Press Releases

BenchmarkQA Celebrates 25th Anniversary and Expands Leadership Team with Addition of Jeff Roth
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January 9, 2012 Minneapolis – Software quality assurance and testing consultancy, BenchmarkQA, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and expands its service capability with the addition of QA “guru” Jeff Roth as vice president of consulting services. Roth will help lead the company and support their continued steady growth. His extensive background in software performance testing, test automation, agile testing and mobile technology expands this growing company’s repertoire of services in software quality assurance.

BenchmarkQA Hosts Event on Mobile Technology Testing
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October 27, 2011, Minneapolis, MN – BenchmarkQA hosted their fall Software Quality Forum today, welcoming over 50 IT professionals to participate in a facilitated discussion regarding mobile technology testing. BenchmarkQA Senior Vice President Molly Decklever moderated the discussion and engaged an audience made up of mobile technology development and testing professionals. “The growth in mobile technology is staggering,” says Decklever. “As with any dynamic new technology, ensuring the quality of mobile applications requires innovative testing professionals who can leverage their expertise to develop new approaches to testing in uncharted territory.”

BenchmarkQA One of Nine Small Businesses Honored by Itasca Project’s Minnesota Suppliers Showcase
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June 2, 2011 Minneapolis, MN – On May 24, BenchmarkQA was recognized as a “promising and innovative provider” of information technology services by the Itasca Project in their inaugural Minnesota Suppliers Showcase held at Medtronic. BenchmarkQA is one of the nine finalists that received this honor. All finalists were invited to present their offerings to information technology executives and sourcing executives for major Minnesota companies including General Mills, UnitedHealth Group, Carlson, EcoLab, HealthPartners and Ryan Companies.

"Retro" Overview of Software Project Retrospectives
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March 4, 2011, Minneapolis, MN – Senior Consultant and Training Practice Lead Betty Schaar engaged broad audience at BenchmarkQA’s first Quality Forum of 2011, sharing her knowledge of why, when and how to conduct software project retrospectives. A large portion of the presentation was dedicated to sharing the many lessons that have been learned by BenchmarkQA’s experienced QA consultants and peers about how to make a retrospective more effective and productive. The attendees enthusiastically participated a "retrospective of retrospectives," incorporating many components of software project retrospectives to a discussion about the challenges of retrospectives.

Microsoft’s New TFS 2010 Tool Set Compares Well Against Quality Center According to BenchmarkQA Senior Consultant Steve Anderson
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November 23, 2010, Edina, MN – BenchmarkQA Senior Consultant Dr. Steven G. Anderson spoke on the topic of “Tools for Managing Quality” at BenchmarkQA’s Software Quality Forum on November 11th. His presentation focused specifically on how Microsoft’s Team Foundation Server 2010 (TFS) stacks up against Quality Center (QC), the predominant market leader in software development lifecycle management tools. Although there are components of Quality Center that out-perform TFS, the high adoption by developers and ability to build intelligent automation makes TFS a solid competitor, winning out by a slight margin in Anderson’s eyes.

Molly Doyle Decklever Named Finalist for 11th Annual Tekne Awards
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Edina, Minnesota, October 19, 2010 -- The Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA) has named BenchmarkQA Senior Vice President Molly Decklever as a finalist in the Next Generation Technology Leader category for the 2010 Tekne Awards. The Tekne Awards recognize Minnesota companies and individuals who have shown superior technology innovation and leadership.

Testing in the Cloud Event Hosted by BenchmarkQA with Guest Speaker from Microsoft
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November 8, 2009, Minneapolis, MN – On November 5th, BenchmarkQA welcomed a software quality assurance leader from Microsoft Corporation to speak on the topic of “Testing in the Cloud” for their fall Software Quality Forum event. This event was held in conjunction with the Twin Cities Quality Assurance Association’s (TCQAA) monthly meeting, and had over sixty quality assurance professionals in attendance.

BenchmarkQA Publishes White Paper on Creating Efficiencies in the Software Development Lifecycle
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September 3, 2009, Minneapolis, MN – BenchmarkQA today announced the release of a three-part white paper entitled “Makin’ Lemonade! Maximizing Your Resources in a Sour Economy.” The paper is based on material presented by Senior Consultant Betty Schaar at the company’s August 7th Software Quality Forum and includes best practices from the company’s 22-year quality assurance consulting practice.

