Wiley Optimize Quality for Business Outcomes: A Practical Approach to Software Testing 978-0-470-40466-9 Benutzerhandbuch
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Chapter 1
What Is the Big Deal
About Testing?
“Time waste differs from material waste in that there
can be no salvage. The easiest of all wastes and the
hardest to correct is the waste of time, because wasted
time does not litter the floor like wasted material.”
-Henry Ford
This book is about saving time. The work we’ve done in the IT
industry for several years has taught us that professional test-
ing can help a business save a significant amount of money on
product development, reduce time to market, and gain satis-
fied customers.
industry for several years has taught us that professional test-
ing can help a business save a significant amount of money on
product development, reduce time to market, and gain satis-
fied customers.
Finding defects early in the development process makes for a
product development cycle that satisfies the business stake-
holders and the customers — we can vouch for that.
product development cycle that satisfies the business stake-
holders and the customers — we can vouch for that.
In manufacturing, for instance, a perfect example of the
approach we favor is Toyota’s. In a huge departure from the
hallowed big three U.S. automakers, Toyota aligned its busi-
ness requirements with its users.
approach we favor is Toyota’s. In a huge departure from the
hallowed big three U.S. automakers, Toyota aligned its busi-
ness requirements with its users.
They test a cup holder like a user would, not like a
designer.
designer.
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