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• CAST 2015 ends with great debate

  Matt Heusser offers a wrap-up of the CAST 2015 software testing conference, with a summary of several compelling keynote presentations.  Continue Reading

• Virtual worlds used as business collaboration tools

  Consider virtual worlds as legitimate business collaboration tools. Not only might you save travel money, you might spur team creativity and innovation.  Continue Reading

• What to look for when considering ALM software

  Choosing the right ALM software is as important as choosing the right ALM vendor. Know the key features and offerings from ALM tool sets and vendors.  Continue Reading

• Adobe offers mobile app development tool

  Adobe PhoneGap Build, a mobile app development tool, helps developers create cross-platform apps for multiple mobile devices.  Continue Reading

• RAD Studio XE8: A mobile app development tool

  RAD Studio XE8 from Embarcadero is a mobile app development tool for the creation of native and cross-platform apps used on today's popular mobile devices.  Continue Reading

• The Telerik Platform: A mobile app development tool

  Here is an in-depth look at the Telerik Platform, a mobile app development tool for the creation of native and cross-platform apps.  Continue Reading

• Do organizations need ALM software?

  When you find your company experiencing application development and deployment predicaments, ALM software may be the fix.  Continue Reading

• What you need to know about the ALM methodology

  Gerie Owen provides an overview of ALM methodology, covering its requirements, development and maintenance phases and its core components.  Continue Reading

• Buying mobile app development tools

  Expert Matthew David goes over key factors to consider when buying mobile application development tools, like security, testing and hosting.  Continue Reading

• IT project portfolio management zooms out on the big picture

  It’s easy to get tunnel vision on application development projects. Organizations need centralized efforts and tools to give them a better view of everything that's going on.  Continue Reading

• CTO advocates automated tests and continuous delivery

  Automated testing and continuous development have become the driving force for CTO Andy Piper as Push Technology evolves its middleware platform.  Continue Reading

• Compare software performance and load testing tools

  Performance testing is a key part of the software development process. Learn the essential purchasing criteria for testing tools, and see how the top products measure up.  Continue Reading

• Eclipse BIRT iHub F-Type focuses on the user experience

  Learn about the new Eclipse BIRT development tool, our Product of the Month.  Continue Reading

• FAQ: Software testing in the cloud

  Tackle the basics of testing software in the cloud with these answers to frequently asked questions.  Continue Reading

• Embedded system applications present new challenges

  Embedded applications place project managers in a new area of development.  Continue Reading

• Use APM tools to protect revenue, keep customers happy

  APM tools make problem solving faster, more efficient and less likely to disrupt the customer experience.  Continue Reading

• Knowledge, skills and abilities for software QA jobs

  The right knowledge, skills and abilities for QA jobs don't necessarily include test script automation or security testing skills. Jenn Lent explains.  Continue Reading

• Software test management: Know which rules to follow, which to break

  Software test management advice is often just plain wrong. Expert Johanna Rothman explains which rules to break -- and what to focus on instead.  Continue Reading

• Application Performance Center of Excellence: Avoid the epic fail

  Don't wait until your application is headed for an epic fail. A Performance Center of Excellence can help ensure all apps are optimized up front.  Continue Reading

• Mobile project manager fosters collaboration and helps autistic kids

  By managing her mobile development project, Marlena Smith helps clinicians treat autism in kids today and better understand the disorder tomorrow.  Continue Reading

• How to learn Python, Ruby and other scripting languages

  Join the ranks of software QA pros that have learned Python, Ruby or other scripting languages to code scripts for software automation projects.  Continue Reading

• Mixing Agile and continuous delivery for disciplined development

  A QA engineer explains how he uses continuous delivery and Agile to ensure his online organization's success.  Continue Reading

• Applying the scientific method to software testing

  Software testing and scientific testing have commonalities. Learn why applying the scientific method to testing software applications is beneficial.  Continue Reading

• QA skills gap: Testing pros need enough to write a test script

  Writing test scripts for automation does take some coding skills. But many test scripting courses focus on developers, and give testers way too much.  Continue Reading

• APM project management paints software picture for Port of San Diego

  The Port of San Diego has hundreds of applications that span five decades. This is the story of the woman charged with plotting their course for APM.  Continue Reading

• Software requirements development: FAQ

  This FAQ tells how to get business execs engaged in software requirements development -- and how to avoid vague requirements and unnecessary features.  Continue Reading

• FAQ: Automated software testing basics

  This FAQ for QA pros explains what's involved in automated software testing from writing scripts to understanding what tests should remain manual.  Continue Reading

• Mobile apps development: Defining requirements is a whole new ballgame

  Software pros must address three critical issues in the requirements phase of mobile apps development: choosing a platform, security and usability.  Continue Reading

• FAQ: Agile management and leadership

  This FAQ on Agile management will help software professionals understand the basics of leading Agile projects.  Continue Reading

