Ebook
Beta Testing is Dead
See the history and trends that have led today's top tech companies to lay traditional beta to rest in favor of delta testing.
PDF · 12 pages · August 9, 2021
Beta testing was built for a time when products shipped once or twice a year. Today's releases are constant, products are connected, and customers read reviews before they buy, so the old approach can no longer keep up.
This ebook traces how beta began, why it fell out of step, and what has changed in the market. It builds to nine signs your own beta process is no longer working, and introduces delta testing as the way forward.
What’s inside
The rise and fall of beta
How beta began at IBM, spread through the dot-com and Agile years, and lost its footing without a shared method or best practices.
Four trends in today's market
Growing technology complexity, more connected products, faster-moving ecosystems and mainstream, influential audiences all raise the bar for user testing.
Nine warning signs
Each sign, from hard-to-find testers and thin feedback to unclear ROI, is paired with how delta testing responds.
