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360 Quality & Efficiency
360 Quality & Efficiency
Jun 30, 2023 · Fundamentals

Common Defect Metrics for Software Testing

The article explains why testing is essential in software development and introduces ten widely used defect metrics—such as defect density, arrival rate, fix rate, effectiveness, severity, reopen rate, escape rate, average fix time, type distribution, and convergence trend—to help teams assess and improve product quality.

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Common Defect Metrics for Software Testing
Software Development Quality
Software Development Quality
Aug 19, 2022 · Operations

Designing Effective Quality & Testing Service SLAs: A Complete Guide

This article presents a detailed framework for quality and testing service SLAs, outlining standard chapters, service items, performance metrics, response times, quality commitments, calculation methods, and ownership responsibilities across data collection, test efficiency, performance monitoring, and quality tracking.

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Designing Effective Quality & Testing Service SLAs: A Complete Guide
Zhongtong Tech
Zhongtong Tech
Jul 20, 2021 · R&D Management

Designing Scalable Quality Assurance for a Thousand‑Person Tech Team

At the 2021 China Internet Test Development Conference, ZTO Technology’s senior architect Gong Linhua detailed how their thousand‑person team builds a robust quality assurance system through business testing, continuous innovation, specialized training, and precise metric‑driven management, aiming to accelerate delivery while maintaining high software quality.

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Designing Scalable Quality Assurance for a Thousand‑Person Tech Team
FunTester
FunTester
Dec 3, 2019 · Operations

How to Calculate Selenium Test Automation ROI: Metrics & Best Practices

This guide explains how to evaluate the return on investment of Selenium‑based cross‑browser test automation by defining key metrics, outlining calculation formulas, discussing common pitfalls, and offering practical steps to maximize efficiency, coverage, and risk reduction.

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How to Calculate Selenium Test Automation ROI: Metrics & Best Practices
360 Quality & Efficiency
360 Quality & Efficiency
Sep 17, 2018 · Fundamentals

Common Software Testing Antipatterns and the Real Meaning of Code Coverage

This article examines common software testing antipatterns, explains why testing the wrong functionality and over‑focusing on code coverage are misguided, introduces a mental model for prioritizing critical, core, and other code, and presents practical metrics and guidelines for effective, behavior‑driven testing.

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Common Software Testing Antipatterns and the Real Meaning of Code Coverage
360 Quality & Efficiency
360 Quality & Efficiency
Sep 10, 2018 · Fundamentals

Software Testing Antipatterns: Misconceptions, Coverage, and Metrics

This article expands on common software testing antipatterns, explaining why testing the wrong functionality, focusing on internal implementation, and obsessing over code‑coverage percentages can waste effort, and it introduces a mental model, practical metrics, and guidelines for writing effective, business‑oriented tests.

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Software Testing Antipatterns: Misconceptions, Coverage, and Metrics