Measuring Value

Submitted by Jay Philips I think a great way to show if you and your testing team are adding value to a project & organization is to pull the number of defects found pre-prod that the testing team found and compare them to the number of defects found post-prod. ...

On Value

By Peter Walen The value in testing is an intangible item that people may not easily grasp and some may refuse to acknowledge.  We don’t make the software people will be using.  We don’t always detect and report every bug that is hidden within the software.  We may...

CAST 2013: Program Updates & Early Bird Discount

“Early Bird” Discount Ends Save up to $300 until May 31st Register by May 31th and save up to $300 with our “Early Bird” discount. Don’t forget that we limit attendance to 250 people. We look forward to seeing you August 26-28 in Madison, WI...

On Mentoring

By Doug Hoffman Mentoring is an interesting concept to me. Providing guidance is a lot of what I do for a living. Mentoring upwards and across an organization comes in the form of educating people about their needs and ways to satisfy them. Generally, I don’t...

From Lone Wolf to Tribal Elder

by Michael Larsen There are periods in our lives where we as individuals tend to be loners. Not all of us, of course, but there are times where it is advantageous for us to make our way and see what we know on our own. We pit ourselves, our wits, and our energies and...

Where the Bugs Aren't

By Iain McCowatt And Dee said “Help Please! Is there any way I can interest you in writing something for the AST newsletter for April?” Unfortunately, I seldom write like that. I prefer to write when something catches my attention, tickles my fancy, intrigues me: I...