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Valentine’s Special: 20% off HP test tools

Specials | February 13, 2012

20% off HP Licenses

We love that you love Test Tools. As a Valentine’s gift, we would like to offer you 20% off RRP for HP test tools. But hurry, this offer is only available until 30 March.

Valentine’s offer is available for both In-House and Software as a Service (SaaS) licenses.

Planit can assist you with your testing and tool needs …

  • Recommending a test tool package that matches your needs
  • Assisting you in migrating from another platform
  • Updating your HP suite to the current version
  • Advising on how you can better utilise your newly acquired testing tools
  • Training your team in the efficient and effective use of your testing tools

Contact Damien Newland on +61 3 9099 1303 to take advantage of our exclusive Valentine’s offer on HP licenses or to enquire about our Technical Testing services.

What Makes a Good Tester

Latest Whitepapers | February 3, 2012

By Adam Osburn
Principal Test Consultant, Planit Software Testing

ABSTRACT: This paper discusses the common personality traits displayed by experienced, successful professional testers to help you understand what makes a good tester; to help you structure your testing team and for evaluating new possible recruits.

Introduction

The purpose of this paper is to put forward valid ideas about what makes a good tester, as professional software testing has changed dramatically over the last number of years, and changed for the better. The days of ‘anyone can do testing’ have thankfully long gone. Businesses are no longer entrusting the quality of their product to someone without the relevant testing skills set or personality types. This does mean that not everyone is or can become a high quality professional tester.

Test professionals who consistently worked to a high level of excellence all demonstrate a similar set of traits and these personality traits are what make them good at their job. Therefore, identifying these characteristics is key to evaluating a person’s testing ability and their potential to be a test professional.

Whitepaper: What Makes a Good Tester?

Agile and Regulatory Compliance

Latest Whitepapers | January 24, 2012

By Nella Maugeri
Test Consultant, Planit Software Testing

ABSTRACT: Is agile feasible for a company that must adhere to regulatory compliance (in the finance / banking industry)? What are some of the main considerations?

Agile methodologies appear to be considered part of the new trend in software testing. Executives, managers, testers and other business stakeholders seem frustrated with some of the limitations, delays and inefficiencies apparently inherent with traditional SDLC models. Much of this revolves around slow time to market, fast paced industries and heavy reliance on initial requirement gathering, documentation and process formalities. Further to this, the structure, culture, knowledge and dynamics of a team become a consideration when deciding on the ability to implement an agile methodology successfully. This whitepaper will discuss some of the deliberations that may arise when contemplating the implementation of agile methodologies for a regulated industry.

Start up challenges for Agile Testers

Latest Whitepapers | January 12, 2012

By Leanne Howard
Account Director, Planit Software Testing

ABSTRACT: In this paper I have selected a few of the key considerations that need to be in place in order to set yourself up to succeed with Agile.

Having worked with number of agile teams as a Scrum Master, Product Owner and coach for both internal and client teams, I have noted some common challenges for Testers. I thought that it would be worthwhile to share some of these with you so that you would hopefully not need to share the pain.

Change the mindset
The first, and I think the hardest in most instances, is to change the mindset of the tester. There are distinct patterns of behaviour that are exhibited, often split by the seniority of the tester. Let me try to explain what I mean for those of you that have not seen this happen as drastically as me, for those that have, you will know what I mean.

Is Testing a Profession?

Latest Whitepapers | January 10, 2012

By Leanne Howard
Account Director, Planit Software Testing

ABSTRACT: Do you consider Testing a profession? This paper explores what attributes make a professional tester, and consider what we can do to help promote this.

The Test Professional
I regularly hear this question and I’ll start by stating I absolutely believe it that testing is a profession, and I do indeed consider myself a professional. Anyone who knows me would realise that I have very high standards for myself and believe that the bar should be set high. At the same time I do, however, acknowledge the fact that there are many testers, junior and senior ranks included, for whom the term “Professional” is a very loose interpretation.

On reflecting over history and thinking about which events helped and or hindered the advancement of the concept of a “testing professional”, the single most detrimental event for the professionalism of testing was Y2K. It seemed that anyone, from any walk of life, could effortlessly jump on the money-spinning event, which seemed to epitomise the flurry of activity to prevent a seemingly likely catastrophe, while earning a lot of money. Most people in those days quite frankly had no idea about how to test. Although a lot of those have since left testing, there are some that still remain, broadly grouped together under the ubiquitous term of User Acceptance testers.

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