5 Principles to Managing Your Application Lifecycle with SpiraTeamAdam Sandman
On January 24, 2019, Inflectra and #SriramRajagopalan offered to a group of aspiring agilists a webinar on Five Principles to Managing Your Application Lifecycle with SpiraTeam®. The webinar is part of Inflectra's certificate course called: Journey Into Agile With Inflectra - A Free Webinar Course.
Testing a Complex ERP Application Using a Data-Driven FrameworkAdam Sandman
This presentation describes the challenges testing a complex ERP application such as Microsoft Dynamics AX and Dynamics 365. It shows how you can use a modern test automation tool to create tests that can be used by both technical and business users.
Top Five Techniques for Managing Programs and PortfoliosSriram Rajagopalan
As part of the Journey into Agile with Inflectra series, Sriram Rajagopalan focuses on the roadmap, benefits register, efficient frontier, sensitivity analysis, and portfolio balance matrices in this webinar.
Agile Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) with InflectraAdam Sandman
This presentation was given at the Effimag 10 Year Anniversary event in Wollerau, Switzerland. It discusses how you can use SpiraTeam and Rapise from Inflectra to foster communication and collaboration across the different disciplines in agile teams.
This presentation provides information on the SpiraPlan enterprise agile program management system from Inflectra. SpiraPlan lets you manage large-scale agile projects, programs and portfolios with integrated risk management, project planning, quality assurance, and resource management. Fully Integrated with end to end traceability and reporting.
5 Principles to Managing Your Application Lifecycle with SpiraTeamAdam Sandman
On January 24, 2019, Inflectra and #SriramRajagopalan offered to a group of aspiring agilists a webinar on Five Principles to Managing Your Application Lifecycle with SpiraTeam®. The webinar is part of Inflectra's certificate course called: Journey Into Agile With Inflectra - A Free Webinar Course.
Testing a Complex ERP Application Using a Data-Driven FrameworkAdam Sandman
This presentation describes the challenges testing a complex ERP application such as Microsoft Dynamics AX and Dynamics 365. It shows how you can use a modern test automation tool to create tests that can be used by both technical and business users.
Top Five Techniques for Managing Programs and PortfoliosSriram Rajagopalan
As part of the Journey into Agile with Inflectra series, Sriram Rajagopalan focuses on the roadmap, benefits register, efficient frontier, sensitivity analysis, and portfolio balance matrices in this webinar.
Agile Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) with InflectraAdam Sandman
This presentation was given at the Effimag 10 Year Anniversary event in Wollerau, Switzerland. It discusses how you can use SpiraTeam and Rapise from Inflectra to foster communication and collaboration across the different disciplines in agile teams.
This presentation provides information on the SpiraPlan enterprise agile program management system from Inflectra. SpiraPlan lets you manage large-scale agile projects, programs and portfolios with integrated risk management, project planning, quality assurance, and resource management. Fully Integrated with end to end traceability and reporting.
The DevOps Dance - Shift Left, Shift Right - Get It RightInflectra
As more organizations move towards continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) with DevOps pipelines becoming the norm, where is the right place to do different kinds and levels of testing? In this presentation, I will provide a blueprint for test managers on how to think about shifting left and shifting right while keeping the overall QA picture and goals in mind.
Provides a high level overview of the system's functionality, a list of the key benefits and features as well as description of the typical process you should use when using SpiraPlan for the first time on a new project.
This presentation provides an overview of the SpiraTest requirements, test case, and defect tracking system from Inflectra. Learn how to use SpiraTest to manage your tests, requirements, defects, bugs, and issues in one integrated system with end to end traceability .
Provides a high level overview of the software development and application lifecycle management features that are available in SpiraTeam, and how you the system when first starting a project
Don't Let Your Users be Your Testers - Lunch & LearnAdam Sandman
In this lunch and learn session we cover why you need to test your applications, otherwise you are making your users your de facto testers, never a pretty sight. We delivered this in Santa Monica and San Francisco, CA in 2018.
D-CAST: The Future of Agile Testing MeetupAdam Sandman
At this DC Agile Software Testing meetup event we discussed the future roles of software testers in agile methodologies such as Scrum, XP, Kanban. We cover automated testing and exploratory testing.
