TestingUY 2019 Recap: Bigger, Better, and All About Agile
What we took away from the Uruguayan testing conference we proudly sponsor each year This May, Montevideo hosted what felt like a party for testing in Latin America. In this sixth edition of TestingUy, the two day event gathered some 600 people from many parts of…
Abstracta’s Manifesto – Documenting What We Live Every Day
A deeper look: Who is Abstracta, what do we believe, and why are we here? We’re proud to say that 2019 is already off to a strong start. Since the year’s beginning, Abstracta expanded to the UK with a new London office as well as announced a new…
From the Americas to the United Kingdom, Abstracta Opens Office in London
Press Release — SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14, 2019 — Abstracta, Uruguay’s premier software testing and quality engineering company, announced the opening of a new office in London which will strengthen the company’s partnerships with businesses in the technology, telecommunications, healthcare, and financial sectors within the United…
Why We Are Not a Software Quality Assurance Company
It’s a matter of responsibility for quality Often times, testers get blamed when a bug makes it to production. “Who tested this? Who left this untested? How could this happen? Where was the QA?” I’ve seen several cases in which a tester ends up being…
How Nearshoring Challenges Can Also Be Advantages
Skeptical of working with a nearshore outsourcing provider? Here’s how collaboration between South America and the US can benefit everyone. You may have heard about the growing trend of outsourcing many things from software development, testing, call centers, IT support, manufacturing etc to South America….
At Abstracta, We Are No Longer Three Partners, Welcome Sofía Palamarchuk!
An inspiring story of a female Latina tech leader and entrepreneur If you read our blog, have followed Abstracta online, or know any of us in person, you have probably heard about Sofía (aka Sofi), our US Chief Executive Officer and Chief Product Officer. In January…
How to Work with Remote Team Members Effectively
Best strategies for maintaining a vibrant, high-performance work culture for remote and co-located teams Millennials. Avocado toast. Self-driving cars. Remote work. All of these are today’s hot topics that don’t seem to be going anywhere any time soon (Well, except for the toast, let’s see…
When We Care Less About Our People, Our People Become Careless
Our Chief People Officer, Vera Babat, explains what it means to consider employee happiness and the role of “People Care” I must confess that the role, “People Care,” at first seemed a bit like smoke and mirrors to me. Caring for people? Making sure people…
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