The Community Spotlight - bringing to focus those who matter in software testing industry in Europe - you, the members of the EuroSTAR Community! This Community Spotlight features Huib Schoots!

In the last week before the implementation into Production, work continues apace. Stakeholders sign-off is the aim for the week, as well as reducing the defects outstanding, and increasing the tests passed. The figures show that this was partially successful - but we achieved sign-off, so next week is the week of deployment.

Week 15 of our round-up of the top software testing related blog posts. Don't forget to send us your blog posts for inclusion in future blog spy compilations...

EuroSTAR Conferences are excited to bring you a special Supporting Organisation event in conjunction with the Norwegian Supporting Organisation, Den Norske Dataforening (Norwegian Computer Society) later this month. Click here to find out more and register.... it's FREE!

Anne-Marie Charrett compiles a list of answers to the questions asked in a webinar for the EuroSTAR Software Testing Community entitled "Coaching Software Testers".

The Community Spotlight - bringing to focus those who matter in software testing industry in Europe - you, the members of the EuroSTAR Community! This Community Spotlight features Erkki Pöyhönen.

The third of five weekly reports:- as the ‘real' implementation approaches, after two preparatory do-nothing code promotions, the focus of both business users and the small project team is starting to shift beyond mid-May. Real business benefit will accrue from the new reporting mechanisms, but there are more opportunities ahead. Is it completely ready? No. Will the date be met? 150% certain - if there are any certainties in IT.

EuroSTAR Conferences are delighted to bring you a special Supporting Organisation event in conjunction with the Swedish Supporting Organisation, SAST, which will be held in this year's conference host city, Gothenburg on 23rd May. This event will see EuroSTAR Conference Programme Chair, Michael Bolton, presenting a half-day session entitled "How to Get What You Really Want from Testing". Find out more here...

The 14th edition of our round-up of the top software testing related blog posts. Don't forget to send us your blog posts for inclusion in future blog spy compilations...

Three weeks to go, and the journey into PROD continues. There are some significant on-going challenges, late user decisions that have a large impact on time lines, and a UAT environment that runs like a dog. Are we winning? I am not even sure that we are coming second, but we ARE still in the race to implement into PROD in mid-May! The story continues ............