This presentation provides an overview of the Rapise automated testing tool from Inflectra. It provides an background on why you need to use automated testing as part of your development process and the features and differentiators that make Rapise your best choice for testing web, mobile, desktop, mainframe and api applications.
Real Testing Scenario Strategy - Bringing It All Together For SuccessAdam Sandman
Have you ever wondered how to tackle a new testing project? Or maybe an existing one, but with real QA issues… Where would you start? Your boss expects improvement in the QA team performance and also wants to understand where the product stands real fast. You wish to optimize your work and have introduced automation, but the management do not really see the profit and return on investment. Your company management have recently decided to switch to Agile methodology. This real-life seminar will take you through the testing project bootstrap, including all required activities, from understanding the customer requirements, through design of manual tests and tips and tricks in that area followed by connecting your testing environment to testing automation and to CI process and at the end subject your application to Performance and Load testing.
DevGeekWeek 2017 Inflectra Meetup in Herzliya PresentationAdam Sandman
This is the presentation from the Inflectra meetup on Testing {(script || bother)}. It explains how using the right software tools can help you test more effectively without scripts and the bother of manual methods such as Excel sheets and whiteboards.
Exploratory Testing - concept and ideas for SpiraTestAdam Sandman
This presentation by Simon Bor of Inflectra outlined a new concept for exploratory and session-based testing to be added to SpiraTest, the award-winning test management system from Inflectra.
SpiraTest adds Quality & Test Management to JiraAdam Sandman
This presentation explains how you can enhance Jira and the Atlassian platform with SpiraTest from Inflectra. SpiraTest adds robust test and quality management capabilities to Jira, with full bidirectional integration
Transform Software Testing and Quality with the Neotys-Inflectra PlatformInflectra
On July 17, 2019 Inflectra and Neotys hosted a joint webinar called: Transform Software Testing & Quality with the Neotys-Inflectra Platform. The webinar demonstrated the powerful capabilities of this combined QA and performance testing platform vis-a-vis legacy tools.
The is the presentation used in this webinar.
SpiraTest Integrating with Jira WebinarAdam Sandman
This presentation explains how to integrate SpiraTest with Jira from Atlassian. It includes an overview of how the integration works, how to set it up and also our future plans to further enhance the integration.
Provides a high level overview of the system's functionality, a list of the key benefits and features as well as description of the typical process you should use when using SpiraTest for the first time on a new project.
Building Quality into Your DevSecOps PipelinesInflectra
This is a presentation on how to build quality into your DevOps/DevSecOps pipelines. The presentation covers:
- Software Quality through End-to-end Traceability: How SpiraPlan Enables Progress Tracking and Visualization through Dashboards - Adam Sandman, Inflectra
- Quality Gates: Forcing Functions to Bake Quality In - Jeffery Payne, Coveros
- Delivering Quality Through Your DevSecOps Pipeline Using SpiraPlan - Hugo Sanchez, Coveros.
The presentation was created on Feb 4, 2021.
The DevOps Dance - Shift Left, Shift Right - Get It RightInflectra
As more organizations move towards continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) with DevOps pipelines becoming the norm, where is the right place to do different kinds and levels of testing? In this presentation, I will provide a blueprint for test managers on how to think about shifting left and shifting right while keeping the overall QA picture and goals in mind.
Provides a high level overview of the system's functionality, a list of the key benefits and features as well as description of the typical process you should use when using SpiraPlan for the first time on a new project.
This presentation provides an overview of the SpiraTest requirements, test case, and defect tracking system from Inflectra. Learn how to use SpiraTest to manage your tests, requirements, defects, bugs, and issues in one integrated system with end to end traceability .
Provides a high level overview of the software development and application lifecycle management features that are available in SpiraTeam, and how you the system when first starting a project
Don't Let Your Users be Your Testers - Lunch & LearnAdam Sandman
In this lunch and learn session we cover why you need to test your applications, otherwise you are making your users your de facto testers, never a pretty sight. We delivered this in Santa Monica and San Francisco, CA in 2018.
D-CAST: The Future of Agile Testing MeetupAdam Sandman
At this DC Agile Software Testing meetup event we discussed the future roles of software testers in agile methodologies such as Scrum, XP, Kanban. We cover automated testing and exploratory testing.
