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About 5 years ago

Commented on Provides QA management and project management - testing, defect management, and reporting

A really good breakdown of the ALM story.

Over 8 years ago

Answered a question: Anyone have a good example of a Test Automation Business Case?

A good business case will take into consideration the cost, time, the quality benefits if you were to test manually vs automation and the ROI if your company were to invest in automation. It would help if you had some comparisons to make e.g. how long it normally takes you…

Over 8 years ago

Answered a question: HP ALM VS JIRA

You're right in saying that JIRA is a good tracking tool. However, I don't believe it can replace HP ALM as a Test Management tool. It doesn't have the major functionalities that ALM has of a Test Management tool. JIRA tends to be more useful more if you're in an Agile…

About 9 years ago

Commented on It allows multiple project stakeholders to deliver simultaneously without disparate information sources, though its integration to automation should be leaner.

Totally agree with the license costs. HP had a Site, Area and Global license depending on geographical location of offices and usage of ALM. They now only have the global license which means you have to pay double the cost of what we were used to. Not competitive anymore.

Over 9 years ago

Asked a question: Has anyone used Rapise? What are your experiences? How is it comparable to a tool like QTP?

Over 10 years ago

Answered a question: Can javascript be used as a scripting language for tests in QTP or is it strictly VB?

Unfortunately for now the only scripting language supported by QTP/UFT is VBscript. However, HP has plans to have QTP/UFT accomodate more languages but that's in the future.

Over 10 years ago

Answered a question: What are the top performance tools available to load test web applications?

HP LoadRunner NeoLoad