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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The Popularity Contest
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Process Fanatics are Necessary
Most development executives want to improve their product development processes and achieve
And though all of these can be achieved with improvements to software development processes, they rarely seem to get done.
One recurring reason for not achieving these is the absence, in many software organizations, of a dedicated SQA (Software Quality Assurance) employee or department. Too often, management loosely assigns the responsibility to an already-overworked employee, which guarantees that SQA will crash and burn.
It's too bad that SQA is given such mediocre attention, because it's often the key factor in achieving better products that release faster.
Do you agree? Is SQA often the secret to better products?
-Judi
- Faster time to market
- Higher quality products
- Products that resonate better with users
And though all of these can be achieved with improvements to software development processes, they rarely seem to get done.
One recurring reason for not achieving these is the absence, in many software organizations, of a dedicated SQA (Software Quality Assurance) employee or department. Too often, management loosely assigns the responsibility to an already-overworked employee, which guarantees that SQA will crash and burn.
It's too bad that SQA is given such mediocre attention, because it's often the key factor in achieving better products that release faster.
Do you agree? Is SQA often the secret to better products?
-Judi
Monday, May 7, 2012
Who's Testing Your Code?
I often talk with software executives about the structure of their software development teams.
Some of their common questions are
I believe strongly in the last question's answer. There needs to be someone else besides the developer to test the product.
Yes, developers need to test code to make sure it’s working, but the test team has a completely different mentality and skill set. They should be trying to see where the software breaks, because if they don’t find those spots, a user will.
Who tests your code? Are they doing a good job at it? Let me know.
-Judi
Some of their common questions are
- Should developers interact with users? (Yes)
- Can developers write their own requirements? (Sometimes)
- Can developers test their own code? (No!)
I believe strongly in the last question's answer. There needs to be someone else besides the developer to test the product.
Yes, developers need to test code to make sure it’s working, but the test team has a completely different mentality and skill set. They should be trying to see where the software breaks, because if they don’t find those spots, a user will.
Who tests your code? Are they doing a good job at it? Let me know.
-Judi
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