What is Risk? A Risk, essentially is a possible problem. That is, it is some event that may, or may not happen, depending on other variables. In the software testing arena, a risk may be defined as a potential occurrence (leading to loss) which is a result (usually undesirable) of [...]
Before we get there, we need to understand what is causing the whole turmoil and disruption in the banking industry. Yes, you guessed it right. It is FinTech. But what really is FinTech? Per Wiki, ‘Financial technology, also known as FinTech, is an economic industry composed of companies that use technology [...]
With the changing times, the nature of software testing has changed from being reactive (identifying defects, prioritizing and reporting them) to being preventive (ensuring that no defects occur in the software development). Currently, with a growing number of software solutions developed and available in the market, end users have [...]
“What gets measured gets done. What gets measured and fed back gets done well. What gets rewarded gets repeated.” The above stated pithy statement relates very well to the need and importance of testing metrics. When an organization is able to clearly and explicitly define the testing metrics it requires, [...]
Risk-free businesses don’t exist – not even in the wildest of fantasies. If you have a business to run, it will have risks involved, and to survive – and thrive – you will need to face and overcome these risks. Next generation product and services industry will heavily focus [...]
Should Testing just be another Phase? We all accept that Testing forms an important part of the software development life cycle (SDLC). However, the reason why a lot of organizations fail is the fact that they segregate testing as a single unit – a phase. When Testing is treated as [...]
The term non-functional testing is commonly used to refer to testing the features not specific to functions. This includes testing for performance, usability, efficiency, security, the breaking point of the software, and many more. In essence, most of these tests help us to understand the quality and reliability of the [...]
“IQ gets you hired, but EQ gets you promoted.” Anonymous So, what is emotional intelligence (EI)(also referred to as emotional quotient (EQ))? Emotional intelligence refers to the understanding of our own emotions, how to use this knowledge to deal effectively with people and problems to reduce anger and hostility, and [...]
Per Gartner, there will soon be more “Things” on the Internet than there are humans on the planet. By 2022, each household could contain more than 500 connected devices. [Tweet “Gartner Says the Internet of Things #IoT Installed Base Will Grow to 26 Billion Units By 2020”] While innovators and inventors are [...]
Of late, Business Intelligence (BI) has gained tremendous significance across the enterprises. It has the potential to shape an organization’s growth and productivity. BI is a technology driven process for analyzing data and presenting the reports, dashboards, etc. to the respective stakeholders, which assists in taking appropriate decisions to [...]
