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John Little

Why Is Beta Testing Done?

Test Strategy

Explore why beta testing is essential for product validation and how it's evolving to fit agile development cycles.

6 QA Best Practices for Modern Tech Companies

Product Development

With reduced resources, increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of QA processes is more important than ever. To help you out, here are six best practices for quality assurance that you can use to continue meeting the high standards of your team and your customers even as a team of one.

7 Tips to Enhance Your QA Environment Remotely

Test Strategy

Learn how to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of your QA environments with this blog.

Centercode Project Kickoff Dashboard: Take the Guessing Out of Configuring Your Next Test

Test Planning

I’m willing to bet that you’ve experienced “writer’s block” before. I’d be lying to say that I have not, because I just did. As I sat down to write about Centercode’s new Project Kickoff Dashboard, I was struggling to come up with where to begin.

3 Agile Inspired Testing Ceremonies

Test Management

There are a couple of big differences between traditional beta testing and delta testing. Perhaps one of the most significant is delta testing’s focus on working within Agile environments (vs. waterfall). Many parts of the delta testing methodology are pulled directly from common forms of Agile development.

Crowdsourced Testing vs. Beta Testing: What’s the Difference?

Test Strategy

Imagine this: you have two groups of 100 testers. You give them the same product. You ask them to report back on their findings. Would their answers be the same? Well, that depends on who the testers in those two groups are. It also depends on what you ask them. Those aspects show the difference […]

5 Essentials for App Beta Testing

Test Strategy

Apps are both readily accessible and everywhere. Go into a grocery store, a mall, a transit station, and you’ll see apps for everything from shopping to parking to public transportation. Like me, you’ve probably installed dozens, if not hundreds of apps on your phone or tablet over the last few years. Even my elementary school-age […]

What the Amazon Beta Testing Ads Say About the CV Industry

Industry News

My two favorite moments during a mostly uneventful Super Bowl were 1) Tony Romo circling all of the “punts” and 2) watching the Amazon Beta Testing Program commercial. During the game, the online retail giant unveiled the mystery behind its cryptic teasers to millions of viewers. The clips made headlines last week when Harrison Ford, […]

How to Collect Useful Feedback

Test Strategy

Three out of four companies that deliver best-in-class customer experiences rely on customer feedback. If that isn’t a high enough commendation for the power of feedback, compare the high percentage of customer involvement in top performing companies to the low percentage in companies who routinely miss their mark, where only one in four use feedback. […]

How to Optimize Customer Testing for A/V Product Development

Product Development

The best way to ensure your A/V product development efforts hit the mark is to bring your customers into the development process as early as possible. But with a growing customer base for home entertainment devices and an increasing number of features and product areas that could benefit from customer feedback, how can you ensure […]

4 Reasons to Include Installers in Your User Tests

Product Development

Customer Validation (CV) doesn’t always begin and end with customers. While they may not be your target market in the conventional sense, installers play a key role in the retention and satisfaction rates for smart home products as less tech-savvy audiences bring more sophisticated gadgets into their living spaces. Devices like smart thermostats, connected security […]

3 Components of a Successful Trade Show Announcement

Product Development

Planning on doing a trade show announcement for your newest product? You’re definitely not alone. The buzz surrounding tech events like CES, IFA, and CEDIA (to name a few) makes them incredibly effective venues for product announcements. CEDIA 2017, for instance, had over 70% of its exhibitors launch a product, and saw more than 20,000 […]

Enhancing Quality Outcomes in Product Development with Customer Validation

Product Development

As your organization and its competitors come out with new products left and right, your company relies heavily on your Quality team’s testing efforts to deliver thorough insights that can ensure its new products are built right and operate as expected. But while your QA team is full of experts and your tools are reliable, […]

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