This presentation provides an overview of the Rapise automated testing tool from Inflectra. It provides an background on why you need to use automated testing as part of your development process and the features and differentiators that make Rapise your best choice for testing web, mobile, desktop, mainframe and api applications.
Real Testing Scenario Strategy - Bringing It All Together For SuccessAdam Sandman
Have you ever wondered how to tackle a new testing project? Or maybe an existing one, but with real QA issues… Where would you start? Your boss expects improvement in the QA team performance and also wants to understand where the product stands real fast. You wish to optimize your work and have introduced automation, but the management do not really see the profit and return on investment. Your company management have recently decided to switch to Agile methodology. This real-life seminar will take you through the testing project bootstrap, including all required activities, from understanding the customer requirements, through design of manual tests and tips and tricks in that area followed by connecting your testing environment to testing automation and to CI process and at the end subject your application to Performance and Load testing.
DevGeekWeek 2017 Inflectra Meetup in Herzliya PresentationAdam Sandman
This is the presentation from the Inflectra meetup on Testing {(script || bother)}. It explains how using the right software tools can help you test more effectively without scripts and the bother of manual methods such as Excel sheets and whiteboards.
Exploratory Testing - concept and ideas for SpiraTestAdam Sandman
This presentation by Simon Bor of Inflectra outlined a new concept for exploratory and session-based testing to be added to SpiraTest, the award-winning test management system from Inflectra.
SpiraTest adds Quality & Test Management to JiraAdam Sandman
This presentation explains how you can enhance Jira and the Atlassian platform with SpiraTest from Inflectra. SpiraTest adds robust test and quality management capabilities to Jira, with full bidirectional integration
Transform Software Testing and Quality with the Neotys-Inflectra PlatformInflectra
On July 17, 2019 Inflectra and Neotys hosted a joint webinar called: Transform Software Testing & Quality with the Neotys-Inflectra Platform. The webinar demonstrated the powerful capabilities of this combined QA and performance testing platform vis-a-vis legacy tools.
The is the presentation used in this webinar.
SpiraTest Integrating with Jira WebinarAdam Sandman
This presentation explains how to integrate SpiraTest with Jira from Atlassian. It includes an overview of how the integration works, how to set it up and also our future plans to further enhance the integration.
Provides a high level overview of the system's functionality, a list of the key benefits and features as well as description of the typical process you should use when using SpiraTest for the first time on a new project.
Building Quality into Your DevSecOps PipelinesInflectra
This is a presentation on how to build quality into your DevOps/DevSecOps pipelines. The presentation covers:
- Software Quality through End-to-end Traceability: How SpiraPlan Enables Progress Tracking and Visualization through Dashboards - Adam Sandman, Inflectra
- Quality Gates: Forcing Functions to Bake Quality In - Jeffery Payne, Coveros
- Delivering Quality Through Your DevSecOps Pipeline Using SpiraPlan - Hugo Sanchez, Coveros.
The presentation was created on Feb 4, 2021.
This is a presentation that was given to the Project Management Institute of Metrolina. The goal is exposure to the fundamental ideas of Lean/Agile/Scrum software development.
This PMI–ACP Seminar will help you to understand and prepare you to take the PMI-ACP® exam and become an
Agile Certified Practitioner, a certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI)®. The PMIACP
exam measures professionalism in Agile Project Management, increases versatility in PM
methods, validates ability to lead Agile teams and Agile software projects that adapt to change,
drive innovation and deliver on–time business value.
Quality and Project Management Professional with
17 years of experience in all aspects of Quality and project Management to the product-based, service-based, Financial Services & investment Banking Sectors
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
From Theory to Practice: Utilizing SpiraPlan's REST APIInflectra
Unlock the full potential of your software development lifecycle with SpiraPlan's powerful REST APIs. Led by experts from Inflectra and our partner, MVerve, this webinar offers a practical guide to leveraging the API's power for automation, integration, and data-driven insights. Whether you're an API expert or beginner, our recap blog is packed with valuable information to enhance your SpiraPlan experience.
The webinar emphasized how SpiraPlan's REST API allows you to:
• Automate Workflows: Streamline your processes by automating repetitive tasks.
• Integrate with Existing Tools: Seamlessly connect SpiraPlan with your existing software ecosystem.
• Build Custom Solutions: Tailor SpiraPlan to your unique needs by developing custom applications and integrations.
