Ask the Experts

Ask the Experts

• Choosing an ALM tool for managing your software testing processes

  ALM expert Kevin Parker discusses the different ALM tool features that teams should consider as well as the steps to follow.  Continue Reading

• The role of the software testing manager in gathering requirements

  What are the responsibilities of the product manager, business analyst, and software testing manager in requirements gathering? Learn how the roles are distributed here.  Continue Reading

• How traceability benefits the software development lifecycle

  Read expert Scott Sehlhorst’s explanation to learn how traceability of requirements improves visibility into building the right product as well as building the product right.  Continue Reading

• Managing software testing processes on an Agile development team

  In Agile development, testing processes are addressed by the whole team, according to Lisa Crispin. In this expert response, she highlights techniques for teams to work together to improve their testing and QA, including story mapping and Community ...  Continue Reading

• Choosing the right test management tool: A team effort

  Agile expert Lisa Crispin recommends that teams collaborate in choosing and implementing the appropriate test management tool. Read this response for insights into how test management tools can facilitate collaboration and enhance team productivity.  Continue Reading

• How test managers measure test team effectiveness

  Software testing expert Pete Walen warns against cookie-cutter metrics for measuring team effectiveness. Read this response for advice on approaching the challenge of measuring tester efficacy.  Continue Reading

• What to look for in test management tools

  According to expert Peter Walen, flexibility and ease-of-use need to be top concerns when selecting a test management tool.  Continue Reading

• Social media in business: Security versus function

  ALM expert Kevin Parker discusses the importance of security and offers some tips to business leaders in this response.  Continue Reading

• How ALM teams benefit from social media features

  In this expert response, Kevin Parker explores the current and potential uses of collaborative social media tools for ALM team members, including Twitter and instant messaging.  Continue Reading

• Leadership on the Web: Using social networking to teach and learn

  In this response, expert Pete Walen describes how managers and decision makers can gain from regular interaction via social media.  Continue Reading

• How software testers can learn together through social media

  In this response, expert Pete Walen explains how social networking tools provide an avenue for learning and teamwork that nearly everyone can take advantage of.  Continue Reading

• Changing communication and collaboration styles in ALM

  ALM expert Kevin Parker discusses how people have shifted communication to social networks and how managers can take advantage of this trend.  Continue Reading

• Instant messaging and wikis: Social media tools critical to ALM

  In this response, ALM expert Kevin Parker discusses the evolution of chat platforms and wikis amongst developers, explaining how managers can use these technologies to their advantage.  Continue Reading

• Confronting security challenges facing social networking sites

  According to application security expert John Overbaugh, the two top security concerns for social networking sites are application functionality and account privacy.  Continue Reading

• Application security: Using social media and collaboration tools

  Social media and collaborative tools are increasingly being used on professional teams, as discussed in this expert response. Here John Overbaugh explores the potential uses of specific social media applications for security team members.  Continue Reading