Our partner ecosystem continues to grow rapidly and, better, in different geographies.Today, we are happy to Welcome Techtrust to our family of partners. Techtrust is an ‘old hand’ at distributing QA systems in India. We discovered that they were a Reseller for one of our Technology partners – QFS (for the QF-Test automation platform) and [...]
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Lessons learned from the Twitter LinkedIn divorce
Possibly the most significant software news from last week was the Twitter-Linkedin divorce. Simply put, one cannot post your Tweets automatically on your LinkedIn profile. The article states that: The reason Twitter is forcing third parties to stop mimicking its content is because the company wants to emphasize a “core Twitter consumption experience,” meaning it [...]
Are Test Cases a waste of time?
We definitely do not think so, but a fellow LinkedIn group member posed the question on a forum. The responses are a ringing endorsement for Test Cases. And we concur. Test cases are an integral part of the Test Management process, and when combined with accurate Test Data, Defect Tracking and Requirements Analysis constitute an [...]
Ahoy 5.2!
With significant excitement we’re announcing the launch of Qmetry 5.2 – the latest version of our premier test management platform. Qmetry 5.2 includes new features, improvements to existing functionality and bug fixes. All designed to make your test management processes more effective and to make your QA team more productive. Some highlights: Support for IE [...]
What constitutes a great test plan?
This has been one of the fundamental questions in our industry ever since inception. A recent LinkedIn group discussion was the perfect catalyst to revisit the topic and articulate our views. QMetry has always believed in a holistic approach to testing – one that integrates all phases of the software life cycle and forms meaningful [...]
A new pricing model for Qmetry
Our previous blog post detailed all the cool new features in Qmetry 5.0 – our flagship test management platform. But it’s not all technical – we have something to make CFO’s happy too! There’s a new pricing model to make it easier for you to choose the edition that best suits your organization’s needs based [...]
Managing Testing in an Agile world
Agile is fast emerging as the most widely adopted software development methodology. The advantages (and disadvantages) of using Agile methodologies (for eg Scrum) versus traditional methods like Waterfall are well documented — what is important for teams like ours is the impact this shift has on developing compelling test management platforms. New development methodologies introduce [...]
THE most important factor in choosing a test management tool
We’ve blogged in the past of the 7 factors important in choosing a test management tool. After numerous interactions with customers and prospects we’re noticing that in addition to these, another very important and critical factor is how quickly a tool can integrate seamlessly with the existing testing infrastructure and processes — essentially, how soon [...]
Where to find cool Technical stuff
In one phrase: our Support Desk – visit https://qmetry.zendesk.com and you will find tons of useful information including Forums – To discuss common issues, best practices etc with fellow Qmetry users Announcements: Get information on the latest product launches and patches Video tutorials explaining key capabilities of our test management solution FAQ’s on how to [...]
Pitfalls of using Excel for Test Management
We sometimes refer to Excel as a competitor simply because it is often used to conduct test management at many enterprises. However, it is the de facto tool simply because many Enterprises have simply been too lazy to carefully evaluate and adopt quality test management tools. This is because Excel comes free with existing Microsoft [...]
