How Perceptual Blindness (or Inattention Blindness) affects software testing
Perceptual Blindness (also known as Inattention Blindness) is the phenomenon in which people simply do not see things that are right in front of their noses. It has best been demonstrated by the...
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Is this what they mean when they say ‘Eat your own dog food’?
Anyone who’s ever worked in software companies will have heard the slang term ‘Eat your own dog food’. Eating your own dog food (sometimes called dogfooding) is a scenario in which a company uses its...
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Just how beneficial is user-centered development?
Usability is not something that’s black and white, on or off. A system can be technically functional but completely disastrous due to poor usability. A system that not only functions but also improves...
View ArticleContinuous Integration for successful agile projects
Continuous Integration or CI, is an increasingly popular concept within the agile methodology. Automating integration is a must in today’s rapid development projects. So what exactly is Continuous...
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How to stop your IT system from becoming outdated, obsolete and mouldy
If there is one thing that IT systems do very well it’s become outdated in record double-quick time. This is a fact; IT systems become obsolete faster than you can say Jack Robinson. The world around...
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ReQtest partners with e-testing
Our big news for today is a partnership announcement; we here at ReQtest have partnered with e-testing! Based in Hertfordshire in the UK and with around 50 employees, e-testing is a highly specialized...
View ArticleHow to work with requirements and testing in Agile projects
The IT industry is a young industry and we have seen huge evolvements over the past couple of decades. In the past it was important to ‘do it right from the beginning’. In some sectors and industries...
View ArticleIs Agile just Scrum?
Most of us are already familiar with Scrum and have a knowledge of Agile methods in general, so we know how they contrast with the more traditional methods such as the waterfall method or RUP. What is...
View ArticleWhy a Requirements Strategy and a Requirements Plan helps to streamline your...
When working with testing it is very common to have a test strategy and a test plan so as to conduct effective and well thought out test work. However, within the requirements engineering field, this...
View ArticleWhy is a requirements strategy of help to me?
To clarify why a requirements strategy is important, here are examples of problems that can occur if there is no documented strategy. Very different requirements strategies You are assigned to work as...
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An Effective Supplier Selection Roadmap for the Test Manager
Supplier selection and management can quickly devolve into a hellish free for all if a few key principles aren’t adhered to closely at all times. If you follow the tips below, you will start to...
View ArticleExploratory testing – where do its pitfalls lie?
In recent years, the term ‘Exploratory testing’ became one of the more popular buzzwords in the testing world. The benefits of exploratory testing are many but success is not automatically guaranteed....
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How to make testing more efficient
Today’s article is aimed at being a handy guide to a few things you can do to make your testing more efficient. It won’t be an in depth, comprehensive explanation of any subject but it will set you...
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System and acceptance testing – To automate or not to automate?
System and acceptance tests are expensive. Tests are carried out manually, they take a long time to complete, the work is monotonous and it is difficult to repeat the tests in the same way every time....
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ReQtest – Back in office in full force
Following a brilliant summer with a bit of time off for the various ReQtest team members, lots of relaxing and wine in the sun, the ReQtest team is all back in the office in full force and is raring to...
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ReQtest Clients – Stockholm County Council
Stockholm County Council, also known by the acronym SLL or the Swedish name Stockholms läns landsting, is responsible for all of the publicly-financed healthcare and public transport in Stockholm...
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Test management – does one size fit all?
A fairly common career path for testers is that sooner or later they’ll start working as test leaders. Unfortunately, there is no clear definition of exactly what test leadership means. The job can...
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Why Automated Software Testing Is A Better Choice
This is a guest blog post written for ReQtest by Prashant Chambakara. Testing is a crucial part of a software development project as it reveals the true quality of your creation. If there are any bugs...
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How to motivate the testers in your team (and keep them motivated)
In many IT projects you will often end up in a situation where it’s time to retest bug reports. Integration tests and system testing will all be completed but the system is not ready for acceptance...
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Why is Automated Software Testing a better choice?
Testing is a crucial part of a software development project as it reveals the true quality of your creation. If there are any bugs in the system or coding errors, software testing can reveal those...
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