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Michael R. Fine
ISBN: 9780471250371
Format: Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Also available as an eBook
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A valuable tool for companies looking to improve product quality through the use of beta testing Beta testing is managing the distribution of a product to its target market, gathering feedback from that market, evaluating of the feedback into manageable data forms, and integrating the data into the organizations it affects.
Implement, operate, and use beta testing immediately with this hands-on guide to the best practices Beta testing is a complex process that, when properly run, provides a wealth of diverse information. But when poorly executed, it delivers little or no data while wasting time and money. Written by a leading expert in the field, this book will help you reach the full potential that beta testing has to offer. Michael Fine compiles the best practices to date so you can effectively bring beta testing into your company's process to improve product quality. Using real-world case studies, this book begins by clearly explaining what a beta is and why you need one. Fine then explores the beta test procedure and walks through the best processes to use when implementing a test. He concludes by detailing the steps you should take after completing a test in order to take full advantage of the results. With this book, you'll gain a better understanding of what beta testing is, why every company needs a beta test program, and how to get the most from a test. Fine will help you: Understand all the steps involved in beta testing using real-world case studies Implement a beta test using best- known practices Produce better products based on the results of well-run beta tests Apply beta testing across many platforms and many technologies Improve on existing processes and identify critical issues
| ISBN | 0471250376 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | ISBN13 | 9780471250371
(What's this?) | | Pages | 304 | | Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd | | Volumes | 1 | | Imprint | John Wiley & Sons Inc | | Weight (grammes) | 540 | | Format | Paperback | | Published in | New York | | Publication date | 13 Sep 2002 | | Height (mm) | 233 | | Non-book description | xix, 284 p. : | | Width (mm) | 190 | | Library of Congress | 2002009966 | | Spine width (mm) | 17 | | DEWEY | 005.14 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly |
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| | | About the Author | | | | | | Introduction | | | | Pt. 1 | | Understanding Beta | | 1 | | Ch. 1 | | Listening to the Customer | | 3 | | Ch. 2 | | What Is a Beta Test? | | 11 | | Ch. 3 | | The Value of Beta Test | | 23 | | Ch. 4 | | The Cost of Beta Test to Your Organization | | 33 | | Ch. 5 | | Reducing Costs through Beta Test | | 47 | | Ch. 6 | | Putting Beta Test into Your Organization | | 55 | | Ch. 7 | | Common Failures in Beta Test Implementation | | 67 | | Pt. 2 | | Building a Beta Test Program | | 75 | | Ch. 8 | | Building a Test Team | | 77 | | Ch. 9 | | The Process | | 89 | | Ch. 10 | | Improve Your Program | | 137 | | Ch. 11 | | When to Start Testing | | 149 | | Ch. 12 | | Effective Site Selection | | 161 | | Ch. 13 | | The Test Product | | 187 | | Ch. 14 | | Getting Results | | 203 | | Ch. 15 | | The "Bug" | | 221 | | Pt. 3 | | Making the Results Work | | 233 | | Ch. 16 | | Responding to the Customer | | 235 | | Ch. 17 | | Making Results Pay | | 243 | | Ch. 18 | | Product Quality = Success | | 253 | | Ch. 19 | | The End Is Only the Beginning | | 261 | | | | Glossary | | 267 | | | | Index | | 271 |
"...easy to read and very informativeACA...definitely deserves a place on your desk..." (CVu, Dec 03)  Be the first to write a customer review
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