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The document provides various resources and links related to software testing methodologies, books, certifications, and organizations. It includes links to websites on agile testing, context-driven testing, books on software testing, study materials for the CSTE certification exam, performance and load testing tools, QA forums and mailing lists, professional testing organizations, and recommended certifications in quality assurance and quality control.

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Links to software testing information

Automated Testing Methodology:


(working on it)

Agile Testing Methodology and XP Programming:


http://www.testing.com/cgi-bin/blog/2003/09/25%20-%20agile-testing-project-6 Agile testing directions: technology-facing product critiques - Brian Marick http://www.context-driven-testing.com/ The Seven Basic Principles of the Context-Driven School - Brian Marick

Books that are setting the pace in the industry:


"Software Testing In The Real World" by Ed Kit Book Review "The Complete Guide to Software Testing" by Bill Hetzel Book Review

CSTE Certification Exam Study Materials:


Certified Software Test Engineer Body Of Knowledge www.softwarecertifications.com/cstebok/cstebok.htm

eNews Letters of interest to testers:


(working on it)

General Testing Body Of Knowledge:


www.softwarecertifications.com/cstebok/cstebok.htm www.qualitydigest.com/july98/html/cste.html www.softwarecertifications.com/cstebok/cstebok.htm www.qaimea.com/certification/certify.html www.qaiindia.com/Certification/note1.htm rapidsqa.com/pages/353345 www.iqaa.org/certifications/cert-self-study/index.php www.asq.org/cert/types/csqe/bok.html

Load Testing - Stress Testing - Volume Testing - Performance Testing links


www.testingfaqs.org/t-load.htmlhttp://sourceforge.net/projects/dieseltest http://sourceforge.net/projects/deluge http://hammerhead.sourceforge.net/ http://opensourcetesting.org/performance.php http://sourceforge.net/ http://www.grove.co.uk/Tool_Information/Choosing_Tools.html www.softwareqatest.com/qatweb1.html#LOAD www.sqa-test.com/toolpage.html

News Groups for QA/QC


QA Forums www.qaforums.com/

Sticky Minds http://www.stickyminds.com

Professional Organizations
Quality Assurance Institute http://www.qaiusa.com American Society For Quality www.asq.org Software Quality Engineering www.sqe.com

Quality Assurance:
Recognized Quality Assurance certifications that are desirable: Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA) www.softwarecertifications.com/qai_cqa.htm American Society for Quality Certification (ASQ)http://www.asq.org/ Quality Improvement Associate Certification (CQIA) http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?srch=105&FORM=AS5&q=Quality+Improvement+Associate+Certific ation Six Sigma Black Belt Certification (SSBB) http://www.asq.org/certification/six-sigma/ Certified Manager of Software Quality (CMSQ) http://www.asq.org/certification/manager-ofquality/index.html Certified Test Manager (CTM) www.testinginstitute.com/ctm.php Certified Software Project Manager (CSPM) www.softwarecertifications.com/qai_cspm.htm

Quality Control:
Certification Desirable: Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP) QAI www.testinginstitute.com/cstp.php Certified Software Tester (CSTE) QAI www.softwarecertifications.com/qai_cste.htm International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) www.istqb.org Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) www.cqeweb.com Center For Quality of Management (CQM) www.cqm.org Just as a side note it is important to understand the difference between QA and QC: Normally Quality Assurance is a managers responsibility and is a staff position. It entails working on improving process in such a way that it would prevent future defects from happening. Quality Assurance in the industry is referred to as the work of prevention. A Quality Control Analyst would be classified more as a statition than as a tester, whose job is to build quality into the organization through continuous improvement of processes rather than into the product going out the door through testing for defects. A Quality Control Test Engineer is a line position and is normally done by test engineers. Quality Control is detecting defects that have already occurred. Thus in the industry Quality Control is referred to as the work of detection. A Quality Assurance Analyst normally would not do testing. A Quality Assurance Analyst would be engaged in working either as a manger or with managers on improvement of processes that would keep defects from happening. A Quality Assurance Analyst would study metrics and look for trends. They would be a facilitator, coordinator, educator, quality planner and measurement analyst. Risk analysis and Cost of Quality studies are done by Quality Control Analysts. Testing of the application for Quality Control is done by Test Engineers.

However in most smaller businesses, a Quality Assurance Analyst would also double as a Test Engineer!

Resources Links of interest to testers:


www.aptest.com/resources.html

Trade Journals of interest to testers:


Better Software Magazine(was STQE) www.stickyminds.com/BetterSoftware/magazine.asp Sticky Minds (on line magazine) www.stickyminds.com Crosstalk (free) www.stsc.hill.af.mil/crosstalk The Journal of the Quality Assurance Institute (QAI) www.qaiusa.com American Society For Quality (have several trade journals all accessible from their web page) www.asq.org/ Quality Progress Six Sigma Forum Magazine Quality Management Journal (QMJ) Journal of Quality Technology (JQT) Software Quality Professional (SQP) Quality Engineering Technometrics THE INFORMED OUTLOOK AQP's Journal for Quality and Participation (JQP)

Recommended Reading List:


The Complete Guide to Software Testing By Bill Hetzel ISBN: 0471565679 Software Testing in the Real World : Improving the Process by Edward Kit ISBN: 0-201-87756-2 Inroads to Software Quality by Alka Jarvis and Vern Crandall ISBN 0132384035 CMM Implementation Guide CMM Implementation Guide by Kim Caputo ISBN 0201379384 Making Process Improvement Work by Neil S. Potter and Mary E. Sakry ISBN 0201775778 Software Testing by Ron Patton ISBN 0672319837 Political Savvy by John R. DeLuca ISBN 0966763602 Software Test Automation by Mark Fewster and Dorothy Graham ISBN 0201331403 Testing Computer Software by Cam Kaner, Jack Falk, Hugn Quoc Nguyen ISBN 1-85032-847-1 How to Break Software by James A. Whittaker ISBN 0-201-79619-8 Evvective Methods for Software Testing, Second Edition by William E. Perry ISBN 0-471-35418-X

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