Centercode Library

A comprehensive look at the process of beta testing in the software development lifecycle with strategies, best practices, tools, and benefits focused on enhancing product quality and user experience.

See how Centercode can streamline your feedback and testing processes to help you create products that truly resonate with your audience.

In this webinar, we'll share our proven tactics for driving beta tester engagement and feedback, including setting clear expectations, creating engaging activities, and closing the feedback loop with your beta testers.

In this third installment of our Builder’s Guide series, learn how to maximize your testers' engagement and feedback by setting clear tester expectations, creating engaging activities, and maintaining regular communication with your beta testers.

Overwhelmed by the prospect of finding beta testers? Stop stressing - with strategies for identifying your testers, creating targeted outreach campaigns, and developing smooth onboarding steps, this installment of the Builder's Guide series has you covered.

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Join Chris Rader as he unfurls the blueprint for finding testers who meet your requirements, stay engaged, and provide you with actionable product insights.

No idea where to start for your upcoming beta test? From the initial stages of planning through inviting testers to provide feedback, this Builder’s Guide will cover everything you need to know to set up your next beta test.

Industry veteran John Little is ready to walk you through the key components of building a beta test that can efficiently capture actionable insights from your testers.

Learn from industry experts on how to find, how to retain, and how to reward great beta testers that are a valuable asset to your organization throughout product development and beyond.

In this webinar, you’ll learn the desirable traits of a beta tester, how to find good testers, and how to maximize on their value.

Layoffs, budget, and uncertainty may be keeping you up at night. In this guide, you'll learn how to overcome the obstacles of an economic downturn and launch a successful product.

In this ebook, you’ll discover the essentials you need in your toolkit to achieve healthy participation within your dogfooding program.

Join the conversation to learn three ways that delta testing can help you thrive during an economic downturn in this webinar with Centercode’s VP of Product, John Little.

Join the conversation on the best ways to manage internal beta testers in this discussion with Centercode Product Director Chris Rader.

In our sixth annual report, see the latest trends in user testing and discover key opportunities and challenges facing test managers.

Looking to purchase a beta test management tools? This buyers guide will help you compare beta testing tools to find the best test management solution for your beta testing program.

Join this conversation to delve into the latest user testing trends and discover key opportunities and challenges facing your fellow test managers.

Whether you are planning your first beta test or your 500th, the right beta testing tool set can help make your next beta better.

Hear Universal Robots' secrets to a thriving beta testing program with strong stakeholder buy-in.

Get more applicants into your beta, UAT, and user tests with invite templates, sample emails, and a free invitation email generator.

Need more testers? Get your target audience clamoring to join your project with these best practices for irresistible beta invites.

Close the gap between what you think you know about your product and how it all shakes out after launch with three simple KPIs for user testing.

Take a walk through the Centercode Platform's delta metrics, which offer a holistic view of your product, project, and program performance at a glance.

How many beta testers do you need to recruit? Let our test size calculator do the math for you.

Technology drives delta testing. Learn why it's so essential, and get a rundown on the defining features of a comprehensive delta testing tool.

This glossary contains all the terms necessary for getting your company to speak the language and understand the potential of delta testing.

See the true ROI of delta testing and build a convincing business case with the tips and tactics inside this ebook.

See the history and trends that have led today's top tech companies to lay traditional beta to rest in favor of delta testing.

See delta testing in context and explore its spectacular benefits as they apply to each phase of product development.

Get the basics on delta testing, from who uses it to how it's supporting Agile and driving quality and innovation at today's top tech companies.

Trade your ad-hoc beta processes for a solution that's automated, standardized, and reliable in this intro to delta testing, led by Luke Freiler.

What is delta testing and how are tech leaders using it to deliver customer insights throughout agile development? This guide has all the answers.

This report looks at how user testing tools and processes are impacting the ability of testing professionals to deliver actionable results on agile timelines.

This step-by-step guide shares survey building strategies and examples for securing clean, readily useful data on your customers' attitudes.

This impact report looks at how traditional beta testing practices are holding up against the demands of today’s fast-paced markets and why it’s time for a change.

See how tech leaders are evolving their beta testing processes to deliver customer insights throughout agile development.