• Gain Deeper Insights: Extract valuable data from SpiraPlan for advanced reporting and analysis.
[Webinar] SpiraTest - Setting New Standards in Quality AssuranceInflectra
Learn more about SpiraTest at www.inflectra.com/SpiraTest!
Are you contemplating ways to enhance your test management process? See our webinar slideshow to discover how SpiraTest can significantly improve your testing workflow. If TestRail, Qtest, or Practitest were your go-to tools, let’s explore together how the SpiraTest platform takes things a notch higher, offering features and benefits that truly stand out.
Highlights:
• Elevate Test Management with SpiraTest: Experience its all-in-one solution for test cases, requirements, and defects, surpassing legacy tools like Testrail, Qtest, and Practitest.
• Optimize Testing with SpiraTest: Explore detailed test steps and automation, streamlining processes and enhancing efficiency.
• User-Centric Interface and Reporting: Discover SpiraTest’s intuitive design and customizable reporting for easy access to real-time insights and informed decision-making.
Speaker:
Adam Sandman founded Inflectra in 2006. Today, Adam serves as the company's CEO. He is responsible for product strategy, technology innovation, and business development. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his family. Prior to founding Inflectra, Sandman worked as a director for Sapient Government Services, where he was in charge of development with the U.S. Marine Corps. and other government agencies, and was responsible for leading many capture teams and writing whitepapers and position statements to build Sapient’s reputation as a leader in the defense space. He studied physics at Oxford University.
From Challenger to Champion: How SpiraPlan Outperforms JIRA+PluginsInflectra
Witness a game-changing shift in project management excellence!
Our pivotal webinar will showcase why SpiraPlan consistently outperforms JIRA+Plugins, offering a more intelligent, integrated, and cost-effective approach. See a demonstration of project management prowess that will elevate your team's productivity and compliance to championship levels.
Learn more by visiting: https://www.inflectra.com/SpiraPlan/
Agenda Highlights
1. Integration & Usability
- Track every project phase, from initiation to closure, with SpiraPlan’s superior traceability.
- No more frustrating plugin patchwork. SpiraPlan’s unified platform is your all-in-one command center for project excellence.
2. Comprehensive Feature Set
- Master your project's quality, tasks, and risks with SpiraPlan's integrated suite, leaving JIRA’s disjointed plugins in the dust.
- Navigate compliance with SpiraPlan's embedded best practices and establish project baselines with ease.
3. Cost-Effectiveness & Efficiency
- No hidden costs - SpiraPlan’s straightforward pricing model beats the hidden costs of JIRA’s piecemeal plugins.
- Save time with SpiraPlan’s leaner approach over JIRA's plugin management hassle.
- Enjoy SpiraPlan's legendary support, outpacing the complex and time-consuming support structure of JIRA’s plugins.
- Avoid Jira’s licensing labyrinth with SpiraPlan’s straightforward licensing model.
Webinar: SpiraTeam - A Jira Alternative to Revolutionize Your Project ManagementInflectra
Tired of the limitations of Jira? Ready for an alternative to Jira that elevates your projects to new heights? Need a more efficient, streamlined, and comprehensive project management tool that can revolutionize your workflow?
Look no further! Check out our webinar, "Discover the Power of SpiraTeam: A Jira Alternative To Revolutionize Your Project Management," that took place on on January 11, 2024, and demonstrated how your team can unlock the potential of SpiraTeam. Understand why organizations are transitioning to SpiraTeam. Learn how this comprehensive platform transcends typical project management tools, effectively replacing Jira with SpiraTeam's superior functionality.
Ready to upgrade? Visit https://www.inflectra.com/SpiraTeam/
Webinar: Discover the Power of SpiraTeam - A Jira Alternative To Revolutioniz...Inflectra
Were you feeling constrained by Jira's shortcomings? Eager for a substitute that could transform your projects? Searching for a more adept, seamless, and all-encompassing project management solution to overhaul your processes?
Your search ended with our webinar! On September 14, 2023, we hosted the enlightening session titled, "Unveiling the Might of SpiraTeam: An Alternative to Jira That Reimagines Project Management." Attendees got a glimpse of what SpiraTeam truly offers.
Comprehend why numerous organizations had shifted to SpiraTeam. The session demonstrated how this all-inclusive platform went beyond ordinary project management tools, effectively substituting Jira with SpiraTeam's enhanced capabilities.
