Test session reports are a part of session-based test management. This is a checklist for helping you make a good test session report. … [Read more...] about SBTM Session Report Checklist
Metrics
Bug Metrics Tutorial
These are the slides from one of my tutorials about bug metrics. … [Read more...] about Bug Metrics Tutorial
Value Without Numbers
When competent managers think about the value of work, they are not limited to thinking about metrics. In fact, numbers are a pretty bad way to about software and software projects. I recommend that … [Read more...] about Value Without Numbers
Session-Based Test Management
This is the seminal article on Session-Based Test Management, written by my brother Jon and I based on the process we pioneered at Hewlett-Packard. SBTM is a kind of activity-based test management … [Read more...] about Session-Based Test Management
Low-Tech Testing Dashboard
Back in 1997, I was challenged by top management to create a way to convey testing status at a glance. Thus was born the "low-tech testing dashboard" which has since been rendered in various … [Read more...] about Low-Tech Testing Dashboard
Process Evolution in a Mad World
This is the first big article I ever wrote. It got me a lot of attention in the early 90's. The interest people showed in these ideas is basically why I decided to become a methodologist of software … [Read more...] about Process Evolution in a Mad World