Get a look at the ROI Centercode customers across industries are achieving — from time saved, to costs reduced, to thousands of bugs fixed.

Explore the modern approach for beta testing, along with industry use cases from two decades of helping hundreds of companies bring thousands of perfected products to market.

See how AR and VR companies use Centercode to generate real-world customer feedback on specific issues like object tracking and eye strain to deliver captivating products.

See how wearable tech makers use Centercode to generate real-world customer feedback and smooth out UI issues before release to deliver comfortable products that integrate into users' daily lives.

See how telecom industry leaders use Centercode to generate real-world customer feedback and smooth out speed, coverage, and reliability issues before release to deliver seamless mobile experiences.

See how home theater companies use Centercode to generate real-world customer feedback and smooth out setup and operation issues before release to deliver immersive viewing experiences.

See how leaders in streaming entertainment use Centercode to generate real-world customer feedback and smooth out connectivity issues before release to deliver high-quality, on-demand viewing experiences.

See how smart home companies use Centercode to generate real-world customer feedback, smooth out setup and interoperability issues before release, and deliver frictionless products.

See how smart home appliance companies use Centercode to generate real-world customer feedback and smooth out interoperability issues before release to deliver seamless, convenient products.

See how mobile app creators use Centercode to generate real-world customer feedback, smooth out usability issues before release, and deliver engaging user experiences.

See how home security companies use Centercode to generate real-world customer feedback and smooth out interoperability issues before release to deliver reliable, set-it-and-forget-it products.

See how leaders in the home office industry use Centercode to generate real-world customer feedback and smooth out interoperability issues before release to deliver reliable products.

See how home audio tech producers use Centercode to generate real-world customer feedback and smooth out quality and connectivity issues before release to deliver professional-level audio experiences.

See how enterprise software companies use Centercode to continuously generate pre-release customer feedback that surfaces quality issues in realtime to support agile development.

See how consumer software companies use Centercode to continuously generate pre-release customer feedback that surfaces quality issues in realtime to support agile development.

See how connected health and fitness companies use Centercode to generate real-world feedback and smooth out UI issues to deliver reliable, easy-to-use products.

This report shows how leading technology companies are decreasing costs and increasing customer testing program returns with Centercode.

This report shows how pre-release testing keeps even small product issues from having a big impact on customer experiences and your star ratings.

Intuit’s beta guru Le’Darien Diaz shares insights into how one of the world’s leading software companies is guiding its program through the uncertainties of COVID-19.

Slay your next beta test with a start-to-finish approach for the process, from recruiting testers to knocking your project goals out of the park.

Need tips on establishing impactful community metrics? Learn how to set meaningful goals and bubble them up through your organization. Plus, get a glimpse at real Betabound metric data.

Technographics are real-time insights into your target market's tech ecosystems. Learn how to enhance testers' user profiles via test platforms and deepen your understanding from customer testing.

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By applying a researcher mindset, you can pull more accurate, focused results from your test. This session teaches research strategies that support and refine your customer testing processes.

Trimble's Alex Larsen highlights strategies and tools for elevating your Customer Validation program's results, building a culture people want to be a part of, and generating buy-in for your team's mission.

GE Lighting's Joy Trillet shares the struggles of starting a Customer Validation program at a 100+ year old company and the tactics pushing her forward in this illuminating conversation.

Jenna Deutsch reveals how the Bose CV team tunes into target market feedback and uses those insights to thread the needle of Customer Validation throughout their organization.

Learn the 5 essential skill sets that help you navigate the fluctuating demands of managing a customer testing program, from prioritizing bugs to facilitating a conversation with your stakeholders.

TestFairy showcases how they help companies like Johnson & Johnson, Blizzard, Groupon, Siemens, and many others to work remotely after many companies switched to remote due to recent events.

Running a CV program can be stressful, especially when there's a lot on your plate. Learn when it's time to scale your program, and get efficient practices for meeting your testing needs.

Get a high-level overview of personal data issues in customer testing, walk through best practices, and see the Centercode Platform's most helpful features for personal data management.

