by Gedaliah Friedenberg Bring testers into requirements and business analysts into testing to create a more robust product in less time. EVERY SOFTWARE QUALITY team’s ultimate purpose is to work toward the goal of the best possible software quality. This usually involves advocating, initiating, and executing tasks and processes to improve the quality of one or more of the steps in the software development lifecycle (SDLC). Software testing teams often have a defined sphere of influence in the...
By Sheryl SmithSummary: As you move from project to project, have you ever marveled at how the meaning of the word "schedule" seems to change? This is not a delusion! "Schedule" is an emotionally charged word. At present there's no agreement about what a schedule is, or what it's supposed to do. All we know for sure is that the word is supposed to get people excited. Schedule = "Commitment" Some schedules are commitments that were given to a customer. The group is expected to believe "we can make...