• Writing requirements: Common sense measures for success

  Experts offer simple, common sense measures for writing requirements that deliver software that's better for the business.  Continue Reading

• Testing mobile applications is different than testing Web applications

  Although mobile app development methods can be similar to traditional Web apps, the art of testing mobile applications is still very different.  Continue Reading

• Expert advice on extending Web apps with mobile Web applications

  Building mobile clients for existing Web apps presents new challenges for developers. Overcome those challenges with tips from a mobile expert.  Continue Reading

• Security testing basics: QA professionals take the lead

  QA professionals should take the lead on security testing basics. Their big-picture view of an application helps them find and protect valuable data.  Continue Reading

• Mobile 2013: Fusion apps better for business

  In 2013, multilayered fusion apps will combine data from multiple sources, creating new business opportunities for companies that develop them.  Continue Reading

• Software developer career advice: How to make cross-industry moves

  In a tight talent market, a software developer career can make cross-industry move -- even though employers prefer domain-specific expertise. Here's how.  Continue Reading

• Software defects increase cost of Agile projects

  Fixing software defects can increase the cost of Agile software development projects, according to a recent voke inc. survey.  Continue Reading

• Implementing Agile in very large enterprises

  Many Fortune 2000 companies are implementing an Agile methodology. Learn what experts and consultants are saying about how successful it is.  Continue Reading

• APM in ALM: Keeping competitive by building the right apps

  A wise step for many software development companies is to get a handle on the many applications in use and better plan and manage application and project portfolios.  Continue Reading

• STAREAST 2012: Risk-based testing approaches for Agile development teams

  Experts Mary LeMieux-Ruibal and Mirkeya Capellán, who are leading a session at STAREAST 2012 titled, “Creating a Risk-based Testing Strategy,” examine risk-based testing on Agile teams.  Continue Reading

• Collaboration in Agile development: Requirements analysis is a team effort

  SSQ Site Editor Yvette Francino talks to experts Sue Burk and Janet Gregory about tester involvement in requirements analysis.  Continue Reading

• Requirements gathering: Collaborative approaches for software teams

  Agile expert Lisa Crispin shares real-world examples of ways teams can collaborate, creating a shared understanding between business and customers and IT development teams.  Continue Reading

• Agile ALM automation strategies: Using source code control tactics

  Organizations that move quickly to automating version control in software configuration management can boost quality and speed results in Agile development and application lifecycle management. The key to success is adopting an overall source code ...  Continue Reading

• Performance management for mobile devices: Solutions and strategies

  Software experts reveal mobile application performance management challenges in the enterprise, as well as strategies, best practices and tools to address those challenges in this article.  Continue Reading

• Determining the cloud model that best meets your business requirements

  In this third of a three-part series, we explore how to evaluate an organizations' current QA infrastructure and the different cloud deployment models which will help decision-makers determine a cloud deployment model that best suits its business ...  Continue Reading

• The benefits of adopting the cloud in quality assurance environments

  In the second of this three-part series, we provide insights that aid senior managers in understanding why QA environments are the best place to begin their cloud adoption journey.  Continue Reading

• Performance testing in the cloud

  In this article, SSQ contributor Crystal Bedell looks at three characteristics of cloud-based testing services and describes how performance test vendors are using this model.  Continue Reading

• Continuous integration: Tools and trends

  In this story, SSQ contributor Crystal Bedell describes the benefits of continuous integration, tools that are being used, and the trends for more mature continuous integration techniques: continuous deployment and continuous delivery.  Continue Reading

• Agile for data warehousing and business intelligence applications

  Find out how development of business intelligence and data warehousing applications differ from traditional application development, and how Agile principles and techniques can still be applied.  Continue Reading

• How to set goals and manage software projects and teams

  As a project manager developing software, how do you set goals, how do you assess problems and instruct your team to solve them? Learn how industry leaders have found success ways to address managerial and application pitfalls.  Continue Reading

• Managing software projects effectively: Key points project managers should know

  Software project management roles continue to change is tool and process improvements become available. In this chapter learn how to effectively manage your team. Learn where experts say key focus areas lie in this chapter excerpt.  Continue Reading

• Adaptation in project management through agile

  Project managers often focus on following the test plan versus agile leaders who expect change and are prepared to adapt on the fly, learn how to transition quicly in this chapter from Agile Project Management by Jim Highsmith  Continue Reading

• Certification pros and cons: Readers speak out

  Some are strongly against certification, saying nothing can replace real-world experience, while others see it as one thing that can improve your odds for being hired or promoted.  Continue Reading

• Six Sigma not necessarily beneficial to software development

  Can the Six Sigma process improve software development and result in cost savings? This columnist says no. That process and others like it are better suited to manufacturing operations.  Continue Reading