Software Project Management

Software performance management is a critical component of application lifecycle management. Software applications need to be tested to see if they'll be able to withstand the a... More about Software Project Management

Recent Definitions

• planning poker

  - Planning Poker is a teambuilding activity for achieving group consensus.  It is used by agile software development teams to estimate how long a component of...

• work breakdown structure (WBS)

  - A work breakdown structure (WBS) is a chart in which the critical work elements, called tasks, of a project are illustrated to portr...

• NUnit

  - NUnit is an evolving, open source framework designed for writing and running tests in Microsoft .NET programming languages... (Continued)

Highlights

• New skills for the QA tester: Scripting, security

• Is 'Agile software documentation' an oxymoron?

• STP Con Spring 2013 featured team leadership and communication

More Software Project Management Topics

• Outsourcing Software Projects

• Software Project Management Process

• Software Testing and QA Fundamentals

• Building Software Project Teams

• Software Project Tracking and Reports

• Software Quality Management

Software Development Models and Methodologies

Software development models and methodologies describe the processes that are followed in a software development lifecycle (SDLC.) Traditional approaches include the phased wate... More about Software Development Models and Methodologies

Recent Definitions

• Apache Lucene

  - Apache Lucene is a freely available information retrieval software library that works with fields of text within document files. This evolving venture is als...

• story point (story points)

  - A story point is a metric used in agile project management and development to determine the importance of a particular story.

• build your own app (BYOA)

  - Build your own app (BYOA) is an increasing trend towards the creation of applications by people without software development skills.

Highlights

• Software developers: Dealing with untrusted Wi-Fi connections

• The Death Star Conspiracy as software testing ethics training

• A guide to platform-specific security for the mobile developer

More Software Development Models and Methodologies Topics

• Extreme Programming (XP)

• Traditional Software Models (RUP, V-Model, CMM, Waterfall)

• Agile Software Development (Agile, Scrum, Extreme)

• Software Development Fundamentals

• Scrum software development

• Test-Driven and Model-Driven Development

Software Requirements Best Practices

Software requirements engineering is a crucial element in software engineering. Requirements analysis includes three types of activity: eliciting requirements, analyzing require... More about Software Requirements Best Practices

Recent Definitions

• virtual patching

  - Virtual patching is the quick development and short-term implementation of a security policy meant to prevent an exploit from occurring as a result of a ...

• use case diagram

  - A use case diagram is a graphic depiction of the interactions among the elements of a system. A use case is a methodology used in system analysis to iden...

• worst-case execution time (WCET)

  - Worst-case execution time (WCET) is a software development metric that determines the maximum length of time a task or set of tas...

Highlights

• Who should drive Agile planning and software requirements analysis?

• Agile process: Structured conversations build business-ready software

• Software lifecycle: Defining just-in-time requirements

More Software Requirements Best Practices Topics

• Gathering Software Requirements Use Cases

• Software Requirements Gathering Techniques

• Software Requirements Tools

• Building security into the SDLC (Software development life cycle)

Software Security Testing and Quality Assurance

Software security testing and quality assurance is used to provide protection for data managed and controlled by software applications. Security testing needs to be done to prev... More about Software Security Testing and Quality Assurance

Recent Definitions

• destructive testing

  - Destructive testing is a software assessment method used to find points of failure in a program.

• exploratory testing

  - Exploratory testing is an approach to software assessment that integrates learning about the program with designing the test and conducting the test...

• pen test (penetration testing)

  - Penetration testing (also called pen testing) is a tool for testing a computer system, network or Web application to find vulnerabil...

Highlights

• New skills for the QA tester: Scripting, security

• Tips for database testing from the cloud

• Software development cycle best practice: Threat modeling

More Software Security Testing and Quality Assurance Topics

• Software Security Test Best Practices

• Software Security Testing Tools

• Internet Application Security

• Penetration Testing

Software Testing Best Practices

Software testing is used to determine whether a software application is producing the expected results. Depending on the methodology used and the type of testing that's being do... More about Software Testing Best Practices

Recent Definitions

• load testing software

  - Load testing software is an evaluation tool for determining how an application will perform as the work level approaches the limits of the applic...

• use case diagram

  - A use case diagram is a graphic depiction of the interactions among the elements of a system. A use case is a methodology used in system analysis to iden...

• accessibility testing

  - Accessibility testing is a type of systems testing designed to determine whether individuals with disabilities will be able to use the system in ...

Highlights

• A debate on the merits of mobile software test automation

• New skills for the QA tester: Scripting, security

• Software testers: Get a professional development plan

More Software Testing Best Practices Topics

• Automated Software Testing

• Software Testing Methodologies

• Software Regression Testing

• Software Usability Testing and User Acceptance

• Mobile Application Testing Techniques and Tools

• Software Test Design and Planning

• Cloud Application Testing

• Software Testing Tools and Frameworks

• Exploratory Software Testing

• Cloud Computing Testing and Development

• Stress, Load and Software Performance Testing

• Unit, Integration and Functional Software Testing

Application Lifecycle Management

Application lifecycle management (ALM) refers to the processes, models and tools that manage an application from idea conception through end-of-life. ALM includes the management... More about Application Lifecycle Management

Recent Definitions

• Cyber Monday

  - Cyber Monday is a marketing event created to promote online sales. The day falls on the Monday after Black Friday, which directly follows American Thanksgiving...

• application lifecycle management (ALM)

  - Application lifecycle management (ALM) is the supervision of a software application from its initial planning through re...

• cruft

  - Cruft is the elements of a program, system or product that are either useless, poorly designed or both. In computing, cruft describes areas of redundant, improper or sim...

Highlights

• Fixing the broken performance management process for mobile apps

• Cloud outages: What to do when cloud services and apps fail

• Explain software testing benefits to the executives

More Application Lifecycle Management Topics

• Software Performance Management

• Software Requirements Management

• Software Deployment Management

• Software Maintenance Process

• Software Version Control

• Software Configuration and Change Management

• Software ROI and Business Analysis

• Application Lifecycle Management Tools and Processes

• Service-Level Agreement Management

• Application Lifecycle Management Software Fundamentals

• Cloud ALM