Comments for Megan Sumrell's Weblog http://megansumrell.wordpress.com Random thoughts around agile practices Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:47:18 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Cool new tool – Hexawise by Ashwin P http://megansumrell.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/cool-new-tool-hexawise/#comment-176 Ashwin P Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:47:18 +0000 http://megansumrell.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-176 Hi Dan/Megan, Also try checking http://www.TestersDesk.com. A free online toolkit for Software Testers. We have a free Pairwise Test Case Generator. And many other tools as well. Also check http://www.pairwise.org for many other similar tools. Thanks, Ashwin. Hi Dan/Megan,

Also try checking http://www.TestersDesk.com. A free online toolkit for Software Testers.

We have a free Pairwise Test Case Generator. And many other tools as well.

Also check http://www.pairwise.org for many other similar tools.

Thanks,
Ashwin.

]]> Comment on Cool new tool – Hexawise by Dan Woodward http://megansumrell.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/cool-new-tool-hexawise/#comment-174 Dan Woodward Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:47:51 +0000 http://megansumrell.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-174 I hope they can come up with a model that can work for them. It's a neat product. Maybe they could grow by adding additional test planning and analysis tools. If done right a broad suite of tools could attract more dollars, or at least make it easier to justify in budgets. I hope they can come up with a model that can work for them. It’s a neat product. Maybe they could grow by adding additional test planning and analysis tools. If done right a broad suite of tools could attract more dollars, or at least make it easier to justify in budgets.

]]> Comment on Cool new tool – Hexawise by msumrell http://megansumrell.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/cool-new-tool-hexawise/#comment-173 msumrell Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:21:29 +0000 http://megansumrell.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-173 I did speak with a rep from there and I am not sure what the final result will be on the pricing model...I think they are still working through that. It will be a tough tool to price like you said. I did speak with a rep from there and I am not sure what the final result will be on the pricing model…I think they are still working through that. It will be a tough tool to price like you said.

]]> Comment on Cool new tool – Hexawise by Dan Woodward http://megansumrell.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/cool-new-tool-hexawise/#comment-172 Dan Woodward Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:17:19 +0000 http://megansumrell.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-172 Hexawise is pretty cool. I hadn't thought of using it that way. It's really interesting how people can pick up the same tool and use it a different way. The only catch with Hexawise is the pricing model. A coworker asked and they said they were thinking of $100 a month per seat. Maybe they have rethought that. It has to be a tough product to price. Very focused. Some users might do one analysis every so many months and some might do it weekly for diferent tasks. Hexawise is pretty cool. I hadn’t thought of using it that way. It’s really interesting how people can pick up the same tool and use it a different way.

The only catch with Hexawise is the pricing model. A coworker asked and they said they were thinking of $100 a month per seat. Maybe they have rethought that. It has to be a tough product to price. Very focused. Some users might do one analysis every so many months and some might do it weekly for diferent tasks.

]]> Comment on Diary Post 2 – First 2 weeks of work by msumrell http://megansumrell.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/diary-post-2-first-2-weeks-of-work/#comment-162 msumrell Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:41:30 +0000 http://megansumrell.wordpress.com/?p=38#comment-162 Thanks Jim! I agree that project tracking is critical. Part of what I was including in the project management umbrella is clearly defined goals/tasks for the team to work on (whether you call them User Stories, requirements, etc). I think that is just as important as tracking. If the team doesn't have clear direction on what to be working on, then there won't be anything to track. Thanks Jim! I agree that project tracking is critical. Part of what I was including in the project management umbrella is clearly defined goals/tasks for the team to work on (whether you call them User Stories, requirements, etc). I think that is just as important as tracking. If the team doesn’t have clear direction on what to be working on, then there won’t be anything to track.

