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It is needless to say that for the success of any organization, we need cooperation within the team and that the team should have the flexibility to change direction when required.
The agile manifesto talks about this cooperation. I have worked with many organizations seeing a connection between the agile manifesto and how they develop their [...]

Database systems play an important role in nearly every modern organization. The ultimate objective of database analysis, design, and implementation is to establish an electronic data store corresponding to a user’s conceptual world.

Functionality of the database is a very critical aspect of application’s quality; problems with the database could lead to data loss or [...]

Software development is often a balanced exercise in time and quality management. For most companies it is a constant struggle to complete tasks on time and within budget, usually resulting in quality being neglected. When applications are finally released into production, users are often confronted with only basic functionalities or even the complete omission of [...]

Accessibility of deliverable

Make sure that all documents, both procedures and templates, are easily accessible for all testers and other stakeholders. An intranet page is a very effective way to provide a clear, preferably graphical structure, allowing users to easily access and download the documents they need. In one project we depicted the documentation structure [...]

This list of 10 ways to cut cost from the appdev life cycle comes from Experimentus, a UK-based software management consultancy…
1. Focus on well documented Functional Requirements
Without well documented Functional Requirements, there is potential for a system to be delivered which does not meet the customer’s expectations. For example, perhaps it does not work as [...]

A test technique is a general pattern describing what we do when we test. We start by modeling the test space. We then determine coverage, oracles, and activities. We configure, operate, and observe the system under test, and finally we evaluate the result. Sometimes these tasks happen so quickly and intuitively that we don’t even [...]

 This is specially for the developer who think testers cheap…..
Testing For Developers
When we testers find yet another “Did you even run this?” bug, it’s easy to believe developers purposely inject bugs just to taunt us. I have worked with a lot of developers over the years, and I’ve found that they generally do try to [...]

Indian Testing Board (ITB) is the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) approved national board for India. ITB is responsible for the “ISTQB-Certified-Tester” Certification in India.
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While software testing itself has been an ignored area, Whitebox testing has been further ignored. Many Questions asked by people about Whitebox testing.

Is Whitebox testing actually needed ?
Is it Whitebox testing a part of Development or Testing ?
Why Many organizations dont take up Whitebox Testing ?

Here, are the answers to above [...]

Experience has shown that Software Testing is not always considered by the community as a career path.
It is often thought of as an easy way to get a job in the IT industry, to then move onto better roles,
such as development.
Well, let us tell you something – becoming a developer is often a testers worst [...]

check  video related to testing in this link
http://www.rosiesherry.com/softwaretesting/show/Software+Testing+Videos

All about testing, an interesting website for testing resources have a look
 http://www.itquestionbank.com/testing

Very good article on best practices in Test Automation.  Must read for everyone who is into test automation
http://www.testfocus.co.za/Feature%20articles/july2005.htm

One of the excellent resource for Testing Metrics.  You will find different software testing metrics, their definition, purpose, and how to calculate.  Must read.  Click the following link
http://www.stpmag.com/downloads/stp-0507_testmetrics.htm