Software Testing Blog

by Thijs Kok, on September 3, 2025

When budgets tighten or deadlines slip, quality assurance (QA) is one of the first things to get squeezed. After all, it doesn’t ship features, doesn’t handle customers, and doesn’t directly …

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by René Ceelen, on August 28, 2025

No matter how experienced your quality assurance (QA) team is, there will always come a point where your current test case management process just won't cut it anymore. Test cases …

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by Thijs Kok, on July 3, 2025

Summary: User acceptance testing (UAT) often fails not because of faulty code, but due to misaligned requirements, poor planning, lack of user involvement, and fragmented communication. The code passes every …

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by René Ceelen, on June 19, 2025

Summary: A risk-based UAT strategy helps teams focus their testing efforts on the features that matter most by evaluating the likelihood and impact of potential failures. Instead of aiming for …

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by Thijs Kok, on June 5, 2025

Summary: Test management tools are essential for compliance because they centralize documentation, enforce standardized processes, link tests to regulatory requirements, and provide real-time, audit-ready reporting. Without them, QA teams risk …

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by René Ceelen, on May 8, 2025

Summary: Manual software testers often face fatigue due to repetitive tasks, tight deadlines, and mental overload; this article outlines strategies like rotating test types, optimizing test design, leveraging test management …

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by Thijs Kok, on May 8, 2025

Summary: Many software go-lives are delayed due to common UAT mistakes such as lack of end-user involvement, poor planning, and ignoring usability, all of which can be avoided by treating …

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by René Ceelen, on April 15, 2025

Summary: In about six minutes, you can launch a TestMonitor test project by defining requirements and risks, designing and bulk-editing test cases, planning milestones and test runs, tracking results/issues, generating …

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by Thijs Kok, on April 12, 2025

Summary: Handling vast numbers of test cases, eliminating duplicates, ensuring traceability between requirements and defects, maintaining consistency, and streamlining execution are top test case management challenges; this article explains how …

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by René Ceelen, on April 10, 2025

Summary: With the typical test management software, teams can quickly run five powerful reports—such as test coverage, execution progress, defect trends, traceability, and risk metrics—all designed to improve visibility, drive …

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