May 17, 2018
So, we had the task of loading a bunch of users into an instance of SpiraTest for our upcoming Social Testing competition this week. The good news was that we had a nice Excel sheet of all the users that had registered using Eventbrite and Meetup, but we now had to get them into SpiraTest. What we needed was a tool that can read a spreadsheet and make REST web service calls into SpiraTest to create the projects and load in the users. Wow, we have a tool that can do that, Rapise! Find out how we used Rapise to automate this laborious task.
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October 6, 2016
I had an interesting discussion with a prospective client last week - they were using another planning tool (Microsoft TFS) and were looking for a tool that would give them a more structured process, but had an easier to use, less painful UI.
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May 7, 2015
When making the transition from document-oriented
information storage to record-oriented information management tools, there are
a number of problems which can make the process difficult, or even unsuccessful.
This second part of our series explains how such pitfalls can occur.
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January 14, 2015
In this series of blog articles we examine some of the essential factors required for the successful implementation and use of software tools. In today's article we look at the danger of actually using too many tools or using such tools inappropriately.
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January 7, 2015
In this series of blog articles we examine some of the essential factors required for the successful implementation and use of software tools. In today's article we look at the importance of process and how the success or failure of a new tool can depend greatly on the process that has been put in place.
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December 29, 2014
In this series of blog articles we examine some of the essential factors required for the successful implementation and use of software tools.
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December 10, 2014
In this series of blog articles we examine some of the
essential factors required for the successful implementation and use of
software tools.
This week we look at the need for continual post-implementation
adaptation and refinement.
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December 3, 2014
The introduction of a new tool to a project or organization can be a stressful time for all involved. Not only does a new tool bring with it a learning curve for users to get up to speed on the product, it almost certainly demands some kind of change to existing processes. One serious mistake often made during this time is focusing too much on that previous process.
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November 12, 2014
In this post we continue our examination of various Agile methodology ideas and ask whether they are valid or whether they are in fact, industry myths. Next on the chopping block - do you need to have constant process improvement to be agile?
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October 28, 2014
In this item we continue our examination of various
Agile methodology ideas and ask whether they are valid or whether they are in
fact, industry myths.
Do agile methodologies promote the idea that process is unimportant?
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June 12, 2014
Growing up, I played football / soccer at school. We were all much, much younger when we first learned the game; so young that I think we could barely even count up to eleven, so it should have been no surprise to the coach that he had some difficulty in conveying the idea of team sports. He wanted us to stop thinking of ourselves as individuals, which was not easy as we were only just beginning to develop our own individuality. As a result of our youthful enthusiasm, we each spent most of the time running after the ball as if that were the only way to win.
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April 23, 2014
When we talk proudly of adopting Agile processes for our projects, why do we do so with a somewhat superior air over the old tried and trusted methods of software development?
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April 16, 2014
For a considerable period of time, we did well organized testing, but not against requirements that were formally defined.
Why was it deemed necessary to automate the test management process before there were any decent tools for recording exactly what we were testing for?
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March 26, 2014
While there are multiple Agile software development methods, they have more in common with one another than they do the waterfall method, which they seek to replace.
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