The Science of Human Data Collection

What is Human Data Collection?  As the world around us becomes more digitally focused, the way we interact with machines, data and each other is becoming more prominently through touchscreens, gestures, facial recognition, voice commands, and beyond. This revolution...

Best Practices for QA & Testing For AR, VR and MR

What is Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and Mixed Reality (MR) Technologies? Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) — or used collectively, XR— are disruptive technologies that will impact many aspects of our lives in the...

Software Quality Assurance Overview

What is software quality assurance?  QA is understanding users’ demands and anticipating what their needs will be, determining the best path for testing the software, and conducting a series of activities in as many scenarios as needed until the software performs at...

Implementing a Successful Dogfooding Program

Gathering real-time feedback to discover product defects and improve design “Dogfooding,” or “‘eating your own dogfood” is the procedure of using your own designs and APIs to evaluate the qualities and capabilities of a product prior to its release. The term is...

Ground Truth Data Collection for Speech

Q Analysts worked with a popular social media company that was preparing to enter the in-home smart-hub market. Already behind the launches of other smart-hub devices, the project success relied upon targeting a narrow set of features for the device, with an emphasis...

Top 10 Must-Dos for Testing Mobile Apps

The mobile and mobile testing industry has evolved very quickly in this era and is only going to move even faster due to Rapid Application Development. We live in a world now that despite what mobility hardware we carry around with us (phones, tablets, watches), we...