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Budget Planning: Getting Serious About Safeguarding Your Software
It’s October, and odds are your department is waist-deep in building next year’s budget. But while budgeting can be a monotonous, Herculean task, it…
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Look Closer: Test Automation Can Save You Money
Your testing team never slouches, but you always seem to find a bunch of defects in production regardless. But while improving your test coverage,…
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Tired of Reliving Your Regrets? Try SWOT-ing Your Problems Away!
When times are tough, it’s easy to get stuck in a rut, dwelling on missed opportunities and past regrets. But instead of fixating on…
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People, Process, Tools: The Heart of a Software Testing Methodology
We talk a lot about software testing methodologies around here. And for good reason—they’re a primary component of a consistent and efficient testing and…
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Risk-Based Software Testing: A Smarter Way to Save Time and Money?
Everyone wants lower costs, shorter schedules, and higher quality in software testing and QA—but you can’t have it all. Upper management wants cost and…
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Examining Effectiveness: A Lesson From the Golden Goose
How can we be more effective in our relationships? Jeff Van Fleet, Lighthouse’s CEO, thinks we should all take a lesson from Aesop’s Golden…
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Neutralizing Negativity: How Contrast Creates Positive Perspective
When things go wrong, it’s easy to dwell on missed opportunities or previous mistakes. But instead of getting stuck in the past, what if…
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Software Testing: Why Less Can Sometimes be More
Software is never 100% defect free, so how far should responsible testers go before wading into the murky seas of cost overruns and diminishing…
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The 3 Perils of Software Development: Why Projects Fail and How to Avoid It
Everyone fails at one point or another, but what sets the truly great apart is how they learn from it and improve. In the…
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A Rock and a Hard Place: Driving Change in Middle Management
Caught between those who want empowerment and those who want to cut costs, how can middle management avoid getting caught in some nasty crosshairs? …
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Customer Loyalty: Why Good Software Testing is Never a Commodity
In today’s world, software testing is increasingly seen as a commodity. But as companies’ reputations become increasingly dependent on their digital presence, is poor…
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QA: The Tiny Acronym That Should Be Playing a Huge Role in Your Budget
Let’s face it: business applications aren’t getting any less complex, and customers aren’t going to lower their digital expectations any time soon. There’s a…
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