]]> Comment on Diary Post 2 – First 2 weeks of work by James Torres http://megansumrell.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/diary-post-2-first-2-weeks-of-work/#comment-161 James Torres Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:03:09 +0000 http://megansumrell.wordpress.com/?p=38#comment-161 Based on my experience project tracking in a organization that is not mature is more important than Project Management. Project Tracking reduces complexity; it focuses on the progress of a project and its cost. Project Tracking allows us to define a clear process that minimizes confusion (get out of the forest) and follows a clearly defined project flow. In a mature project tracking process Project Managers can use different project management styles (waterfall, iterative, etc.), but must manage to established key milestones. At any time during a project stakeholders may want to take a closer look at the detail project plan and that should never be an issue (responsibility of the Project Manager). A mature Project Tracking process will have a central archive with easy access to key project artifacts. This process focuses on measuring progress (milestones), analyzing issues (Revisions) and controlling the cost of the project (Time Tracking). This process encourages interaction among stakeholders, and puts stakeholders in a position to take new actions as needed. Companies that benefit the most from focusing on Project Tracking are large companies that manage many applications to support their business, maintains its own software development area (internal / external) and depends on technology as a competitive advantage. Jim torres1429@gmail.com Based on my experience project tracking in a organization that is not mature is more important than Project Management.

Project Tracking reduces complexity; it focuses on the progress of a project and its cost.

Project Tracking allows us to define a clear process that minimizes confusion (get out of the forest) and follows a clearly defined project flow. In a mature project tracking process Project Managers can use different project management styles (waterfall, iterative, etc.), but must manage to established key milestones.

At any time during a project stakeholders may want to take a closer look at the detail project plan and that should never be an issue (responsibility of the Project Manager). A mature Project Tracking process will have a central archive with easy access to key project artifacts.

This process focuses on measuring progress (milestones), analyzing issues (Revisions) and controlling the cost of the project (Time Tracking).

This process encourages interaction among stakeholders, and puts stakeholders in a position to take new actions as needed.

Companies that benefit the most from focusing on Project Tracking are large companies that manage many applications to support their business, maintains its own software development area (internal / external) and depends on technology as a competitive advantage.

Jim
torres1429@gmail.com

]]> Comment on Diary of a Live Process and Quality Improvement Initiative by Ben Carey http://megansumrell.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/diary-of-a-live-process-and-quality-improvement-initiative/#comment-158 Ben Carey Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:16:38 +0000 http://megansumrell.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-158 Congrats on the new position. We'll be waiting eagerly for the updates :) Congrats on the new position. We’ll be waiting eagerly for the updates :)

]]> Comment on Manual Testers vs. Automation Engineers – Why the Divide? by Garry http://megansumrell.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/manual-testers-vs-automation-engineers-%e2%80%93-why-the-divide/#comment-157 Garry Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:55:20 +0000 http://megansumrell.wordpress.com/?p=27#comment-157 This is the only way Testing process can be benifited. This is the only way Testing process can be benifited.

]]> Comment on Software Testers: Have we become our own worst enemy? by msumrell http://megansumrell.wordpress.com/2007/10/10/software-testers-have-we-become-our-own-worst-enemy/#comment-156 msumrell Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:23:45 +0000 http://megansumrell.wordpress.com/2007/10/10/software-testers-have-we-become-our-own-worst-enemy/#comment-156 Thanks! I am starting a diary of a process improvement initiative next week...hope this will be interesting for folks Thanks! I am starting a diary of a process improvement initiative next week…hope this will be interesting for folks

]]> Comment on Software Testers: Have we become our own worst enemy? by Rabby http://megansumrell.wordpress.com/2007/10/10/software-testers-have-we-become-our-own-worst-enemy/#comment-155 Rabby Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:33:40 +0000 http://megansumrell.wordpress.com/2007/10/10/software-testers-have-we-become-our-own-worst-enemy/#comment-155 I will definitely share this! and repost too! great article! hope to see more, thanks! I will definitely share this! and repost too!

great article! hope to see more, thanks!

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