Inflectra Lightning Session: Exploring the Full Potential of the Inflectra SuiteInflectra
On Wednesday, July 12th, we continued our Lightning Session series; this time, CEO Adam Sandman presented how Inflectra's comprehensive toolset empowers your entire software development and testing life cycle. This webinar provided valuable insights into how our suite of tools, including SpiraPlan, Rapise, and KronoDesk, work together harmoniously to streamline your processes, enhance collaboration, and drive successful project outcomes.
See the full webinar recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-tU9RXHhDg
Webinar: Unleashing the Power of Spira 7.7 - Scaling Agile with Program Capab...Inflectra
On July 6, 2023, Adam Sandman, the CEO of Inflectra, hosted a webinar on Spira 7.7 where he unveiled the much-awaited launch of its most significant functional enhancement to date - Scaled Agile. Participants had the opportunity to explore the new features and capabilities of the latest version of Spira, which aim to facilitate the implementation of Agile practices on a larger scale within their organizations. This update will help align strategic planning efforts and drive successful program delivery.
See the recording on our YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/14UNliRF9kw
Webinar: Transforming Healthcare QA with SpiraTeam - Achieving Excellence in ...Inflectra
On June 28, 2023, Inflectra hosted an exclusive webinar to discover how SpiraTeam, Inflectra's test management solution, can revolutionize healthcare Quality Assurance (QA) processes. This webinar showcased how to achieve excellence in testing, streamline workflows, and ensure the highest level of patient safety and regulatory compliance.
See the recording on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO6_LVvCcoQ
Webinar: How to Leverage SpiraTeam for QA ExcellenceInflectra
On May 24, 2023, CEO Adam Sandman hosted a live course on How to Leverage SpiraTeam for QA Excellence that concluded with a live Q&A session.
Quality assurance (QA) holds utmost importance in software development to guarantee products adhere to paramount levels of functionality and reliability. In order to attain a high level of QA, companies need to implement efficient tools and methodologies to enhance their testing process. In this slideshow, discover how to utilize SpiraTeam effectively to optimize QA excellence, enabling teams to deliver exceptional software solutions.
Check out our YouTube channel to watch the full webinar by visiting www.youtube.com/@inflectra_tech
This presentation provides information on Inflectra, our product suite and our partnership programs, including solution partners and technology partners.
Embedding GAMP Compliance into Digital Health Software - The Case of SpiraPlanInflectra
In this presentation, Dr. Sriram Rajagopalan of Inflectra covers the fundamentals of integrating GAMP compliance into digital health software. The presentation covers the Risk-Based Approach to Compliance for GxP Computerized Systems.
Enjoy.
Inflectra Helps You Deliver Quality Software, Faster and with Lower Risk. Learn about Inflectra and our tools: SpiraTest, SpiraPlan, SpiraTeam, Rapise, KronoDesk and TaraVault.
Lightning Sesssion: How To Turbo-Charge Your Test Management with SpiraTestInflectra
Team Inflectra launched the first session of our new series, Lightning Sessions, with out first eventon How To Turbo-Charge Your Test Management with SpiraTest. This event will took place on Friday, December 16, 2022.
MEETING AGENDA:
- SpiraTest Overview: SpiraTest vs. Atlassian Jira, Jira server and other disruptions in test management space
- SpiraTest: Lightning Demo
- SpiraTest Differentiators: Add-ons, Integrations, Price and Licensing, Accelerators
- SpiraTest Roadmap in 2023
- Q&A
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Adam Sandman is the Founder and CEO of Inflectra. He has been working in the IT industry for the past 25+ years. His areas of expertise span software architecture to agile development, software testing, test automation, and project management. He is interested in technology, business, and enabling people to follow their passions. At Inflectra, Adam is responsible for researching the tools, technologies, and processes in the software testing and quality assurance space. Adam is a prolific speaker, whose speaking engagements range from StarEast, and Eurostar to STPcons, DevGeekWeek, Swiss Testing Day, to NDIA, STARCanada, TestingMind, Agile DevOps West, StarWest, testCon, JFTL, and many more.
COME TO INFLECTRACON
To learn more about Inflectra’s software ecosystem, join us for InflectraCON 2023 in Washington, DC, on April 19-21, 2023.