Struggling to collect valuable tester feedback? Increase tester collaboration, completed activities, and quality insights by avoiding the common pitfalls of "home grown" customer testing.

Your test communication strategy can make or break the flow of incoming feedback. Keep your testers on track to deliver abundant, high-quality insights with these communication best practices.

Walk through the ways you can use Betabound's panel of users to attract qualified target market testers for your next project and your tester community.

Incentives are tricky to calculate, tricky to manage, and tricky to distribute. Get the most out of your investment with these tips for using your incentive budget effectively.

Learn how the Autodesk Inventor Team partners with its customers to research, design, and implement product solutions. This session offers tactics and methodologies honed over a decade of testing.

Create a branded test experience that promotes excitement and turns testers into customers. This webinar will teach you simple tactics for tester engagement through visual and verbal branding.

TechSmith shares success stories and lessons learned from recruitment. Explore how alignment between targeted testers and well-defined goals positively impacts continuous testing outcomes.

Drive measurable, data-driven improvements to your customer test’s bottom line with this simple worksheet for tracking tester engagement.

Explore the causes of low test participation and improve the quality and quantity of your customer feedback with this pocket map for increasing tester engagement.

Product Director Chris Rader looks at the symptoms of low tester engagement, diagnoses the four most common root causes, and shares treatment strategies for increasing quality feedback.

The latest report shows how processes and tools are influencing the tactics, time investments, and overall success of today’s CV programs.

This Q&A offers an in-depth analysis of industry trends and how CV professionals are battling challenges like tester engagement in 2020.

In this Q&A webinar, learn how Centercode’s delta testing team uses project management skills to balance incoming feedback with engineering workloads.

Get an in-depth look at consumer attitudes toward subscription services like Disney+ and Spotify, and discover what’s influencing adoption.

Boost survey participation and bring in unbiased feedback with these helpful tips taken from disciplines like user research, marketing, and psychology.

Not all customer feedback is created equal. This guide shares how to use each type of feedback at the right time to drive smart product decisions.

Learn practical strategies for simultaneously conquering your chaotic daily workload while collecting valuable customer feedback.

The report explores consumer attitudes about connected products. See where the market stands, and get practical tips for audience growth.

Discover how industry leaders are leveraging customer feedback from continuous testing to benefit their teams’ agile software development processes.

Learn practical techniques for post-launch continuous customer testing within an agile environment. This whitepaper contains basic principles for rapid, ongoing feedback collection.

This infographic will help you tackle the common challenges of customer testing and explore modern techniques for process improvement.

Centercode CEO and Co-founder Luke Freiler takes you behind the curtain into the Centercode Platform and reveals how it streamlines customer testing processes.

Find out how today’s software development teams are grappling with faster release cycles and limited resources in this infographic.

Are your beta testing tactics stuck in the 90s? This ebook gives a quick overview of CV and how it’s supporting modern-day development styles and moving technology products forward.

Explore the ways technology is driving change in modern customer testing processes, and bring back tactics for overcoming the challenges faced by today’s complex products.

Create an airtight test plan and conquer common testing challenges. This kit contains a useful, easy-to-follow template and planning tips for mobile app Beta Testing.

Discover how your peers in product management, program management, user research, and Beta Testing lead their Customer Validation programs to success by aligning their stakeholders.

Explore the tools and processes that are propelling Customer Validation programs into 2019. Get an in-depth industry trends analysis in this report.

Learn the successful strategies industry leaders are employing to increase the value of their customer testing programs, based on the results of the 2018 Customer Validation Industry Survey.

In this webinar, Centercode’s Sr. Director of Customer Success Austin Meyer will show you how to build a comprehensive Customer Validation test plan using industry data and his years of experience helping build hundreds of test plans.

Unify your stakeholders behind a thorough, well-organized test plan with practical tools and best practices in our comprehensive kit.

Bring practical test planning and execution techniques to your hardware test with the best practices and tools in this all-in-one kit.

Collect higher quality feedback from your dogfooding program with these vital tips. Get both employees and executives involved and contributing to your employee Beta Tests.

Use these best practices and templates to attract quality testers and speed up the recruitment period. You’ll learn a proven process for finding enthusiastic beta testers from your target market.