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Advice on running effective, scalable delta testing programs from the Centercode team.

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Product AI Summit 2026: A Recap of Three Days in Irvine

Events

How three days of workshops, keynotes, and conversations about AI unfolded at the Product AI Summit in Irvine.

"It’s Alive!" Centercode Labs Jolts to Life

Centercode News

From faster workflows to fun team breaks, Centercode Labs delivers tools that power better product work.

Introducing Centercode 10x: A Leap Forward in Modern User Testing

Centercode News

Centercode 10x redefines user testing with AI, app integration, and real-world insights to fast-track better product decisions.

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Centercode Partners with Idealab

Centercode News

We’re excited to be launching another partnership with a renowned startup incubator. This time, we’re partnering with Pasadena-based Idealab, to provide beta testing support for their burgeoning companies.

Come See Us at ProductCamp!

Events

Centercode will be a sponsor for ProductCamp SoCal 2012. This year’s “unconference” will be taking place on Saturday, November 3rd at Cal State Fullerton.

Is My Team Ready for Beta Testing?

Test Launch

After making sure your product and testers are ready for beta, the final piece of our beta readiness puzzle is making sure that your own team is ready. We’ve put together a checklist you can use to make sure that others in your organization are prepared to help run a successful beta.

Are My Testers Ready for Beta Testing?

Test Launch

As a follow-up to our product readiness checklist, we put together a list to help prepare your testers for beta. You put a lot of time into planning your beta test and recruiting great testers. With all of the moving pieces involved, it can be tough to keep track of everything you need to communicate to your testers before the test starts. Here’s a list of a tasks that need to be completed to prepare your testers for success.

5 Tips for Handling NDAs and Legal Agreements

Test Launch

Our fourth beta tips post looks at how to distribute and manage the legal documents associated with a beta test, namely non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and beta participation agreements (BPAs). For a more in-depth explanation of these documents, download our free beta test agreement kit.

Avoiding Survey Hell

Leader Insights

This is a guest post contribution by James McKey, a beta program manager at Symantec and longtime user of the Centercode platform. In this post, James goes into the pitfalls of beta surveys, including how to use Centercode to give your testers the best survey experience. — Emily @ Centercode We’ve all suffered through survey […]

Is My Software Product Ready for Beta Testing?

Test Launch

One question we’re often asked is: How do I know if my product is ready for beta testing? It’s a fair question. QA and beta teams are often pressured to get new products through beta and out the door as quickly as possible, but if a product goes into beta too early it can defeat the purpose of running a beta test. So we’ve created a quick checklist you can use to gauge if your product is ready for beta.

10 Tips for Selecting Great Testers

Test Launch

For our third installment of the Beta Tips series we’re covering tester selection. At this point you’ve planned your beta test and you’ve recruited a large pool of people interested in testing your product. You know that your testers can make or break your beta, so how do you make sure the testers you select are top notch?

11 Tips for Recruiting Beta Candidates

Test Launch

This is the second installment of our Beta Tips blog series (first installment is here). Today we’re tackling recruiting beta candidates. If you want amazing beta testers, you need to start with a strong pool of candidates. These tips should help you recruit the right people and set the right expectations for your test.

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