BenchmarkQA Publishes White Paper with Findings from Software Test Outsourcing Survey
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May 15, 2009, Minneapolis, MN – BenchmarkQA today announces the release of a white paper that describes the results of a survey and accompanying research into the challenges, benefits, expectations and experiences of individuals involved in the outsourcing of software testing. The white paper is based on a survey conducted by BenchmarkQA asking IT professionals about their expectations and experiences with outsourcing the software development and test functions, both onshore and offshore. Outsourcing data from leading consulting and research firms is also included in the document.

BenchmarkQA Expands QA Practice with Sheila Conway Addition
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Minneapolis, MN, January 16, 2009 – BenchmarkQA, a Minneapolis-based quality assurance consulting, staffing and training company, has recently expanded their consulting services with the addition of Sheila Conway as a senior consultant. In addition to delivering BenchmarkQA’s new Quick Audit process consulting service, Sheila is developing a data warehouse testing consulting practice for BenchmarkQA which includes proprietary materials and intellectual property, and a data warehouse/ETL QA training program.

BenchmarkQA Hosts "Creating Test Metrics That Actually Mean Something"
Software Quality Forum
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Minneapolis, MN, November 14, 2008 — Senior QA Consultant Dr. Steven G. Anderson, a highly-regarded master of test data, was the featured presenter for BenchmarkQA’s 3rd 2008 Quality Forum. Over 40 guests listened intently while Dr. Anderson demonstrated his expertise in how to communicate testing progress with development teams, project managers, and internal leaders.

Rick Hults to Lead BenchmarkQA Sales Initiatives
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Minneapolis, MN, October 1, 2008 – BenchmarkQA, a Minneapolis-based quality assurance consulting, contract staffing and training company, has today expanded its sales team with the addition of Rick Hults as director of business development. Rick Hults will be responsible for managing existing client relationships and seeking out new opportunities in the business analysis and QA arenas by promoting BenchmarkQA’s consulting, staffing and training services, and introducing several new service offerings including “Quick Audit” and “Quality Path.”

BenchmarkQA Hosts “Writing Testable Requirements” Software Quality Forum
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Minneapolis, MN, June 30, 2008 — BenchmarkQA hosted another full house at their quarterly Software Quality Forum on June 27. The presentation focused on why and how to write software requirements that can be fully tested. Mark Nelson, a senior quality assurance manager with BenchmarkQA, shared the knowledge he has obtained throughout a broad 25 year career in information technology.

BenchmarkQA Hosts "True Quality Begins Long Before Testing"   Full Press Release

Minneapolis, MN, April 10, 2008 — BenchmarkQA welcomed Twin Cities software development professionals to an in-depth presentation and discussion focused on why and how quality should be incorporated into every phase of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). BenchmarkQA Senior Consultant Betty Schaar spoke to a lively, over-capacity crowd, sharing BenchmarkQA’s philosophy of TRUE quality.

BenchmarkQA Hosts Test Automation Event   Full Press Release

Minneapolis, MN, November 15, 2007 — BenchmarkQA welcomed Twin Cities Quality Assurance professionals to a three hour event focused on software test automation. BenchmarkQA consultant Gary Hansberger educated the group on “Ten Ways to Ensure Automation Failure” providing a humorous look at why automation so often fails. By giving us reasons for failure, Gary also provided valuable insight on how to increase the odds of being successful with automation.

BenchmarkQA and 3M Host Agile Event Focused on Quality Assurance   Full Press Release

Minneapolis, MN, August 6, 2007 — BenchmarkQA welcomed Twin Cities Quality Assurance professionals to a three hour event focused on Agile software development.  Representatives of BenchmarkQA, 3M SEMS division and HighJump (a 3M Company) presented, followed by a panel discussion that enabled attendees to ask questions of and learn from their peers about how to take advantage of the best that Agile has to offer.

About BenchmarkQA

BenchmarkQA, headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, has provided exceptional quality assurance consulting and testing services to its clients for more than 20 years. BenchmarkQA helps software project teams deliver high caliber software with greater efficiency and cost control, through process improvement strategies, training, guidance and the productivity of highly-skilled QA professionals.

For more information, please contact: Rick Hults, 952.392.2394