Forrester Predicts Mobile Payment Market Will Soar Mobile payments are here to stay, and as more players join the game, security and usability testing will become increasingly more important. With Forrester predicting a 48 percent increase in the market by 2017, there’s a lot at stake.
Happy First Birthday to the Raspberry PiThe Raspberry Pi is a $35 credit-card-sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. The projects that people have built with the Raspberry Pi in only one year are impressive. Take a look at just how far the device has come in its first year in the hands of developers—and children—worldwide.
The Sad Truth about Cyber SecuritySoftware security is a hot topic right now, but if we’re not careful, we could make things worse—much, much worse. In many ways today, there is nothing more important than developing secure software that works well in the real world.
How to Avoid Poorly Conducted Sprint RetrospectivesThe sprint retrospective is an important ceremony in Scrum. Of course, it’s bad if you don’t perform retrospectives at all. However, more often than not, it is not the retrospective itself, but rather a poorly conducted retrospective that results in an ineffective, stale, and meaningless effort.
How Test Teams Can Help with Service Level AgreementsTesting teams are not new to service level agreements (SLAs)—they have traditionally used various measurement techniques and metrics to objectively gauge a product’s quality and readiness to ship. Rajini Bharath explains how test teams can help an organization achieve a successful SLA roll out.
What Do You Do to Manage Software Metrics?Dealing with software metrics is one topic that is going to come up in your career. At some point, your boss or higher-up will request metrics from you or your team on the software, your process, or the people. Joe Townsend writes on how you can manage metrics.
Media Multitasking on the Rise as Doctors Plead for Its DemiseDoctors are doing all they can to spread the word about the dangers of the newest consumer trend—media multitasking. But with those responsible for equipping our phones, tablets, and TVs with endless connectivity hard at work to increase the trend, are doctors too late to stop it?
How to Deal with People Who Are LateAlthough certain personality factors may explain why some people are more prone to tardiness than others, there are steps you can take to alleviate potential problems. You probably can’t change the underlying causes of those who keep you waiting, but you can establish clear boundaries.
