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Analyzing the Tools of Software Engineering

by Capers Jones April 6, 1999

Are you a leader or a laggard? According to Software Productivity Research, software tools can make the difference between projects that stand out ahead of the crowd and those that are limping behind.

Testing the Performance and Scalability of Your Data Warehouse

by Vijay Sankaran April 17, 2003

When implementing a data warehouse for the first time, most people do not perform essential rigorous performance testing prior to launching the warehouse.

Testing Requirements

by Luc K. Richard October 27, 2003

Requirements Definition is one of the various activities of the software lifecycle. And like any other activity, it must be tested before being declared as complete.

Testing, Testing...

by Luc K. Richard August 16, 2004

Quality: Whose job is it, anyway? Should organizations developing software have a team of dedicated testers or make the developers solely responsible for the quality of their application? The answer, according to this writer, is obvious.

Understanding Performance (Part 3)

by Luc K. Richard October 4, 2004

Now that you understand the definition of--and the interdependencies between--latency, throughput and resource utilization, it's time to ask how you measure such nonfunctional requirements. And why should you even bother? This article will focus on two testing strategies: load/stress testing and scalability testing.

The SOA Buzz

by Vijay Sankaran October 3, 2006

While Service Oriented Architecture has far-reaching effects throughout the development lifecycle, there are six key areas that all organizations must pay close attention to as they roll out an SOA platform. Here's some advice on changing the application development paradigm.

Misleading Metrics

by Mike Griffiths March 5, 2007

Most software development metrics are misleading and counterproductive. So what can you do about it?

Ensuring Quality in the Brave New World of SOA

by Vijay Sankaran April 4, 2007

To understand Services Oriented Architecture and its implications on quality assurance, one must look at how software has evolved over the years.

Quantifying Quality

by Mike Donoghue April 9, 2007

When possible, the effectiveness of a quality assurance management program involves three interconnected components.

Managing Quality and the Contracted Supplier

by Andrew Makar, PMP April 16, 2007

The following recommendations will help keep quality management in mind before the company contracts with a supplier for services.

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