All posts by Mike Harris
Enhancing Performance Tests with Control Charts
It is now one hundred years since the introduction of control charts. I use control charts to analyze the results of performance tests.
May 3, 2024
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Maximizing Feedback for Developers with Continuous Testing
Developers need feedback on their work so that they know whether their code is helping the business. They should have “multiple feedback loops to ensure that high-quality software gets delivered to users”[1].
November 22, 2023
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11 Min Read
The Role of Continuous Testing in Delivering Quality Digital Experiences
We all want to deliver quality experiences to our customers. Before we can ensure a quality experience for our customers, it is essential to establish a clear definition of quality specific to the product we are developing. Once established, embracing continuous testing becomes crucial as it can increase the speed at which features are delivered … Continue reading The Role of Continuous Testing in Delivering Quality Digital Experiences
June 8, 2023
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Managing for Quality with Dr Joseph Juran
The Juran Trilogy: Empowering Management, Testers, and Development Teams for Quality Planning We can plan for quality. Dr Joseph Juran showed many companies how to do this. The Juran Trilogy helps management plan for quality, and it can also be used by testers and development teams to do the same.
May 29, 2023
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9 Min Read
Grow Your Skills with Low-Code Automation Tools
Some of the tools we can use to automate tests are low-code tools. One of the tools I use to automate browser testing is the low-code tool Ghost Inspector.
April 3, 2023
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9 Min Read
Continuous delivery and continuous deployment offer testers opportunities for growth
Development practices are constantly changing and as testers, we need to embrace change. One of the changes that we can experience is the move from monthly or quarterly releases to continuous delivery or continuous deployment. This move to continuous delivery or deployment offers testers the chance to learn new skills.
December 13, 2022
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8 Min Read
What will come after “agile”?
I think that probably most development teams describe themselves as being “agile” and probably most development teams have standups, and meetings called retrospectives.
November 4, 2022
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8 Min Read
How should we test in the Red Beads Experiment?
The Red Beads Experiment was a part of Dr. W. Edwards Deming’s four-day seminars for senior management in which he asked members of the audience to play roles in a factory that made white beads.
September 27, 2022
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