Ask the Experts

Ask the Experts

• The role of software testers in requirements gathering

  Testers play an important role in determining requirements, according to expert Pete Walen. He explains how throughout the project lifecycle, testers must ask questions that can help generate the discussion needed to avoid problems down the line.  Continue Reading

• New techniques for requirements gathering in an Agile environment

  Agile development practices have changed requirements gathering into a more “continuous” process rather than a step that is completed prior to beginning a project, according to expert Scott Sehlhorst.  Continue Reading

• Three forms of communication essential to requirements management

  Teams can produce a higher quality product when goals are aligned around meeting requirements. Expert Scott Sehlhorst discusses the three forms of collaboration that facilitate the requirements gathering and management process within organizations ...  Continue Reading

• Integration testing: What are the challenges?

  Expert Pete Walen describes common problems with integration testing and offers insights into implementing it correctly, so that both internal and external users can benefit.  Continue Reading

• The benefits and drawbacks of test automation

  Software testing expert Pete Walen discusses the potential advantages and disadvantages of test automation in this response.  Continue Reading

• Increase IT and business communication for better requirements management

  Communication between business and IT is important, yet building alliances can be challenging. Agile expert Lisa Crispin offers tips and strategies.  Continue Reading

• Facilitating requirements gathering with Agile development expertise

  Agile expert Lisa Crispin offers tips for companies to avoid “analysis paralysis” and discusses how an Agile approach changes requirements gathering and management.  Continue Reading

• Exploring integration testing in the Agile development lifecycle

  Agile expert Lisa Crispin explores the various meanings and offers tips to testers on how to work integration testing into the Agile development lifecycle.  Continue Reading

• Succeeding in test automation: Collaboration between Agile testers and programmers

  Agile expert Lisa Crispin discusses the collaboration dynamic between testers and programmers, particularly in the interest of test automation success.  Continue Reading

• Exploring the role of the product owner on a Scrum team

  Expert Scott Sehlhorst discusses where the product owner’s responsibilities start and stop, particularly in relation to automation.  Continue Reading

• Generating code from software requirements: Is it possible?

  Software requirements, descriptions of features that will solve a problem, are not necessarily transferable into coding languages. Requirements management expert Scott Sehlhorst explains the nature of requirements and availability of tools that ...  Continue Reading

• Prioritizing security concerns in a complex software testing market

  Expert John Overbaugh identifies the three top concerns of the test manager and offers advice on how to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to security and compliance.  Continue Reading

• How software testing managers can ensure security compliance

  While security may be everyone’s job, the software testing manager holds particular responsibilities to ensure security requirements are met.  Continue Reading

• ALM tools: Is purchasing from a single vendor or multiple vendors better?

  Integrating ALM tools from different vendors can be nearly impossible, yet buying a toolset from a single vendor poses problems as well. Expert Kevin Parker explores these choices.  Continue Reading

• Automation in your SDLC: Identifying vital ALM tools

  Process-centric tools and dashboards are among the ALM trends identified by expert Kevin Parker. Here he discusses how these trends are now indispensable to automation in the SDLC.  Continue Reading