Quality Metrics That Matter. From Defects to Business Outcomes

If you have been in software testing long enough, you have probably seen metrics come and go like management trends. Twenty five years ago, quality dashboards looked very different from what we see today. Back then, the dominant question was simple. Did we test everything we planned to test. In the early 2000s, most organizations [...]

2026-07-20T12:53:21+00:00March 16th, 2026|20 Years Archive, AI, Blog, Era 2023-Today, Metrics|Comments Off on Quality Metrics That Matter. From Defects to Business Outcomes

Turning Data into Action: The Power of Scoring in Test Management

In the world of software testing, data is plentiful, but action is what ultimately drives improvement. With the addition of our new 'score' feature to Testuff, we’re not only offering users deeper insights into their test management process but also equipping them with the tools to act upon those insights. This feature allows our [...]

2026-07-20T12:53:25+00:00October 18th, 2024|20 Years Archive, Blog, Era 2023-Today, Metrics|Comments Off on Turning Data into Action: The Power of Scoring in Test Management

Streamlining Software Testing with Effective Test Prioritization

In the dynamic and fast-paced world of software development, ensuring the quality and reliability of software applications is paramount. This is where software testing plays a crucial role. However, with ever-growing codebases and increasingly complex systems, exhaustive testing of every component is often impractical and costly. Test prioritization emerges as a critical strategy to optimize [...]

2026-07-20T12:53:26+00:00August 11th, 2024|20 Years Archive, Blog, Era 2023-Today, Metrics, Testing|Comments Off on Streamlining Software Testing with Effective Test Prioritization

The Unintended Dangers of Results-Oriented Software Testing

We’re happy to announce that the online version of Testuff now comes with an overview screen. Because this dashboard already exists in the desktop client of our software testing suite, you might be asking – “So what’s the big deal?” Well, first and foremost, the dashboard creates a more unified experience across both platforms: Some [...]

2026-07-20T12:51:38+00:00April 27th, 2016|20 Years Archive, Blog, Era 2015-2018, Metrics|Comments Off on The Unintended Dangers of Results-Oriented Software Testing

Can Software Testing Management Ever Become Excessive?

Antoine de Saint-Exupery once stated that “Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” Truer words were never spoken. Although Antoine, who died in 1944, never had to work with software application testing tools in a world of perpetual evolution and changing consumer [...]

2026-07-20T12:49:17+00:00October 10th, 2012|20 Years Archive, Blog, Era 2011-2014, Metrics, QA|Comments Off on Can Software Testing Management Ever Become Excessive?

What came first – the chicken or the egg? A few thoughts about software testing Metrics

There are many topics which fuel debates and emotional discussions within the software testing community, but it seems that there’s one that really makes everyone excited - Metrics! How do you measure your testing efforts? What is the best way to evaluate effectiveness, and which elements should be quantified? How do we know if the [...]

2026-07-20T12:48:11+00:00September 27th, 2010|20 Years Archive, Blog, Era 2007-2010, Metrics, QA, Testing|1 Comment
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