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How to stop developer vs. tester, quality-killing blame game

Daniel J. Mondello — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:55:57 EST

Agile expert Zach Nies offers ways to improve software quality by stopping Agile developer-versus-tester fingerpointing. In his 20 years in software development, he's seen human squabbles block quality assurance efforts too often. Here, he explains best practices for building cohesive, goal-oriented, quality-achieving development teams.

How to deal with iteration issues in Agile

Daniel J. Mondello — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:54:12 EST

Ways to avoid two common Agile mistakes -- out-of-control technical debt and misuse of subject matter experts -- are offered in David Christiansen's tip. He suggests ways Agile managers can foster sustainable development and technical and design excellence.

Free Web proxy security tools software testers should get to know

Daniel J. Mondello — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:52:50 EST

Learn which free Web proxy tools work best and how to use ones like, BurpProxy, Paros Proxy and WebScarab to boost rich Internet applications' security. Screen shots and directions show ways to use tools for application security in this tip by security expert Kevin Beaver.

Best practices for Scrum and when to apply them

Daniel J. Mondello — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:51:06 EST

Truth be told there many situations where a Scrum or Agile "best practice" is not the appropriate practice to be using. In this expert tip, software pros use project examples to illustrate when a methodology approach is the right one.

Requirements practices evolving, but organizations still struggle

Daniel J. Mondello — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:48:47 EST

Requirements elicitation causes software development teams' some of the toughest problem today, reveals a TechTarget survey. Most teams rely on use cases and requirements management tools to get requirements right. Agile and lean development practices are also helping.

Performance testing tools - Commercial, less expensive and free

Daniel J. Mondello — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:46:32 EST

Finding affordable, quality performance testing tools is a major concern in the software industry. This expert tip sheds light on some of the most reputable, cost effective ones that yiled proven results.

Put a stop to software espionage by watermarking source code

Daniel J. Mondello — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:43:11 EST

Having software code replicated or stolen is a major cause for concern in the industry. Fortunately there are measures you can take to protect your software source code.

Five steps to fostering better software tester and QA results

Daniel J. Mondello — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:46:37 EST

Separating the activities of software quality assurance analysts and testers can ensure application quality. This tip suggests steps for keeping QA and testing focused on quality.

Easing software performance testing and usability modeling pressures

Daniel J. Mondello — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:44:52 EST

Learn how to effectively test software performance characteristics, build strong test strategies and how to use proven modeling techniques in this expert tip. Matt Heusser teaches users and testers how to create strong tests that can offer improved performance quality and deliver timely Service Level Capability with ease.

Healthcare data base breech, over a million affected

Daniel J. Mondello — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:09:35 EST

A lost hard drive contained seven years of patient data including Social Security numbers and medical records of more than a million Health Net customers.