The market demands that high-quality software is released at an increasing pace, yet resources remain fixed. How can organizations expand and improve testing under these conditions and help prevent costly and embarrassing bugs in production software? Why not invite internal staff to test-drive preproduction software? Structured testing events engage everyone across the company—sales, legal, day care workers, front desk receptionists—to exercise emerging software and give feedback directly to the development team. The results are incredibly valuable feedback for the development...
Carrie Hughston
Manager, Advanced Analytics Testing
SAS Institute
Carrie, the mastermind behind SAS BetaLabs, is a reformed statistician turned tester with over ten years of experience in software development. At SAS, a trusted analytics powerhouse, she manages a team of testers responsible for the quality of solutions addressing the insurance industry’s regulatory needs. Based on her prior experience in customer-facing roles, Carrie is passionate about engaging users from outside the R&D organization in the testing process in order to gain a fresh perspective, particularly with respect to software usability.