Blog Posts by Stefan Junaeus

Download Our Brand New Beta Shipping Manual

One of the most challenging aspects of conducting a hardware beta test is developing and executing an effective shipping strategy that can keep your test on track. Experienced beta managers will tell you that even small things like unorganized inventory or packaging mishaps can turn a fairly straightforward beta kickoff into a complete nightmare. Undelivered […]

4 Tester Activities You Haven’t Tried

Test Management

Directed feedback plays a crucial role in beta testing because it allows you to get specific data from your testers to meet your objectives. Rather than just hoping that information comes up as testers use your product, directed feedback allows you to assign certain activities that are designed to collect the exact kinds of feedback […]

6 Tips for Assigning Tasks That Your Testers Will Actually Complete

Test Management

One of the most effective ways to obtain feedback from beta testers is to ask them for it in the form of tasks. A task is a specific activity you can assign to your beta testers that they can perform and report back to you on. You can request testers do everything from installing the […]

6 Steps to Get Your Testers to Complete All of Their Activities

Test Management

It doesn’t take much for inactive testers to affect your data, especially when it comes to analyzing forms of directed feedback (like surveys or tasks). Even if a small percentage of your testers opt out of responding to a mandatory activity, it can affect your data in a big way. For example, maybe testers who […]

Our Top 8 Survey Best Practices for Your Next Beta Test

Test Management

Every experienced beta manager knows how useful a well-crafted survey can be to the success of a beta test. Where poorly-written surveys provide useless or misleading information and overly complex surveys burn out testers, well-written surveys can have the opposite effect — helping you collect the high-quality feedback you’re looking for. In an effort to […]

Bright Future Ahead for Smart Lighting

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No one knows exactly how the home automation revolution will play out. We already know it’s big and has the potential to change many people’s lives. What we don’t know yet is how it will look: which products will overcome the problems plaguing current models and be the first to experience mainstream success? Thus far, […]

7 Beta Surveys You’re Not Using…But Should Be!

Test Management

Surveys are probably the first thing people think of when they think of beta testing, and for good reason. They are one of the most commonly used forms of feedback in beta testing, and are used in just about every beta test because they’re a straightforward way to collect quantifiable data that can point to […]

What’s Driving the Adoption of Smart Home Products?

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It’s no secret the next boom in tech will likely come from the rise of the Internet of Things. As companies continue to make strides toward raising the IQ of their goods, American manufacturing is primed to produce a new wave of “smart” consumer products. The most immediate part of this new tech revolution comes […]

Download Our Whitepaper on Cultivating High-Quality Feedback

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At the heart of every successful beta is great feedback. Collecting useful feedback that can be used to improve a product is the core purpose of beta testing. Feedback is only useful, however, if it’s clear, complete, and properly managed. Otherwise, you risk reaching the end of your beta with a mountain of ambiguous data […]

The Promising Future of Fitness Wearables

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The Model-T was the world’s first affordable automobile and widely believed to be the most influential car of the 20th century. Built by Henry Ford in 1908, the Model-T was the first mass-produced automobile built on a moving assembly line. By designing a car with interchangeable parts, Ford could produce a car quickly while also […]

Are Users Leaving Their Fitness Wearables Behind?

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There is nothing more sinister to the success of a new tech product than the dreaded abandonment rate. Whenever a cutting edge tech product launches, there’s a flood of early adopters who are interested in being the first consumers to own and use the product. Despite high levels of enthusiasm from these early users, a […]

The Beta Tester Community that Fuels Centercode’s Success

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Having the right tools and expertise to run a beta test is only a piece of the puzzle. You also need targeted beta testers to try out your product and provide feedback. At Centercode, we have a growing community of over 100,000 profiled beta testers called Betabound. We use this community to find the perfect […]

The Rise of Fitness Wearables

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Wearable technology is exploding, with fitness wearables leading the way. In fact, wearable technology is one of the fastest growing sectors in the tech industry today, and seems to only be getting more popular. Every year, tons of new wearable products are going to market. Brands like Fitbit and Jawbone have seen incredible growth quarter […]

4 Tips for Building Great Beta Surveys

Test Management

One of the most important tools a beta team has at their disposal are surveys. An effective survey can help a team qualify testers, obtain user insights, and quantify tester attitudes during the test. Surveys can even be an effective way to increase participation with your beta testers. A poorly constructed survey, however, can have […]

How to Use Net Promoter Score in Your Beta Program

Test Management

It’s easy to collect a lot of data during a beta test, the hard part is knowing what to ask to get the information you need about your product. One popular metric to use is Net Promoter Score® (NPS®). If you’re not familiar, a Net Promoter Score is a way to measure how likely your […]

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