With the unique processes and priorities of working in an Agile development environment come new opportunites and challenges for testers on the project. Tim Van Tongeren will examine communication tools and skills for software testers on an Agile development team. While the emphasis will be on Agile teams, the tools and skills are helpful for other...   Read Article.

Integration projects are inherently different to test. Their architecture and overall project logistics don't lend themselves to GUI testing tools and processes. This White paper from Solstice Software reveiws the anatomy of integration projects and looks at a new and more effecient way of testing integration projects. It's written for people...   Read Article.

The article describes the Tools for Root Cause Analysis like Fishbone Analysis and Pareto Analysis and their application in the software industry. Real life case studies have been incorporated to impart a practical understanding to the reader....   Read Article.

During the lifetime of a test tool it will be necessary to upgrade, maintain, or customize the test tool. The upgrade and maintenance of test tools needs to be carefully managed and planned in order to mitigate the risk of affecting the end users. This article offers a framework for helping organizations cope with the changes that a test tool experiences...   Read Article.

Unfortunately many corporations make blunders with their automation strategy even before a single test script has been automated with a testing tool. In this article, Jose Fajardo will discuss some considerations that should be examined before purchasing expensive automated testing tools and working with them. The author also suggests some robust automated...   Read Article.

This report attempts to list the main tools for model based test generation in both the academic and the commercial arena. The aim of the report is to position the AGEDIS tools [1] in the context of what is currently available in both industry and academia....   Read Article.

This is a paper on choosing the right project management tool for your organization. It contains recommendations based on lessons learned from several opportunities to shop for the "perfect solution" in an attempt to gain control of software projects gone out of control. This paper focuses on aspects of the sale not covered in the sales brochures....   Read Article.

This paper describes a case study of the Rockwell Collins approach to repository automation, specific examples of tools implemented, and benefits realized through automation....   Read Article.

Learn how to transform XP theory into concrete Java® development techniques! Software developers live by the mantra, "evolve or die". Adhering to that philosophy, Richard Hightower and Nicholas Lesiecki present you with an innovative book about Extreme Programming (XP) a development methodology that enables developers to build flexible, high-quality...   Read Article.

The key to successful risk management is to identify all risks you know about and build time in for risks you do not know about. The mechanics of doing this is to simply list the risks, and figure out the loss (in hours) you expect would happen if the risk occurs, and then list the probability of the risk happening. Then you can factor that risk into...   Read Article.

Methods Tools is a free e-newsletter for software developers.Winter 2001 issue content: Understanding Structural Modelling, Software Process Improvement,Test Tool Evaluations....   Read Article.

Brian Lawrence has a set of Software Requirements Tool Templates including a Document Rule Set, Business Requirements Document Template, System Requirements Document Template, and Requirements Document Checklist....   Read Article.

This paper by Keith Zambelich describes his approach to configuring Mercury Interactive's WinRunner® automated testing tool for optimal use in testing legacy applications. The concepts expressed, however, can be applied to other automated test tools....   Read Article.

This is a list of defect tracking tools. Both commercial and freeware tools are included. The tools on this list are all available standalone, with the exception of a few that are integrated with a test management system. Tools that are only available as part of a bundled suite of tools, such as a configuration management toolset or a complex CASE tool,...   Read Article.

Companies are turning to automated testing tools more often than ever before to ensure that their applications are working properly prior to deployment. That's particularly important today, because more applications are written for use on the Web—the most public of venues. If a browser-based application crashes or performs improperly, it can cause...   Read Article.

This paper addresses the question of ‘Return on Investment’ in testing tools. It looks at the subject from two perspectives: the tangible and the intangible. Under tangible benefits, measurable short-term (single project) cost-savings are considered. Intangible benefits, which include longer-term gains such as reduced maintenance costs, corporate...   Read Article.

The Microsoft WAS web stress tool is designed to realistically simulate multiple browsers requesting pages from a web site. You can use this tool to gather performance and stability information about your web application. This tool simulates a large number of requests with a relatively small number of client machines. The goal is to create an environment...   Read Article.

Artima SuiteRunner is a free open source testing toolkit for Java released under the Open Software License. You can use this tool with JUnit to run existing JUnit test suites, or standalone to create unit and conformance tests for Java APIs. The three main advantages Artima SuiteRunner offers to JUnit users are reporters, runpaths, and recipe files....   Read Article.