Tester's Toolkit
The following list of resources are Web sites of interest to quality assurance professionals—submitted by Jim Hood.
If you have any great resources you'd like to share please send us the link and a short summary of how it's helped you or why it's great and we'll try to get it into the next column. Contact Shelly Dillon to submit your suggestions.
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- SASQAG The Seattle Area Software Quality Assurance Group features monthly meetings, job board, and a richly diversified site with excellent QA resources.
- ASQ, Seattle Chapter Source for information on development, promotion and application of quality strategies and techniques. Includes newsletter, events, membership meetings
- Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference The Mission of the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference is to increase awareness of the importance of software quality. As a non-profit corporation, it seeks to promote software quality by providing education and opportunities for information exchange within the software community. Fall Conferences and training opportunities.
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National Special Interest Groups and Associations
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- American Society for Quality Promotes training, standards and certification in quality assurance.
- Quality Assurance Institute QAI is an international organization consisting of member companies in search of effective methods for detection-software quality control and prevention-software quality assurance. QAI provides leadership and state-of-the-art solutions in the form of consulting, education services, and assessments.
- Society for Software Quality The Society for Software Quality promotes increased knowledge and interest in the technology associated with the development and maintenance of quality software. Its charter is to advance the arts, sciences, and technologies of quality software and to nurture and promote professionalism in those who engage in these pursuits.
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Local Certification Programs
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- University of Washington Extension This evening certificate program prepares those who have minimal computer experience for a career in software testing by demonstrating the software testing process through real-world examples.
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Local Employment Resources
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- SASQAG job board Post a job, find a job with this excellent resource from SASQAG
- Quardev Careers Quardev is always looking for passionate quality assurance professionals - check out our Hot Jobs.
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Publications
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- Better Software Magazine Focuses on nuts-and-bolts information and practices you can apply to your software projects. Expert analysis and real-world case studies in the areas of Testing, Management & Teams, Tools & Automation, Measurement & Analysis, Process & Techniques.
- Book: Testing Computer Software (Kaner, Falk & Nguyen) The bible of the software QA community. Lays out strategic and tactical methods for testing and delivering software on time and without burnout.
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