Define our test objectives in quantified measurable trackable terms. Learn to evaluate any test strategy or technology in books, articles, conferences and consul- tant advice in quantified experiential terms. Learn to test using user profile representa- tive samples rather than exhaustive bug finding. This is useful for both a more advanced testing process, and for operational control over remaining defects. Learn to do software Inspections properly.
Most institutions seem to screw up the use of inspections on a large scale for a long time.
They do not understand many fundamental things like optimum checking rates, entry and exit control using meas- ures of incoming and exiting document quality, and the proper use of standards, checklists and source documentation. We don't even realize that they are so polluted since we do not measure well enough to know. We need to learn proper continuous improvement of test methods using Deming's statistical process control or software variants such as IBM's Defect Prevention Process. The testers of the world are not organizationally positioned to solve this problem. It needs to be solved at a quality director level or higher.