Farmers have to prepare a strategy and follow processes before they start the physical hard work of farming itself. Test location lead, Pratik Shah*says testers should adopt the same approach. ‘It is thus with farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work’ – Cato The Elder Every year [...]

Pratik Shah is currently working as a test location lead in one of the UK-based MNCs in India. He has been working in quality assurance and software testing for nearly seven years. Here he explains why it is important for management to have a realistic approach before it opts for Agile test automation.

A list of the worst software failures of 2010 that have damaged reputations, impacted negatively on financials and caused stress to users has been compiled by Software Quality Systems. Paul Nelis, director at SQS comments: “These examples of software failures reinforce our drive to raise the profile of quality assurance and software testing within the [...]

John Peake is the senior manager quality assurance for one of the UK’s largest personal lines insurance intermediaries, BGL. Here he tells T.E.S.T’s Matt Bailey how the software testing function is helping BGL tackle its increasingly complex business. The BGL Group includes some household names that everyone should be familiar with: comparethemarket.com and BUDGET car, [...]

TestExpo 2010 Tuesday 7 December 2010 Plaisterer’s Hall, London TestExpo is the UK’s premier software testing event. Taking place on Tuesday 07 December, 2010 at Plaisterer’s Hall in London, TestExpo features the leading organisations showcasing the latest in quality assurance and software testing plus a full programme of free presentations for all those that attend. [...]

Micro Focus has launched CaliberRDM, a tool which it says will help businesses reduce failures in their software development projects. According to the company, the product is one of several tools launched by Micro Focus as part of its new Continuous Quality Assurance (CQA) portfolio. Micro Focus’ CQA provides an end-to-end solution for companies looking [...]

NHS Wales introduces an application testing framework to improve patient safety, enhance quality assurance, reduce development time and create applications that are right first time. Andrew Griffiths, chief operating officer at Informing Healthcare (part of NHS Wales Informatics Services) reports. Informing Healthcare (now part of NHS Wales Informatics Services) was set up in 2003. It [...]

Quality reports are crucial if you want to know how you are doing. Inés Smith, QA director at a major bank assesses the benefits of some reporting tools and what they can deliver in the software arena. Reporting has always been a standard and perhaps the most salient requirement for any business. In recent years [...]

A survey of testers and developers, conducted by Sogeti, found that the need for software testing is increasing as businesses face pressure to develop more sophisticated applications in shorter timeframes. The survey highlighted a need for more investment – I think this will be a familiar plea over the coming months and perhaps years – [...]

Quality reports are crucial if you want to know how you are doing. Inés Smith, QA director at a major bank assesses the benefits of some reporting tools and what they can deliver in the software arena. Reporting has always been a standard and perhaps the most salient requirement for any business. In recent years [...]