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  • Register this week for the May 2020 TASSQ & KWSQA Events

    Register for TASSQ and KWSQA

     

    You might want to consider these events to network with other QA people or learn some of the new ideas in QA.

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    NVP Software Solutions will be participating in the following software testing and quality assurance event happening this May in Ontario, Canada. Due to Covid-19 restrictions the events are online and are available to all. 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!


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    QA GUILDS, TRUE AGILE AND THE SPOTIFY MODEL

    May 26, 2020 6:00 p.m. EDT – Online – Event is being offered for free.

    Presenter: Richard Strang

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    May 27, 2020  11:30 a.m.   Online

    Presenter: TBD

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  • Register this week for the February 2020 TASSQ & KWSQA Events

    Register for TASSQ and KWSQA

     

    If you are in the Greater Toronto Area or Kitchener-Waterloo you might want to consider these events to network with other QA people or learn some of the new ideas in QA.

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    NVP Software Solutions will be participating in the following software testing and quality assurance event happening this February in Ontario, Canada. The events are located in Toronto and Waterloo in 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!


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    HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT SERVICE VIRTUALIZATION SOLUTION

    February 25, 2020 5:30 p.m.  The Albany Club – 91 King Street East, Toronto, Ontario

    Presenter:Chris Colosimo

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    Heroes are Expensive: Extinguishing the Firefighting Culture

    February 26, 2020 11:30 a.m.   University of Waterloo

    Presenter: Sue Johnston

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  • Register this week for the January TASSQ & KWSQA Events

    Register for TASSQ and KWSQA

       

    If you are in the Greater Toronto Area or Kitchener-Waterloo you might want to consider these events to network with other QA people or learn some of the new ideas in QA.

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    NVP Software Solutions will be participating in the following software testing and quality assurance event happening this January in Ontario, Canada. The events are located in Toronto and Waterloo in 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!


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    VERIFICATION, VALIDATION AND CERTIFICATION OF EMBEDDED SOFTWARE

     January 28, 2020 5:30 p.m.  The Albany Club – 91 King Street East, Toronto, Ontario

    Presenter:  Dr. Akramul Azim, Assistant Professor in software engineering at Ontario Tech University

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    Quality Starts With a Shared Understanding

     January 29, 2020 11:30 a.m.   University of Waterloo

    Presenter:  Jeff Kosciejew

  • Register this week for the November TASSQ Event

    Register for TASSQ

       

    If you are in the Greater Toronto Area or Kitchener-Waterloo you might want to consider this event to network with other QA people or learn some of the new ideas in QA.

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    NVP Software Solutions will be participating in the following software testing and quality assurance event happening this November in Ontario, Canada. The event is located in Toronto in two weeks. Check out the relevant website 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!


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    CYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY TRENDS AND ITS IMPACT TO THE CANADIAN MARKET

     November 26, 2019 6:00 p.m.  The Albany Club – 91 King Street East, Toronto, Ontario

    Presenter:  Carlos Chalico

  • Register this week for the October events at TASSQ and KWSQA

    Last chance to register for TASSQ and KWSQA

       

    NVP is at StarCanada Wednesday and Thursday this week. Stop at our booth for your free stress relieving bug.

       

    If you are in the Greater Toronto Area or Kitchener-Waterloo you might want to consider these events to network with other QA people or learn some of the new ideas in QA.

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    NVP Software Solutions will be participating in the following software testing and quality assurance events happening this September in Ontario, Canada. The events are located in Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo in the coming 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!


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    THE POWER OF DESIGN SPRINTS FOR PRODUCT TEAM

     October 29, 2019 6:00 p.m.  The Albany Club – 91 King Street East, Toronto, Ontario

    Presenters:  Leah Oliveira and Carlos Oliveira

    Reality Driven Testing

     October 30, 2019 11:30 a.m.   University of Waterloo

    Presenters:  Rob Sabourin 

  • October 2019 Software QA Events in the GTA and beyond

    If you are in the Greater Toronto Area or Kitchener-Waterloo you might want to consider these events to network with other QA people or learn some of the new ideas in QA.

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    NVP Software Solutions will be participating in the following software testing and quality assurance events happening this September in Ontario, Canada. The events are located in Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo in the coming 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!


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    THE POWER OF DESIGN SPRINTS FOR PRODUCT TEAM

     October 29, 2019 6:00 p.m.  The Albany Club – 91 King Street East, Toronto, Ontario

    Presenters:  Leah Oliveira and Carlos Oliveira

    Reality Driven Testing

     October 30, 2019 11:30 a.m.   University of Waterloo

    Presenters:  Rob Sabourin 

  • What should be reported from your Testing Efforts – Part 4

    Feedback is always welcome and this week we are indebted to Paul Seaman for some very valid comments on the What should be reported from your testing – Part 2. He pointed out that the blog seemed to have a written bias, missed the value of verbal communication and seemed to silo testers.

    We were considering mainly final reports using an independent test team and with the potential need for an audit of the testing. So some bias may have crept in and Paul pointed that out. Let’s look at each of these.

    Siloed Test Team: The more you silo a test team, the less effective they are. Information does not flow to them or from them. So the opportunities to learn from each other is lost. In addition, any information that does flow back and forth will likely be somewhat distorted by the time it gets to the other party. Testers need to be included throughout the lifecycle embedded in the team.

    Verbal Communication: This is an obvious follow on from the previous point. If you are remote, or restricted in communication then the chance to provide and receive feedback is reduced. Non-verbal communication tends to be asynchronous – something is sent and there is a delay before there is a response. Verbal (throughout the project or testing effort) allows instant feedback and may speed up responses and reactions to changing events. The only thing you may lose is an audit trail. Anything crucial needs to be noted and put into a decision log for retention.

    Written bias: This comes down to the same thing as the last comment in the previous paragraph. Crucial information that needs to be retained should be documented and stored. If the report is simply a status that is being provided then it may not need to be fully documented. Point taken.

  • Does your software Testing Pay – Part 4

    “Does your Software Testing Pay” is the question we posted six weeks ago. We posted a simple calculation for a ROI and then a few comments that were received as feedback. Those comments were appreciated since they extended the idea past the direct defect costing calculation. Today we want to wrap up this series with some general comments that extend the idea a little farther.

    For the most part we have concentrated on the Software Testing aspect of Quality Assurance. Almost everyone we speak with is familiar with this aspect. Most software companies or those who depend on software complete some form of testing and the concept of testing can be generalised to cover a multitude of activities. However, it is not the entire picture.

    So, at the risk of making the title slightly inaccurate, what other aspects of Quality Assurance can be considered:

    1. Process improvement for the entire SDLC.
    2. Timely intervention at the Root Cause of many of the defects to prevent them from occuring in the first place.
    3. Concentration on the required end-result to make sure everyone is working towards that end. It is suprising how often this is obscured in large organisations. We attended a course a couple of weeks ago and spoke to the instructor afterwards and apparently many people on the course have only been told a very small piece of what they need to do (and part of that was to attend the course although the reason why was not provided). Not only is that against the concepts of keeping people informed of why they are doing something but it is also very de-motivating.

    The above list (particularly number 1) can cover a lot items that are very detailed and can add a lot of value to the Quality Assurance efforts. We may take this up in the fall.