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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 test an application's scalability, performance
Expert: John Overbaugh | 12 Nov 2008
EXPERT RESPONSE - 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.
How to match the test environment to the production environment
Expert: John Overbaugh | 01 Oct 2008
EXPERT RESPONSE - 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...
Effective Web page testing
Expert: John Overbaugh | 23 Jul 2008
EXPERT RESPONSE - Software testers have to be as thorough as they can, advises testing expert John Overbaugh. Web page testing and Web form testing, like any testing process, requires smart and creative methods from the tester.
Granularity in test case design
Expert: John Overbaugh | 06 Feb 2008
EXPERT RESPONSE - 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 choose a software testing methodology
Expert: John Overbaugh | 11 Feb 2008
EXPERT RESPONSE - Choosing the right testing methodology, be it agile, waterfall, V-model or spiral model, depends on the software project, explains expert John Overbaugh.
Testing models and outsourcing
Expert: John Overbaugh | 07 Jan 2008
EXPERT RESPONSE - 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.
Testing methodologies, testing strategies and testing types
Expert: John Overbaugh | 17 Dec 2007
EXPERT RESPONSE - 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 conduct smoke and sanity tests
Expert: John Overbaugh | 07 Nov 2007
EXPERT RESPONSE - 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.
How to create a testing scorecard
Expert: John Overbaugh | 05 Nov 2007
EXPERT RESPONSE - 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.
How to define a test strategy
Expert: John Overbaugh | 18 Oct 2007
EXPERT RESPONSE - 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.
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