The Art of Complex System Testing
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It’s one week after your product’s launch, and everyone is happy. After all, for the first time in years, your product development exceeded expectations. Coding was completed on time with very few defects. Suddenly, the report of a major usability and security flaw destroys the euphoria and sends everything into chaos. Unfortunately, this is not uncommon in our industry. So, how can we mitigate such things from happening? As he shares stories about the complex domain of product delivery, Ray Arell introduces a framework with associated emergent practices that enable you to better guide your product to success. He presents an overview of the Cynefin model, a description of complicated and complex systems, and discusses how to use it to establish an effective testing strategy. Ray describes how to identify key patterns of product usage to establish a robust defect-prevention system that reduces product development costs. Lastly, Ray describes how to interview customers to identify key quality expectations, ensuring that your testing focuses on producing the highest value for your customers.
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SAM4U, an SAP complimentary software asset management tool for customers, delivers a detailed and well-structured overview of license inventory and usage with a user-friendly interface. We offer a hosted, cost-effective, and performance-optimized SAM4U setup in the Skybuffer Cloud environment. You retain ownership of the system and data, while we manage the ABAP 7.58 infrastructure, ensuring fixed Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and exceptional services through the SAP Fiori interface.
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HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAU
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
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The Art of Complex System Testing
- 1. e Presented by: Ray rell Brought to you by: 340 Corporate Way, Suite Orange Park, FL 32073 888‐2 K3 Keynot 4/9/2014 8:30 AM “The Art of Complex System Testing” A Intel 300, 68‐8770 ∙ 904‐278‐0524 ∙ sqeinfo@sqe.com ∙ www.sqe.com
- 2. Ray Arell Intel As director of Intel Emergent Systems and Coaching, Ray Arell is a transformative leader in the adoption of agile, lean, and complex system methods inside Intel. Ray’s group is currently coaching a community of practice of more than ten-thousand people who are moving to a continuous value delivery culture. Prior to this role, he spent several decades as both an engineer and engineering manager of teams focused on CPU, chipset, graphics, wireless, and software development. Ray is a popular speaker at events worldwide and coauthor of Change-Based Test Management: Improving the Software Validation Process.
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- 12. 2/26/2014 10 CYNEFIN FRAMEWORK Complicated C E Complex C E Dave Snowden Simple C E good practiceemergent practice Chaotic probe-sense-respond sense-analyze-respond C E Disorder Dave Snowden Disorder best practice Cause Effect novel practice act-sense-respond sense-categorize-respond C E Source: cognitive‐edge.com
- 13. 2/26/2014 11 Source: www.thephonetown.com; with a fish m Complex Complicated c a Disorder b c SimpleChaos Source: Cynefin by David Snowden http://cognitive‐edge.com/
- 14. 2/26/2014 12 D i d St t dge Desired State Tyranny of the expert Knowle PROBEPROBE--SENSESENSE--RESPONDRESPOND emergent practiceemergent practice
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- 16. 2/26/2014 14 Source: Ylvis; The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?) “It takes a thousand voices to tell a single story” - Native American proverb Source: Competition among memes in a world with limited attention; L. Weng, A. Flammini, A. Vespignani & F. Menczer
- 17. 2/26/2014 15 Prompting Question Story Capture Act on Signals Stimulate/Dampen Patterns Self‐Signification Discussion Visualization Deepen Insight Source: cognitive‐edge.com SELF‐SIGNIFICATION IS THE KEY Poor Performance Exciting This story is about: The product talked about is: l b l b l g d bl N/AN/A Poor Reliability Poor Usability Quality Expected Desirable Qualities More info: cognitive‐edge.com
- 19. 2/26/2014 17 EXPANDING OUR TEST METHODS TO ADDRESS THE COMPLEX SPACE Sources: right http://www.ece.lsu.edu; left Paul Mathews Complicated Complexto C E C E FINAL THOUGHTS • We need to start to develop new test methods to address complex products • Testing the rules is fine but it needs to be with real world complex stimulus • High satisfaction can only be understood if we listen closer to the stories our customers are telling
- 20. 2/26/2014 18 ABSTRACT It’s one week after your product’s launch, and everyone is happy. After all, for the first time in years your product development exceeded expectations Coding wasfirst time in years, your product development exceeded expectations. Coding was completed on time with very few defects. Suddenly, the report of a major usability and security flaw destroys the euphoria and sends everything into chaos. Unfortunately, this is not uncommon in our industry. So, how can we mitigate such things from happening? As he shares stories about the complex domain of product delivery, Ray Arell introduces a framework with associated emergent practices that enable you to better guide your product to success. He presents an overview of the Cynefin model, a description of complicated and complex systems, and discusses how to use it to establish an effective testing strategy. Ray describes how to identify key patterns of product usage to establish a robust defect‐prevention system that reduces product development costs. Lastly, Ray describes how to interview customers to identify key quality expectations, ensuring that your testing focuses on producing the highest value for your customers.
- 21. 2/26/2014 19 As director of Intel Emergent Systems and Coaching, Ray Arell is a g y g, y transformative leader in the adoption of agile, lean, and complex system methods inside Intel. Ray’s group is currently coaching a community of practice of more than ten‐thousand people who are moving to a continuous value delivery culture. Prior to this role, he spent several decades as both an engineer and engineering manager of teams focused on CPU, chipset, graphics, wireless, and software development. Ray is a popular speaker at events worldwide and coauthor of Change‐Based Test Management: Improving the Software Validation Process.