Testing Business Applications... in a non perfect world

Veteran system analyst and test manager Rene Eduardo Rojas has dedicated his career to analyzing the methodology, relationships, and political nuances in the world of software manufacturing and testing. All test practitioners will resonate to the author's Testing Business Applications...in a Non-Perfect World, one of the most comprehensive book available offering a full spectrum of testing methods and techniques of practical application, and clear, graphical support for improving software testing. Too often, software testers learn from their predecessors, the lessons learned being antiquated or flawed. Rojas suggests that precedent is the best teacher, that the history of success and failure instructs, prepares, and allows students to learn to honestly assess testing techniques. In this practical book, IT software and testing issues are fully explored, from the role of the quality engineer to the strategies used in testing. A pragmatic, realistic look at testing business applications.

Rene Eduardo Rojas graduated from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile and became a high school mathematics teacher. After earning a degree from that school’s engineering program in computer science, he shifted his career to programmer and systems analyst. In 1986, Rojas moved to Australia, where he was a senior systems analyst in geological and graphical applications. His 1995 move to Hong Kong heralded his work in an international insurance development program and a new role as Test Manager. Following this experience, the author has been engaged in international projects throughout Asia, the United States, South Africa, Europe, and Australia. Rojas is now a test consultant with a keen interest in, and knowledge of, the latest testing technologies. His pragmatic, managerial, and methodological approaches aim to explore, understand, and use the valuable connection between human behavior, politics, and the software testing activities.