Dawn Haynes

Member for

8 years 11 months

Dawn Haynes is a principal trainer and consultant for PerfTestPlus. As a highly regarded trainer of software testers, she blends almost thirty years of experience with her humorous and practical perspective to provide testers of all levels with tools and techniques to help them generate new approaches to common and complex software testing problems. Dawn also shares her insights at testing conferences and with testing communities worldwide.

Company

PerfTestPlus, Inc.

Job Function

Consulting

Industry

Business Services - Consulting - Non-profit

Interests

Agile

DevOps

Lean

Mobile

Performance Testing

Process Improvement

Project Management

Quality Assurance

Requirements

Security

Test Automation

Testing

Country

United States

Dawn Haynes

Dawn Haynes is CEO, principal trainer, and testing coach for PerfTestPlus Inc. and has more than thirty years of experience in supporting, developing, and testing software and hardware systems—from small business operations to large corporate enterprises. Dawn’s unique blend of experience, humor, and effectiveness at providing tools and techniques that help practitioners at all levels generate new approaches to common and complex software testing problems has resulted in her international recognition as an elite trainer of testers. She provides coaching services and is a frequent speaker at testing conferences, local groups, and intimate gatherings of testers. Dawn is also a former director and secretary of the Association for Software Testing, and founding member of the International Society of Software Testing.

All Articles by Dawn Haynes

All Stories by Dawn Haynes

	When User Acceptance Testing Isn’tUser acceptance testing is a great way to find issues that will matter to your customers before you release your product—but that's only if you're performing it correctly. Are you aware of what user acceptance testing entails (and what it doesn't)? Are you sure your team is clear on these goals, too?
	The Vocabulary of TestingTesters in every project and company spend time defining and debating the meaning of common testing terms. Which labels are used for testing activities tend to vary from team to team. How do you reach an understanding? Dawn Haynes addresses the disparities and highlights what's really important.