Content Release
New Kit for Building Your Beta Test Incentives Strategy
A fundamental part of every beta test is rewarding your testers for their contribution to your product’s…
September 3, 2014 · 1 min read
Test Planning
Writing an Effective and Intriguing Beta Recruitment
Getting the right people to apply for your beta test is no easy task. You have to balance enticing potential…
August 27, 2014 · 3 min read
Centercode News
Look Inside Our Platform with Our Executive Overview
As you’ve probably heard, we recently released a new version of the Centercode platform with over 100 new or…
August 22, 2014 · 1 min read
Test Planning
Developing a Good Qualification Survey for Your Beta Test
As part of your beta recruitment strategy, you’re going to need to develop a way to qualify your testers…
August 19, 2014 · 4 min read
Centercode News
The Next Generation of Beta Testing is Officially Here
At long last, we’re ecstatic to announce the new Centercode beta test management platform has finally…
August 14, 2014 · 2 min read
Test Planning
Using Personas and Vectors in Your Recruiting Strategy
Recruiting targeted beta testers is one of the most difficult aspects of beta testing. If your beta testers…
July 17, 2014 · 4 min read
Case Study
How We’re Helping Whistle Handle the Challenges of the Wearables Market
The wearables market is booming. It’s already a multi-billion dollar market with conservative estimates…
July 11, 2014 · 1 min read
Content Release
Free Kit for Finding and Recruiting Great Beta Testers
The success, or failure, of every beta test relies heavily upon its team of beta testers. The right group of…
July 1, 2014 · 1 min read
Test Launch
The Risks of Running a Public Beta Test
Public (or “open”) beta tests have become incredibly popular in recent years as big companies have added…
June 13, 2014 · 4 min read
Test Planning
Should Employees, Friends, & Family Be Your Beta Testers?
Whether you’re a small company running your first beta test, or a big company with an established beta…
May 29, 2014 · 4 min read
Test Planning
Determining Your Beta Testing Objectives
One of the most unique aspects of beta testing is the wide variety of different objectives it can achieve…
May 21, 2014 · 4 min read
Test Management
Collecting Mock Product Reviews During Beta
There are a variety of activities you can ask your testers to participate in during beta. While things like…
May 12, 2014 · 3 min read
Centercode News
Announcing Betabound: A New Way to Find Great Beta Testers
Since Centercode’s early days we’ve had a community of amazing beta testers. They’ve helped our Managed Betas…
April 16, 2014 · 3 min read
Centercode News
Centercode Software and the Heartbleed Bug
Given the sensitivity of information collected throughout the beta process, we’ve been receiving a lot of…
April 11, 2014 · 1 min read
Case Study
Using Beta to Build a Better Kickstarter Campaign
Crowdfunding is undoubtedly changing the tech landscape. Promising companies are posting videos featuring…
April 7, 2014 · 3 min read
Test Planning
Visualizing the Impact of Beta Testing
In a recent webinar Centercode’s CEO, Luke Freiler, discussed how companies can increase the return on…
March 27, 2014 · 3 min read
Test Management
How to Collect Useful Feedback During Beta
An updated version of this blog post was published on September 18th, 2018. When it comes down to it, beta…
March 20, 2014 · 3 min read
Events
Join Our Webinar to Increase the ROI of Your Beta Tests
Update: Did you miss this event? You can watch the full webinar and download the slides on Pragmatic…
March 11, 2014 · 1 min read
Test Management
What Motivates Our Beta Testers?
There are a lot of great reasons people become testers. Your testers could be tech early adopters, avid users…
March 6, 2014 · 2 min read
Leader Insights
How IBM and Google Shaped the Term “Beta”
At Centercode we use the term “beta” countless times every day. We realized that even though we use it so…
March 3, 2014 · 4 min read
Test Planning
4 Strategies for Improving the ROI of Your Beta Program
Earlier this month we talked about five ways beta testing impacts your bottom line. It’s a great read for…
February 26, 2014 · 4 min read
Test Planning
Going Beyond Beta: 4 Ways to Leverage Your Community
Building a beta program can have an immense impact on the success of your product and the financial stability…
February 18, 2014 · 3 min read
Test Closure
5 Ways Beta Testing Impacts Your Bottom Line
Beta testing plays an integral role in the development and success of any technology product. It can be…
February 3, 2014 · 3 min read
Test Management
Using Bug Reports in Centercode
Recently we talked about how bug reports are used in beta testing to further quality and support goals. That…
January 16, 2014 · 5 min read