Ask the Experts

Ask the Experts

Software Project Tracking and Reports

• Is a software test schedule at the development team's mercy?

  Does the development team determine the software test schedule? Find out why working with DevOps can alleviate some time and test constraints.  Continue Reading

• How can your enterprise support mobile email access?

  Granting mobile email access is easy. Here is a rundown of the options available.  Continue Reading

• Tips for making software QA testing reports acceptable

  Why don't users seem to appreciate typical software QA testing status reports?  Continue Reading

• Does Agile use business requirements documents?

  How does managing requirements differ in an Agile environment versus a mixed-methodology environment? How do Agile project managers document business requirements?  Continue Reading

• How to resolve team conflict

  Arguing team members can derail a project. Project managers can help resolve the issue by finding its root cause.  Continue Reading

• How to deal with workplace conflict

  Personalities often clash when several people work together. When facing an issue, learn to appreciate team members for their contributions, not how they express themselves.  Continue Reading

• When tracking defects, make efficiency the end goal

  Tracking defects can benefit the development team if done for the right reasons. Explore the reasons to track defects in this expert response.  Continue Reading

• Software quality metrics paint partial project picture

  QA consultant Gerie Owen discusses the use of two post-production metrics: defect removal efficiency and defect detection percentage.  Continue Reading

• Use test charters to enhance test team efficiency

  Team charters and test charters both help streamline priorities and responsibilities for busy software testers.  Continue Reading

• A software test results template improves test reporting where needed

  You don't always need test reports in software testing, but when you do, they're crucial. Matt Heusser has a template for software test results.  Continue Reading

• Performance metrics examples present essential performance data

  Software project management expert Matt Heusser presents performance metrics examples that illustrate how to build an excellent performance dashboard.  Continue Reading

• Expert advice on test case management and reporting

  Simplify your test case management reports with this simple, straightforward advice from software test expert Amy Reichert.  Continue Reading

• How adding controls can actually make for fast software development

  Add controls to the business of delivering software, and teams will scream about delays. However, fast development is often the result.  Continue Reading

• What are the most effective Agile project estimation techniques?

  Recurring project estimation techniques improve the Agile team's ability to deliver increasingly accurate estimates over the course of the project.  Continue Reading

• Give slow Agile projects a boost with root cause analysis methods

  Root cause analysis methods help Agile practitioners weed out the source of problems in Agile projects that aren't delivering the value they should.  Continue Reading