Using Project Management Tools in Testing
Rebecca Staton-Reinstein

Overview

Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail. Unfortunately this famous statement applies to testing as much as it does to software development projects. Whether you are a Test Manager, QA Manager or individual Tester, you need to plan your testing activities, execute them, review the results and improve your performance in the next testing cycle. Many IT professionals have little formal training in the planning and project management disciplines. Learn to apply the planning disciplines of Objective setting to focus your energies on the results you want. Apply selected standard practices of good project management such as using a work breakdown structure, activity sequence analysis and results tracking that can make the difference between success and failure. Reduce the time you spend testing through better planning and less rework. Increase the discovery of defects and become more effective and efficient by using good metrics to continuously improve your performance.

Dr. Rebecca Staton-Reinstein has had a long and successful career as an IT professional and organizational leader. She established the Quality Assurance function in three different companies. Her results led to her appointment as a corporate officer to implement total quality management. Her articles on building quality software appear regularly. She works with companies who want to improve their software and their IT management.