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  • HP UFT 11.5 Service Pack (11.51) Released

    Posted on January 29, 2013 by Admin

    UPDATE: Service Pack 11.51 has been superseded by Service Pack 11.52.
    Service Packs are cumulative, so there is no need to install SP 11.51.
    HP UFT Service Pack 11.51 (UFT_00001), which applies to HP UFT 11.50, was released on 01/29/13. To download the service pack, visit the HP software patches support website (KM00337418).
    Note:  The patch support model for UFT 11.5 has changed from the patch model previously used in versions of QTP (QuickTest Pro). New technology support, as well as fixes for known issues are now provided Read Entire Entry

  • HP ALM 11.5 Client-Side System Requirements

    Posted on January 29, 2013 by Admin

    The client-side system requirements for HP ALM 11.5, HP ALM 11.5 Essentials and HP Quality Center Enterprise 11.5 are outlined in this article, including the minimum hardware requirements, software and OS requirements, supported virtual environments, supported web browsers and Microsoft Office compatibility.

    If you plan to install HP ALM 11.5, check out our article that provides step-by-step instructions for an ALM 11.5 installation and our article on the server-side system requirements for HP ALM 11.5.

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  • Agile vs Fragile: Add Value to The Customer

    Posted on January 28, 2013 by Admin

    This is part 3 in a series of 17. To start at the beginning, first read Agile vs Fragile: A Disciplined Approach or an Excuse for Chaos.
    As I have studied and applied Agile practices within my testing teams, I have often referred to the twelve (12) Agile principles.  When you read these principles it is very difficult to find even the slightest bit of issue with them.  In fact, if the majority of teams (whether Agile or not) embraced these principles wholeheartedly, then a majority of projects would be successful.  The problem Read Entire Entry

  • Agile vs Fragile: How to tell which your organization is

    Posted on January 21, 2013 by Admin

    This is part 2 in a series of 17. To start at the beginning, first read Agile vs Fragile: A Disciplined Approach or an Excuse for Chaos.
    As an executive leader of a testing organization of around 750 testers, I had the opportunity to experience many different development methodologies.  Our organization supported multiple software development methodologies including everything from Waterfall to Scrum.  I found it interesting that each team approached the methodology differently.  I found that of the multiple teams that were Read Entire Entry

  • HP ALM 11.5 Server-Side System Requirements

    Posted on January 17, 2013 by Admin

    The server-side system requirements for HP ALM 11.5, HP ALM 11.5 Essentials and HP Quality Center Enterprise 11.5 are outlined in this article, including the minimum hardware requirements, recommended environment configurations, supported operating systems, database servers, application servers, web servers and virtual environments.

    If you plan to install HP ALM 11.5, check out our article that provides step-by-step instructions for an ALM 11.5 installation and our article on the client-side system requirements for HP ALM 11 Read Entire Entry

  • Agile vs Fragile: A Disciplined Approach or an Excuse for Chaos

    Posted on January 14, 2013 by Admin

    On February 11-13, 2001, a group of seventeen people met at The Lodge at Snowbird ski resort in Utah.  This group shared a common desire to improve their skills on the ski slopes and to improve the software they developed. Their collaboration created the Agile Software Development Manifesto. The participants of this meeting represented different perspectives on software development, but they all agreed that they wanted to develop an alternative to long project cycles. They may have discussed the concepts of what makes a team agile Read Entire Entry