Matthew Heusser

The Managing Consultant at Excelon Development, Matt Heusser is probably best known for his writing. Matt is the former technical editor of Stickyminds.com and he was the lead editor for "How To Reduce The Cost Of Software Testing" (Taylor and Francis, 2011). Matt has served both as a board member for the Association for Software Testing and as a part-time instructor in Information Systems for Calvin College.

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ISO 29119: The Redundancy in the Documentation Document

When it comes to ISO 29119, the new international standard for software testing, there is a great deal of secrecy around it. Matt Heusser has the papers published so far, so he explains and shares his thoughts about Section 5—a document that is basically a collection of documents and definitions.

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love ISO 29119

The International Software Testing Standard is implementing new internationally recommended practices for software testing collectively known as ISO 29119. However, copies of the standards are expensive, so most people haven't gotten to read them yet. Matt Heusser has, and he gives his opinions.

Estimate Effort Based on Past Performance

How often have you estimated how long it would take to complete a task, only to be off by a whole week? That's because we assume we will begin the task immediately and have a forty-hour week to work on it. There's a better way: prediction based on performance. Just find a batch size for your work.

Listen Up, Testers: The Power of an Example for Context

How long does it take for a tester to change a light bulb? It sounds like a setup for a joke, but any tester will respond, "Which light fixture? With what light bulb? How high up is the outlet?" All of these questions help the tester explore the context—and examples can go a long way toward helping.

StickyMinds.com: A Home for Software Testers and Quality Advocates

You may have heard of StickyMinds.com but not be entirely sure about what kind of content is published there. A good StickyMinds.com article is a story pulled from first-person experience about something that provides a new insight, approach, tool, or idea to our community. Read on to learn more.

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