new class called Reinventing Testers. As part of the class, they developed a style of diagramming roles which they call "rolegrams" and a… Read More +
For all the products we build, test and deliver, a good – great - user experience is vital to the success of our projects and organisations. We need to understand… Read More +
When I read this year’s EuroSTAR Conference theme - “Learning to test, testing to learn” - I thought about the possible most important thing I’ve learned through my testing career… Read More +
As digital transformation progresses at a rapid pace, the difficulty in using the web is increasing day by day. The harsh reality is that businesses are spending large amounts of… Read More +
We’ve all been there. Developers aren’t listening when you tell them the severity of the problem; you’re repeating the same status over and over to the same people; you accidentally… Read More +
The main success criteria for a successful IT/information system implementation project, is that all of the ”end to end” business processes must be able run correctly with the expected output.… Read More +
Have you ever really stopped to consider flying? I was afraid of it when I was little. It might have something to do with it, that my grandmother is still… Read More +
The T-shaped tester (Rob Lambert, Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory) combines need for general knowledge with advanced test skills to be successful. But testing is a versatile profession and demands… Read More +
The core of any business is the underlying infrastructure. The IT landscape is constantly evolving with frequent changes in OS, browsers, firmware and drivers. Infrastructure /Data centres becoming huge and… Read More +
I have worked with statistical methods in testing since before the millennium, when I used it for determining quality of six-digit date updates (or in fact since when I studied… Read More +
Companies consume talent that universities produce: well-educated, trained, and trainable people. I say trainable because universities teach students how to learn, which is an invaluable skill for working professionals as… Read More +
Before I started my career as a tester, I was a scientist doing research in particle physics, and my years in science trained me to be sceptical, inquisitive and open… Read More +
Introduction Psychology - the scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context. Question - a sentence worded or expressed so as to… Read More +
Working from home might be a dream or a nightmare depending on whom you ask. Many companies offer you a mix of being remote and attending the office, but not… Read More +
I was recently reviewing a ‘complete’ checklist for testing web applications but at no point in the list was accessibility even mentioned despite being quite thorough in other areas.… Read More +
The theme of EuroSTAR 2016 made me reflect more on the role of a tester. For testing professionals the topic of “learning to test, testing to learn” makes sense, since… Read More +
As part of our Hangout series, in May we held an event to discuss the issuers surrounding women in testing. Continuing our series of open discussions on various aspects of… Read More +
Unconventional Wisdom “It isn’t what we don’t know that gives us trouble, it’s what we know that ain’t so.” – Will Rogers Welcome to my Unconventional Wisdom blog. Much… Read More +
If your company is taking steps to be a more digitally engaged business, congratulations -- you're on the path to innovation and success. But when trying to deliver high quality… Read More +
Want to learn new skills without changing jobs? Many people in the software testing industry don’t last more than two or three years in the same job because they get… Read More +
Edward de Bono, in his Lateral Thinking books, makes a strong connection between humour and creativity. Creativity is key to testing, but jokes? Well, the punchline for a joke could… Read More +
Words are dangerous things. We think we know what they mean, but really I know what a word means to me. I don’t know what it means to you, and… Read More +
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