Two weeks ago we asked if QA Management was a oxymoron. Today we are going to partially answer that question with a NO!
In the smallest set of terms; QA Management is there to save a company or organization money and to make a project run more smoothly. (more…)
Performance Testing is big! Mind-boggling big especially for software testers charged with completing it. And it is not going to get smaller with the Internet-of-Things coming at Warp Speed.
An oxymoron is two contradictory terms that have been used in conjunction so is “QA Management” an oxymoron or is it simply contradictory? Is it possible to manage Quality Assurance for Quality Assurance or are we wasting our time trying to manage quality? (more…)
NVP Software Solutions will be participating in the following three software testing and quality assurance events happening this September in Ontario, Canada. The events are located in Toronto, Kitchener-Waterloo and London in the coming two weeks. Check out the relevant websites for more information and to register. This is a great opportunity to connect with other software testing and quality assurance professionals. We hope to see you there! (more…)
Negative Testing
In many software testing scenarios, testers can use positive testing and/ or negative testing methods. Positive testing means that the item being tested reacts as expected when the expected input is entered. Negative testing typically means that the system can handle invalid input or unexpected user behaviour. However, if the system responds by rejecting the data and providing an error message, that is what was actually expected, meaning that was positive testing rather than negative testing. (more…)
Software tester training seems to be something that needs a lot more attention, given how many conversations we’ve had on this topic. A few weeks ago we talked about How We Train Software Testers? We get a surprising number of questions about software tester training and plans, and we now want to touch on the results of software tester training. (more…)
System Boundary Diagrams sometimes come up in the context of a Use Case and sometimes in the context of Software Testing. Either way they are a useful in the effort expended when determining what to test. While the ‘normal’ System Boundary Diagram shows the boundaries of the system and thus the boundaries of the testing, we try to use it only as a starting point for other diagrams that may also aid in defining the testing effort and scope. (more…)
Software tester training is something that appears to require a lot more attention, given the number of conversations we have on a regular basis. We get a surprising number of questions about software tester training and plans, so we’ve dedicated our next blog series on how to train software testers. (more…)