The Motive for Metaphor - http://amplify.com/u/9qqxA very nice post by Michael Bolton, will definitely help you to get the answers to various questions/definitions that confuse you in the testing world. A must read for all test enthusiasts! http://amplify.com/u/9qr3

The Motive for Metaphor - http://amplify.com/u/9qqxA very nice post by Michael Bolton, will definitely help you to get the answers to various questions/definitions that confuse you in the testing world. A must read for all test enthusiasts! http://amplify.com/u/9qr3

iLeap, a simple to use and generic test automation framework launched by Impetus

Impetus Technologies has launched its much awaited test automation framework called iLeap. iLeap boasts of reducing the automation test suite development efforts by upto 40% and maintenance efforts by upto 60%. Read more at http://www.free-press-release.com/news/print-1253707928.html

Please feel free to post your comments or suggestion related to iLeap.

Webinar: Test Case Prioritization - a Scientific Approach

Within a product, there are various functional areas that can be termed as more critical as compared to others. Such functional areas require special attention during testing so that critical bugs do not leak away to the production. It has been noticed that people often make mistake in identifying the correct critical functional areas of a product for a particular release. It is majorly because identifying critical areas is done on gut feeling and there is no scientific or mathematical approach that is available to do so.

qLabs is coming up with a webinar on Feb 20th, 2009 @ 10:00 am PT/ 1:00 pm ET on their new scientific approach that they have developed to identify critical functional areas within a product.

So if you want to get benefitted with this and want to try this absolutely free, register for this webinar using link http://www.impetus.com/impetusweb/retrieveEvents.jsp?id=8&event=upcoming

Test Automation Webinar

Register to join qLabs-Test Automation webinar http://www.impetus.com/webinars.html on 14th November.

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Impetus Technologies’ Test Engineering Group, qLabs, focuses on software test engineering. We have gained strong technical expertise through constant innovation and research on the technology, tools available, and methodologies related to software testing. We have proven abilities in building test automation using various industry standard and Open Source Tools. Our engineering approach to test engineering in general and test automation in particular results in higher productivity and improved test effectiveness while lowering maintenance cost and the overall cost of the ownership.

Why is attrition so high in companies?

In today's world, it is one of the biggest problems that any company is facing. The attrition rate is too high because I feel that the gap between companies and employees is widening even when all measures are being taken. After I did some research on this topic I am trying to present both ends in this writeup. This is the feedback that I collected after talking to my friends from various companies..

As an employee perspective, I feel that
- The companies are not taking enough steps to provide fool proof plans that can make individuals happy.
- No clear roles are defined in most of the organisations. Responsibility without authority is killing everyone
- No clear targets are defined for the team members.- In project based companies, the team needs to prove at each and every point. This makes them a bit frustrated.- The boredom comes if people remain in the same project for long.
- Office politics comes into picture and no one is their to listen to the grievances.

As companies perspective, I feel that
- The people always expect a lot for everything- The people sometimes don't deserve the things that they are getting.
- The process cannot be improved for individuals in a day and if they start taking steps today, it will take atleast a year to see the results. Employees don't try to understand and acknowledge that the things will change.
- People always misunderstand the policies of the companies.

After going through both ends, I think that the companies should target individuals and get their issues sorted out in the initial phase only. If they build up, then their is no turning back for anyone. The question then remains unanswered is "Companies are spending money but, are the employees getting benefit? really!"