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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 658 EAN: 9781600050114 ISBN: 1600050115 Label: Happy About Manufacturer: Happy About Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 164 Publication Date: August 01, 2006 Publisher: Happy About Studio: Happy About Editorial Review: Product Description: Testing problems are difficult, expensive, and hard to understand. Most software companies have bugs escape the testing cycles and reach customers. How can some of the inherent problems with software testing be eliminated? This book addresses this fundamental issue and helps the reader understand the high-level elements necessary to better execute software test automation and outsourcing initiatives. Although your team may know about test automation, have they ever executed efficiently to meet the goals of faster delivery, better quality, and saving money? If not, this book is a must read. The goal of the book is to help make testing less of an albatross and to provide a guide to software testing success. If done right, you can: Increase quality, Decrease cost and Increase speed to market. Co-Apple founder Steve Wozniak says that "Software is complex but I'm tired of finding bug after bug that a 5th grader wouldn't have turned in. Virtually every technical product these days includes a lot of software. It's a rare engineer that can write nearly perfect code. Methodical and thorough testing of software is the key to quality products that do what the user expects. Read this book to learn what you need to do!" Average Rating:
 Rating: - A must have for any test automation executiveThis is another very good booklet which should be on the desk of any test automation executive who has to explain to management what he is doing and why he is doing it. As also known from many articles we see once more an explanation of why it is necessary to separate manual testing from test automation (a basic rule that is still not implemented at many companies). I liked very much the part where Nguyen points out the "visibility" to get continuous support and confidence from management. Also I ... Read More Rating: - Excellent readThe GSTA book is the best I have come across on this subject. Most books on any QA related subject are simply too text book or just "crack-a-lackin" (crap). Find a nice easy chair, put your feet up on all your other QA /test / automation books and read this (it's not a thick tomb). You will have the tools to become a star manager / director / exec. Excellent read! Rating: - Finally, a testing book for executives!Happy About Global Software Test Automation: A Discussion of Software Testing for Executives is an absolute must read for any executive in a company that develops, customizes or implements software. For years, software testing has been notoriously under valued and misunderstood by corporate executives. While leading software testers have been trying to get their message to executives from the bottom up, they have been largely unsuccessful. This book has the potential to change that. ... Read More |
