As you may or may not know, the BCS announced last year that it is withdrawing its 2 ISEB Practitioner exams: ISEB Practitioner in Test Analysis and ISEB Practitioner in Test Management. Given all the misconceptions around this, I thought I’d try to shed a little light on the situation.... read more

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you have probably heard of “crowdsourcing” by now. It is a concept that has been generating a ton of buzz recently, and has implications for overseas software testing methodologies.... read more

Usability testing is an important component of software testing, a fact that has become more and more valid with the explosive growth of the Internet. Generally speaking, here are the key reasons why usability testing is critical for organizations to conduct in this day and age. ... read more

Although currently only about 16% of companies outsource their software testing processes, if you are a full time software tester, the prospect of outsourced testing can be terrifying. Luckily, software testing outsourcing is not appropriate for every company.... read more

Whether you currently work in software testing or just possess your ISEB Foundation or ISTQB Foundation certification, I’m sure you’ve heard of it. Stress testing basically means testing a system or an application to determine its reliability under pressure. ... read more