test management
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Tips for Becoming an Influential and Efficient TesterFew people have a more diverse QA background than Jane Fraser. Currently the test director for Anki, Jane has managed test teams for Electronic Arts, Vodafone, and others. In this interview, we ask her about becoming an influential tester, which essential skills testers must acquire, and much more. | 
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Emergent Database Technologies and the New Platform WarIn the not-so-distant past, there was a war of railroad track gauges, a war of electric power currents, and a war of videotape formats. Now, rumblings of another format war are pealing through a formerly stable platform, and this one could directly impact those who build and test software. | 
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Use Session-Based Testing to Structure Exploratory Testing Session-based testing is a framework to support exploratory testing. Brendan Quinn provides an introduction to session-based testing—from its creation by James and Jonathan Bach to project tools that can assist with session-based testing. |
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Why Testers Need to Become More Technical As projects become more technical, testers themselves must adapt and become more technical. With technologies getting more complex each day, testers need to know how to identify risks and find problems deep within the technology stack. |
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Microsoft Goes All In with Skype Mergers and acquisitions are interesting to keep track of, especially when it comes to how merged and acquired brands perform a few years down the line. Rajini Bharath looks at what happens internally from a quality standpoint to prepare for a transition to an acquired brand. |
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Four Tips for Assembling a Great Test TeamWhen recruiting new team members, remember that you may not be marrying the folks you hire, but you are tying your success in with theirs. So it’s vital to be thorough in evaluating potential recruits and to hire slowly. Bonnie Bailey presents four tips for assembling a great test team. |
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Are Test Teams Prepared to Handle Mergers and Acquisitions?While mergers and acquisitions may be necessary to stay competitive and relevant in the market, there are core challenges that should be handled internally to make them successful, especially from an IT angle. Testing staff can help build a collaborative team through a merger or acquisition. |
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How Windows 8 Affects Software Testing The Windows 8 changes that will most affect software testers are the visual updates. Software testers will have to ensure that the program under test works both in the tile system and in the desktop environment, which many people will probably still use. |
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