Advice from John Overbaugh

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Advice from John Overbaugh

John Overbaugh is an experienced software tester whose strengths include test strategy, recruiting and hiring (especially for test), outsourcing/offshoring and the test process. He has a strong knowledge of challenges software testers face.

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  • How to create a testing scorecard

    Ask the Expert -  A software testing scorecard can be a good tool for managing a team's progress. Expert John Overbaugh explains how to create a testing scorecard and that fits yours and the customer's needs.

  • Granularity in test case design

    Ask the Expert -  Test case granularity is a complex issue in test case design. Expert John Overbaugh explains how to determine how detailed your test cases should be.

  • How to test a payment gateway on a Web application

    Ask the Expert -  Testing a payment gateway is similar to testing other features; however, security testing plays an obviously important role. Expert John Overbaugh explains.

  • Testing methodologies, testing strategies and testing types

    Ask the Expert -  Test methodologies, test strategies and test types are explained in this response. Expert John Overbaugh uses extensive examples to explain the various testing types.

  • How to test an application's scalability, performance

    Ask the Expert -  To determine if your application can scale, you want to look at performance testing factors such as response time, load, mean time to failure, and performance tuning.

  • Testing models and outsourcing

    Ask the Expert -  Outsourcing testing is a may follow a collaborative model or a factory model. Expert John Overbaugh explores the testing outsourcing and how these two models work.

  • How to define a test strategy

    Ask the Expert -  Having a test strategy can facilitate the testing process. Expert John Overbaugh explains how to define a test strategy and to what extent developers should be involved.

  • How to choose a software testing methodology

    Ask the Expert -  Choosing the right testing methodology, be it agile, waterfall, V-model or spiral model, depends on the software project, explains expert John Overbaugh.

  • How to match the test environment to the production environment

    Ask the Expert -  Testers often find a gulf between test results in a test environment and test results in a production environment. Testing expert John Overbaugh offers strategies for ensuring that test results in different environments match.

  • How to conduct smoke and sanity tests

    Ask the Expert -  Regression testing is enhanced, not replaced, by smoke and sanity testing. Expert John Overbaugh explains what these tests are and how to effectively conduct them.