Is Cyber Monday Turning into a Software Release for Testers?With every passing year, Cyber Monday continues to grow in prominence as one of the busiest online shopping days. With critical tests needed in functionality, performance, security, content, integration, and accessibility, Cyber Monday seems to be turning into a release of its own for testers.
Call of Duty: Are You Game Enough to Test?There are people who play video games for many hours a week. Yet some people move into software testing based on their ability to play games rather than because of their capability to test games. The challenges faced in games development are huge. Have you got what it takes to be a games tester?
The Challenges of Mobile Testing for Jailbroken DevicesMany of the automation tools for mobile testing on the market today require the use of jailbroken or rooted devices, a controversial condition that some testing advocates believe violates mobile testing best practices. Bonnie Bailey writes of the challenges jailbroken devices present to testers.
Is Software Testing a Thankless Job? QA teams often get blamed for things that are out of their control. These three issues are the biggest pain points: missed bugs, missed deadlines, and poor quality
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.
Making Process Changes in Days or Weeks, Not Months or YearsBusiness process improvement and the resulting change management are not for the faint of heart. Laura Brandenburg makes the case that BAs not only need to support organizations in changing more complex, decision-rich processes, but also in doing so faster—in days or weeks, not month or years.
How Being Active at Work Leads to Better CollaborationSteve Berczuk shares his insight on how novel approaches to being active at work can lead to better collaboration. If being active can improve collaboration, why not be active? After all, studies have shown that a healthy team is a productive one.
The Challenges of Mobile Technology Behind the WheelAutomakers have always worked tirelessly to one-up their competitors through technology, but is that challenge evolving into a different battle entirely? As new safety and entertainment features become available, developers and engineers are working to ensure they're always up and running.
