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Duplicate Automated Tests

Posted 10 July 2018 by IN / 1 response

Several times in the last few weeks I’ve had a conversation about duplicate test cases. It’s a familiar conversation to me. The other person asks whether it is ok to duplicate test cases or states adamantly it is not OK to have duplicate test cases. But which is right? For […]

Webinar: A Conversation with Greg Paskal

Posted 11 June 2018 by IN / 1 response

Join us for a conversation with Greg Paskal. Greg is a natural innovator, pioneering new approaches across the Quality Assurance landscape. Greg enjoys mentoring others in sustainable approaches to manual and automated testing. Author of “Test Automation in the Real World” and countless technical publications, Greg can be heard on […]

Define the Interface

Posted 23 March 2018 by IN / 0 responses

Something I’ve been talking about at conferences as a part of several of my talks (See “From the Inside Out“, and “Technical Deep Dive: From the Inside Out“), has been the tactic of “Define the Interface”. In fact, I brought it up recently at TISQA 2018, as a part of […]

Webinar: The Power of Intentions for Test Automation

Posted 29 January 2018 by IN / 2 responses

Successful test automation depends on our ability to decide on what to automate. Too many teams make this decision without understanding the impacts. Those who don’t waste time, money, and labor on expensive test automation that doesn’t meet business needs and doesn’t help testers. Join Paul Merrill to learn the […]

Webinar: The Myths of Why We Automate for Testing

Posted 1 November 2017 by IN / 4 responses

Why do you believe we automate for testing? There are several reasons I hear repeatedly: so that we don’t have to repeat what we do; to be more efficient; to save time. But are these really the best reasons to automate? Prepare to be challenged with what you think you […]

5 Ways to Simplify Your Automated Test Cases

Posted 7 September 2017 by IN / 10 responses

Maintaining test automation can take a lot of time. So can understanding reporting for your test automation. Fortunately, you can greatly speed those things up. A big part of my consulting practice is helping clients with test automation. And with client after client, I see testers, test automation engineers, and developers creating test cases […]

Webinar: What’s a Mock Object and How Do I Use it?

Posted 5 September 2017 by IN / 0 responses

This demo will walk through what a Mock Object is and how to use it in writing unit tests. We’ll talk about the Mockist approach to unit testing as well as the Classicist approach. We’ll create mock objects from scratch as well as explore an existing mock object library called […]

Webinar: Accelerating Delivery of Quality Software with Test Automation

Posted 3 August 2017 by IN / 1 response

Software testing continues to grow as the #1 bottleneck of the software delivery process. How do our current processes contribute to this? What is it about our management of software projects that introduces higher levels of risk rather than mitigating it, while stretching the construction phase? Is test automation required […]

Two Craftsmen

Posted 14 July 2017 by IN / 2 responses

A homeowner wanted to have her hardwood floors redone. She had two different craftsmen come to her home to look over the job. One arrived in a Geo Metro with only a Leatherman. The other arrived in a Mercedes Benz work van full of tools. Tools she had never thought […]

Webinar: Making the Case for Full-time Test Automation Engineers

Posted 28 June 2017 by IN / 2 responses

“Can’t we convert our testers to test automation engineers?” “Why can’t developers create test automation?” “Can’t one test automation engineer work across several project teams?” If you’ve said, thought, or heard questions like these, watch this previously recorded webinar now! Many times decision makers in software development companies have trouble […]