HP Quality Center vs. IBM Rational Quality Manager04/20/2009 by Serge Baumberger
The most recent Forrester Wave (Q3 2008) examined the six biggest developers of functional testing solutions. Based on the current offer and the strategy regarding the direction the corresponding solution is to take, HP was ranked number one and IBM came in second. It’s time to take a closer look at the current flagship products [...]
Application Security – Money Still Being Squandered on It04/03/2009 by Serge Baumberger
Security is especially important in online applications, yet far too little attention is paid to it. Perform a quick risk assessment just prior to implementation, jerry-rig a plug for the biggest holes, and you’ll have the software up and running in no time. Then a few days later, the first bytes of customer data are [...]
HP Quality Center 10 from a Test Manager’s Perspective03/02/2009 by Serge Baumberger
The new Version 10 of the HP Quality Center (QC) is now available. Yet what are the actual advantages of the new QC compared to its predecessor from a Test Manager’s perspective?
Below, I will take a look at some of the new features and changes, and I will answer the question whether one should even [...]
beteo Successfully Assists SBB in Implementing HP Quality Center12/10/2008 by Peter Helfenstein
Test factory based on HP Quality Center is available for all SBB projects
When it came to the complex and systematic implementation of the software quality management program, SBB called upon the Swiss Application Lifecycle Management consulting company beteo. SBB is utilizing HP Quality Center in its test environment, where standardized test procedures and consistent test [...]
SAP Business Process Change Analyzer – Does It Analyze Business Processes?11/18/2008 by Dieter Steiger
Accompanied by considerable fanfare, SAP co-CEO Leo Apotheker introduced an SAP Solution Manager module called the SAP Business Process Change Analyzer (SAP BPCA) at this year’s TechEd in Berlin. So, what’s behind it? Can the Business Process Change Analyzer fulfill the expectations that its name suggests?
The fact that SAP has even introduced the BPCA seems [...]
Integrating HP PPM with HP Quality Center – As Simple as It Looks?09/30/2008 by Marcel Morf
Very often, the processes of change & transport and quality management in the IT organzation are technically not very tightly integrated. Although organizationally, they are well coordinated, with both processes being clearly defined, digitized, automated and constantly improved, I doubt if their integration is tight enough.
HP Software, a significant vendor not only of the process [...]
Fresh from SAP TechEd Las Vegas: Panaya 3.209/19/2008 by Marcel Morf
At SAP’s TechEd conference, the new releases of Panaya Support Automation 3.2 and Panaya Upgrade Automation 3.2 have been announced.
Panaya 3.2 Overview
Upgrade Automation is the fast and accurate way to control the impact of SAP projects and SAP changes in general. It automatically analyzes SAP systems and changes and provides online services to answer key [...]
Test Management – Much Quality for Little Money09/03/2008 by Gerd Fladrich
From my point of view, there are three key components for reaching the goal „high quality at low costs“ in test management: adequate methods, adequate staffing, and adequate tools – each at the right time. If one of these factors are neglected, the project threatens to fail.
Luckily, the tool comes with the adequate method, without [...]
Is Tool-Supported Test Management Profitable?08/18/2008 by Marco Gerussi
Every software project targets at providing high-quality software within the frame of a cost and time schedule. tool-based IT test management usually accompanies the whole software development process and partly adds to reaching this goal. This includes tasks like requirements management, test planning, test design, test execution, test evaluation as well as a superordinate defects [...]
E2E SAP Testing – Halfway Under Control?08/05/2008 by Peter Helfenstein
In many blogs, we have discussed the deficiencies in SAP testing. Changes to an existing system are the order of the day. Again and again, errors are corrected, customizing and programs must be adapted, new functions are rolled out. Also, technical changes as hot fixes and service packs must be installed, as well as upgrades. [...]