What it takes to WIN And to continue to lead in Pittsburgh’s tech community Last year, Rivers Agile was nominated for the Pittsburgh Technology Council’s annual Tech 50 Awards, winning Innovator of the Year: Solutions Provider – Services. The Tech […]
Testing Embedded Hardware Traditional Quality Assurance usually applies to just software as an engineer spends their time testing mobile, web, or desktop applications – or sometimes a backend API (Application Programming Interface). While traditional test case development, management, and organization […]
Resolve to grow as an engineer Resources to develop and thrive as a tech professional In our last article, we introduced the new year as an optimal time for organizations to hit the reset button and make the necessary pivots […]
Enterprise-wide software projects require help from everyone Launching enterprise-wide software is challenging for organizations of any type or size. These projects are complex and time-consuming, requiring a great deal of planning, resources and communication to execute. Fortunately, there are tried-and-true […]
Offering support, guidance, and networking for startups focused on emerging technologies It’s difficult for many tech entrepreneurs to find their place in the market and get financial traction. Each venture is unique with its own set of challenges to overcome, […]
Support, guidance, and networking opportunities for startups focused on AI, Machine Learning, and FinTech Starting a business is hard work. Whether you are an experienced entrepreneur or stepping out on your first venture, the process is demanding. With so many […]
Even with billions of dollars allocated for stimulus programs, the government’s response confused many business owners as they struggled to survive. Nearly 8 million small businesses applied to the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program (EIDL) when introduced in March, but […]
As part of our proposals for Quality Assurance consulting work and overall software development, our customers routinely ask us for business justification for why QA is such an important part of building reliable software. Our Quality Assurance team is made […]
As testers, we should all be united in the effort to elevate the role of QA beyond simple black box testing – looking “under the hood” to understand what’s really happening within an application at the code level. You don’t […]
It’s been quite an adventure since late June when we were selected as a Tech50 finalist for “Solutions Provider of the Year”. For those of you unfamiliar with the event (and award), The Pittsburgh Technology Council’s Tech50 Awards honors technology […]
Quality Assurance prevents bad things from happening (also known as risk mitigation) which is essentially preventative maintenance. Just like your health, eating right and exercising regularly prevents future problems. Proper Quality Assurance is like “an apple a day” for any […]
In the previous two installments of our series, we looked at the reasons why treating automation as a “silver bullet” is a bad idea, and why using 100% automated testing is simply NOT possible. In this final edition, we’ll examine […]
In the first part of this series, we identified some of the myths being circulated in the QA community. My argument is that 100% QA Automation is not advisable and the need for Manual Quality Assurance will always exist because […]
CANONSBURG, Pennsylvania (March 5, 2019) – Rivers Agile, an industry leader in the Pittsburgh region, specializing in software development with a quality assurance focus, announced their continued business expansion by introducing their new Director of Delivery, Chris Papic. Mr. Papic […]
The phrase “QA Automation” evokes many different thoughts from Performance and Load, to Regression and API testing, but what exactly is Quality Assurance Automation? Wikipedia defines it as, “the use of special software to control the execution of tests and the […]
Rivers Agile Founder and CEO, Ben Wilson, and Director of Quality Assurance Services, Keith Monahan sat down with TechVibe host, Jonathan Kersting, and Pittsburgh Technology Council President and CEO, Audrey Russo. Below is a transcript of the Rivers Agile portion of […]
It’s that time of year – a time to reflect on another year gone and prepare for the next 12 months. Are you prepared with a technology roadmap for the upcoming year? Or are you feeling a hangover from last […]
As summer comes to a close, we’re taking a look back at August and what an incredible month it was for us at Rivers Agile. The celebrating started with our official 10 year anniversary that occured on August 18th. With […]
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (August 7, 2018) – On August 18th, Rivers Agile will celebrate its tenth anniversary since its founding in 2008 with a simple mission – to provide high-end quality assurance consulting services that were much-needed in Pittsburgh. While their […]
Since 2015, Rivers Agile has had the privilege to engage with Aires on a number of design and software development projects, but most recently the Aires team had a goal to improve overall quality throughout the organization’s technical solutions, including […]
When building Rivers Agile on a foundation of quality, specifically the role of QA throughout the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC), our founder envisioned a plan to redefine QA’s role within an organization. By involving quality assurance in each phase […]
In September of 2017, Rivers Agile promoted Keith Monahan from his previous role of Quality Assurance Consultant to Director of Quality Assurance Services. In his new role, Keith will be responsible for providing high-level strategy of QA process improvement and […]
We take building trust with our clients seriously and defining done helps to secure that trust. Why is it a critical theme throughout the full scope of software development? Beginning with a generalism, anyone who works in technology, specifically software, […]
In 2008, when I launched Rivers Agile into the ever-growing Pittsburgh technology market as a software consulting firm, I had a vision to fill in a gap in the region for advanced Quality Assurance (QA). The redefined role offers additional […]
