The importance of real world customer scenarios for user acceptance testing
Whether we’re talking major software implementation in a billion dollar company or adding a small application to a new startup, the need to develop real world scenarios when performing User Acceptance...
View ArticleHow important a fresh set of eyes reviewing your applications is before release
We’ve all been there before. We get too close to our applications or products and start to make assumptions about what our customers really want and how the application is meant to function. It’s only...
View ArticleHow connected cars could make recalls a thing of the past
In recent times we've seen a significant increase in car recalls across the globe. The different products and parts which have been affected range from airbags, to towbars, seat belts to faulty fuel...
View ArticleTesting Software - the right mindset for better results
The concept of peer review is the best mindset for any software tester. Treat the software as if it was a scientific paper proposing a radical new hypothesis. This means assuming it's wrong and looking...
View ArticleHow releasing a buggy application in the app store could cost you 6 weeks
When you get to finally releasing your app to one of the selected app stores, it can be a really exciting time. But also a nervous one. There are so many moving parts in the process that need to be...
View ArticleRunning enterprises: part four of the Accenture Report series
The Accenture Digital Density Index includes running enterprises as an important element in determining the digital density of a company or country. The degree to which digital technology has been...
View ArticleThe future of digital is the rise of the consumer
Our Head of Digital interview series continues with Rebekah Horne, the Chief Digital Officer of Network Ten, one of Australia’s leading entertainment and news content companies, with assets across...
View ArticleSoftware glitch forces massive Toyota recall of 625,000 hybrids
A software glitch has triggered another large Toyota recall, according to Reuters*. The glitch is worldwide and affects Prius V minivans, among other models, built between May 2010 and November 2014....
View ArticleApple iOS 9 release hopes to avoid repeat of $23b stock value plunge with...
With the Internet running rife with news of the upcoming release of Apple iOS 9 in September, we can’t help but recall the software glitches associated with the release of iOS 8.
View ArticleWhy Xero, Salesforce, and Atlassian are ripe for disruption
Technology is speeding up everything we do from making transactions to consuming information. If you ponder how long these tasks took 10 years ago we have seen significant acceleration. And technology...
View ArticleWeb Summit Day Zero - My 20,000 kilometer chance meeting with Dave McClure...
The back story to getting selected for Web Summit in Dublin. To provide a back story, almost four weeks ago Suzie (drives marketing operations) sent through a Slack message and said check this out. It...
View ArticleApple gets set to launch iOS 9 from beta release In September 2015
Apple introduced it's newest operating system for iPads and iPhones on June 8 at the Worldwide Developers Conference. For those accustomed to iOS 7 and 8, iOS 9 will be the same but different. There...
View ArticleWhy hiring the best software testing talent is not as easy as you might think
To attract the best testing talent it takes much more than extra cash or perks. When you’re new in a career, money comes last and gaining experience is front and centre. Once you’ve earned your stars...
View ArticleHow UAT has changed the testing paradigm and put the human face on testing
User Acceptance Testing (UAT) has altered importances in the software testing environment. It has put a human face on testing and is the logical culmination of the agile testing philosophy. In the old...
View ArticleHow to turn VC pitches into sales opportunities and new paying customers
So much time is invested in preparing, prospecting, and pitching to investors. I’ve never raised capital before. We’ve been bootstrapped for the past two years and we’re capital efficient, but a few...
View ArticleThe rise and rise of the on-demand workforce
Today, more than at any time before, the global workforce is going through unrivalled transformation. With quality of living increasing in developed countries and connectivity rising, more people than...
View ArticleYou don't provide your customers with instructions so why test your products...
Today a significant portion of testing is task-based and instruction driven where an organisation will utilise an in-house or outsourced team who are familiar with an application. They will work with...
View ArticleAutonomous vehicles are on the way, whether we want them or not.
Autonomous vehicles, like so many other forms of digital technology, has convenience as a big selling point. Things have changed and they are about to change again.
View ArticleThe impact of a faulty digital product
A faulty digital product can have disastrous effects on any organisation. These effects go far beyond the expense of correcting the software application. At the very least, poor software performance...
View ArticleBugwolf wins People Choice Award at IBM SmartCamp and IBM Australia -...
Bugwolf has been honoured to win the People’s Choice Award at this year’s IBM Smart Camp held at the Carlton Connect in Melbourne. IBM SmartCamp takes place across the world, includes thirty countries...
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