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Jim Holmes

Jim is an Executive Consultant at Pillar Technology. He is also the owner of Guidepost Systems. He has been in various corners of the IT world since joining the US Air Force in 1982. He’s spent time in LAN/WAN and server management roles in addition to many years helping teams and customers deliver great systems. Jim has worked with organizations ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies to improve their delivery processes and ship better value to their customers. When not at work you might find Jim in the kitchen with a glass of wine, playing Xbox, hiking with his family, or banished to the garage while trying to practice his guitar.

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    Mastering the Essentials of UI Automation—Webinar Q&A Follow Up

    Wednesday, March 25, Dave Haeffner, joined me (Jim Holmes) for a webinar targeted at helping teams and organizations start up successful UI test automation projects. This webinar was based on a series of blogposts on the same topic hosted here on the Telerik blogs. You can find the recording of the webinar hosted online and you can sign up to receive a copy of an eBook assembled from those same blogposts. We had a very interactive audience for the webinar. Unfortunately we couldn’t answer all questions during the webinar itself. We’ve addressed quite a few of the unanswered questions below.
    by Jim Holmes
    April 03, 2015
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    Master the Essentials of UI Test Automation Series: Chapter Six

    Chapter 6: Automation in the Real World So here you are: ready and raring to get real work done. Hopefully, at this point, you're feeling excited about what you've accomplished so far. Your team has set itself up for success through the right amount of planning, learning and prototyping. Now it's time to execute on what you've laid out. Remember: your best chance for success is focusing on early conversations to eliminate rework or waste, and being passionate about true collaboration. Break down the walls wherever possible to make the mechanics of automation all that much easier...
    by Jim Holmes
    March 25, 2015
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    Master the Essentials of UI Test Automation Series: Chapter Five

    You’re reading the fifth post in a series that’s intended to get you and your teams started on the path to success with your UI test automation projects: Look Before You Jump.
    by Jim Holmes
    March 18, 2015
  • Productivity Testing

    Silverlight UI Automation with Test Studio Suite–Your Questions Answered

    During our most recent webinar, “Silverlight UI Automation with Test Studio,” Jim Holmes shared practical tips on ways to connect to Silverlight applications, automate custom controls, handle data visualization and more. See the answers he provides to all the questions asked at webinar, and get a link to the webinar recording.
    by Jim Holmes
    March 16, 2015
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    Master the Essentials of UI Test Automation: Chapter Four

    Chapter 4: Resources No, "people" are not "resources." Let's get that straight right now! We've walked through getting a plan in place for having your team build their automation skills. Now you've got to consider another aspect of the team's success: proper tools and infrastructure to help them get their work done. Your team will need a number of pieces to create, execute and maintain your UI automation suites effectively.
    by Jim Holmes
    March 06, 2015
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