Craig Risi
Integrating User Stories and Requirements
I’ve spent the last two blog posts (here and here) focusing on the importance of requirements in software delivery. Something very...
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Craig Risi
- Jul 12
- 8 min
What information is required to make a software requirement effective
I spoke last time about the importance of getting good requirements for software and the invaluable role it can play in improving your...
Craig Risi
- Jul 5
- 4 min
The importance of having detailed technical requirements in software development
Over the past few weeks, I've had several discussions with teams about the details in their user stories and the existence of proper...
Craig Risi
- Dec 14, 2023
- 6 min
Benefits of a quality-driven approach in software and why quality-driven leadership matters
Instead of delving into more discussions about testing tools, I decided to conclude the year by sharing something that I believe needs a...
Craig Risi
- Feb 11, 2023
- 10 min
Tips for evaluating testing tools
I started this year with a series on testing tools with an article titled Forget about Finding the perfect testing tool. In it, I made it...
Craig Risi
- Jan 6, 2023
- 8 min
Forget about finding the perfect testing tool
In the software testing world, there is a lot of debate around testing tools. Whether it be the merits of Selenium vs Cypress vs...
Craig Risi
- Feb 25, 2022
- 3 min
Quality is more than just software testing
As much as the quality triangle is a crucial first component of building quality software – that definition and understanding of what...
Craig Risi
- Feb 11, 2022
- 4 min
Balancing the Quality Triangle
At the heart of software quality, is the quality triangle. Something we all know, but perhaps don’t place enough effort into...
Craig Risi
- Jan 21, 2022
- 5 min
Defining Quality – What is a software system
The word “quality” can be rather subjective and probably means different things to each of us. To one it may mean that an application...
Craig Risi
- Nov 26, 2021
- 5 min
Developing your Problem-Solving skills
Software development is many things. But at the heart of most of a day is solving problems. Whether it’s how to design, build or test a...
Craig Risi
- Nov 5, 2021
- 5 min
Improving your power of Negotiation
In my previous article, I looked at some tips that can aid us in making better decisions. In life and business though there is far more...
Craig Risi
- Oct 21, 2021
- 7 min
Tips to Making Better Decisions
Decisions. We make hundreds of them every day, most without even realizing it. And while most of those decisions are relatively mundane...
Craig Risi
- Oct 8, 2021
- 9 min
How to develop a Test Strategy
Test Strategies might be something that fewer people are focusing on in the shift to highly automated test systems and lower level...
Craig Risi
- Sep 14, 2021
- 6 min
Building a Model for Quality Maturity.
Software quality is something that most development teams will aspire to achieve when they release software to production. Producing high...
Craig Risi
- Sep 6, 2021
- 6 min
Best Practices for Edge Security
This article was written for and first published on Snapt, one of the world's leading experts in Software Security. In the corporate tech...
Craig Risi
- Jun 22, 2021
- 7 min
The importance of the user-experience
In the world of technology, there are so many start-ups out there chasing innovation. Whether it be innovation in the way technology is...
Craig Risi
- May 5, 2021
- 5 min
To DevOps Or Not DevOps?
This article originally appeared on Snapt. Please check out their remarkable tools to see how they can solve your ADC and Load Balancing...
Craig Risi
- Sep 8, 2020
- 6 min
The softer side of software testing
We think about the skills of a good software tester, we can often focus on their ability to analyse a system, think out the box or their...
Craig Risi
- Aug 5, 2020
- 5 min
Making a Success of Mentoring – Building Relationships
One of the most important arsenals in any company is its ability to develop talent within its workforce. Whereas companies place lots of...
Craig Risi
- May 20, 2020
- 6 min
The Keys to Working Efficiently
It’s easy to work hard, but the real trick to progress and excelling in your career is to learn how to work smart. Or as I prefer to call...
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