Why Software Development Projects Fail, Part IV: Release

This series of five articles takes a closer look at software development, the reasons for failure and how to avoid them. For project success, it is best to involve users early in the testing process and continue to engage users until it is time to go live. In theory, once the software has been built…

Why You Need to Outsource Your Test Lab

Corporate IT shops that need to roll out new network, infrastructure and Internet applications or who have to make expensive equipment upgrades are increasingly turning towards independent test labs as part of their decision process. The labs can help identify weak points, application bottlenecks, design flaws, and show-stopping bugs in a non-production environment, and are…