Category Archives: QA Tester

Notifications 101

I often get asked about the notification capabilities in VersionOne. Here are a couple of the questions I always get asked. Continue reading

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Time to Visualize

Visualization allows you to observe at a very high level how your asset is tied to other assets within the application. There are many scenarios where visualization provides value. Continue reading

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Reactions to Agile TeamRoom and the Fall Release

Yesterday we announced our Fall Release including the new TeamRoom environment created just for agile teams, and we saw record participation in the first of 3 live demo webinars going on Nov. 8, 13 & 20. Continue reading

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Happy Developers = Productivity

Agile developers like to focus on what’s most important to them, and that’s coding. You’ll almost always get pushback when asking the agile development team to stop doing what they like so they can switch to another application to provide updates. I have a viable solution to make both sides happy. Continue reading

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Using Templates to Help with Sprint Planning

Templates aren’t just for Product Owners. Teams can also copy tasks and tests from templates during sprint planning to cut down on missing tasks and manual entry. It’s sort of a checklist to make sure you’ve addressed the key work necessary, but can still add unique tasks when appropriate. Continue reading

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5 Handy Uses for Issues in VersionOne

VersionOne provides teams a central place to track issues at a Project and Team level. This allows teams, no matter how distributed, to collaborate closely on those things that are keeping the project from moving forward. This blog is all about five clever and handy ways that any team could use issues. Continue reading

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5 Signs That a VersionOne Product Demo is NOT for You

Did you know that we offer live VersionOne product demos twice a week? These hour-long demonstrations are a great way to get up to speed on VersionOne. But don’t get me wrong… our product demos are not for everyone. To help you figure out where you stand, I’ve put together these 5 Signs That a VersionOne Product Demo is NOT right for you. Continue reading

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My StoryBoard Life

As a tester, I live on the Storyboard. It’s my go-to page in VersionOne. I use it to keep up with team progress when I’m not in the team room, and I also use it to organize my own work. … Continue reading

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Regress (ion Tests)

No, I’m not going to start singing the Sesame Street jingle, “One of these things is not like the other…One of these things just doesn’t belong”. When ‘Regress’ refers to regression tests in VersionOne, then surprisingly, the terms all represent … Continue reading

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Teams Without Fuss

“Teams” Feature Discussion, Take 1… (Fade in to training session, where a group of happy new VersionOne users are learning more about what their system can do for them.) New customer: “Where do we define the people on the team?” … Continue reading

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