To view the recording, visit our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@Inflectra_Tech
Lightning Session: How to Manage Your Agile Projects with SpiraTeamInflectra
Our third Lightning Session, How to Manage Your Agile Projects with SpiraTeam, includes a brief course on one of our flagship products, SpiraTeam, and our product roadmap for 2023. This session will took place on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.
MEETING AGENDA:
- SpiraTeam Overview: Why SpiraTest by Inflectra
- SpiraTeam: Lightning Demo
- SpiraTeam Differentiators: Add-ons, Integrations, Price and Licensing, Accelerators
- SpiraTeam Roadmap in 2023
- Q&A
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Adam Sandman is the Founder and CEO of Inflectra. He has been working in the IT industry for the past 25+ years. His areas of expertise span software architecture to agile development, software testing, test automation, and project management. He is interested in technology, business, and enabling people to follow their passions. At Inflectra, Adam is responsible for researching the tools, technologies, and processes in the software testing and quality assurance space. Adam is a prolific speaker, whose speaking engagements range from StarEast, and Eurostar to STPcons, DevGeekWeek, Swiss Testing Day, to NDIA, STARCanada, TestingMind, Agile DevOps West, StarWest, testCon, JFTL, and many more.
COME TO INFLECTRACON
To learn more about Inflectra’s software ecosystem, join us for InflectraCON 2023 in Washington, DC, on April 19-21, 2023.
To view the recording, visit our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@Inflectra_Tech
Lightning Session: Rapid & Easy Test Automation Using RapiseInflectra
MEETING AGENDA:
- Rapise Overview: Why Rapise by Inflectra
- Rapise: Lightning Demo
- Rapise Differentiators: Add-ons, Integrations, Price and Licensing, Accelerators
- Rapise Roadmap in 2023
- Q&A
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Adam Sandman is the Founder and CEO of Inflectra. He has been working in the IT industry for the past 25+ years. His areas of expertise span software architecture to agile development, software testing, test automation, and project management. He is interested in technology, business, and enabling people to follow their passions. At Inflectra, Adam is responsible for researching the tools, technologies, and processes in the software testing and quality assurance space. Adam is a prolific speaker, whose speaking engagements range from StarEast, and Eurostar to STPcons, DevGeekWeek, Swiss Testing Day, to NDIA, STARCanada, TestingMind, Agile DevOps West, StarWest, testCon, JFTL, and many more.
COME TO INFLECTRACON
To learn more about Inflectra’s software ecosystem, join us for InflectraCON 2023 in Washington, DC, on April 19-21, 2023. Visit www.InflectraCON.com to buy tickets TODAY!
To view the recording, visit our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@Inflectra_Tech
Spira 7.3: Agile Planning Boards To Rule Your ProjectsInflectra
Meet the latest enhancements to Inflectra’s Quality Management platform - Spira. The newest release in 2022, Spira v7.3, holds noteworthy improvements to the Agile Planning Boards. This webinar was presented by Adam Sandman, the CEO of Inflectra, on December 20, 2022.
See the recording of the webinar on our YouTube channel!
On November 22, 2022, Inflectra hosted a webinar on the new functionality and enhancements in Rapise v7.4. This event was led by one of our Senior Software Engineers, Alexey Grinevich, and supported by our Principal Software Engineer, Denis Markovtsev.
Watch the full webinar recording on our YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSObxqgSbbY&t=5s
Webinar Agenda:
- Mixed Mode Recording (Web, Managed, UIA, Java)
- Test Set scheduling in Spira Dashboard
- Support for the Web Component Slot element (WebSpy, XPath generator)
- Generic support for AgGrid web component
- Support for Managed 64-bit desktop applications
- Support for Java 64-bit desktop applications
- Q & A
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
"Impact of front-end architecture on development cost", Viktor TurskyiFwdays
I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Search and Society: Reimagining Information Access for Radical FuturesBhaskar Mitra
The field of Information retrieval (IR) is currently undergoing a transformative shift, at least partly due to the emerging applications of generative AI to information access. In this talk, we will deliberate on the sociotechnical implications of generative AI for information access. We will argue that there is both a critical necessity and an exciting opportunity for the IR community to re-center our research agendas on societal needs while dismantling the artificial separation between the work on fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics in IR and the rest of IR research. Instead of adopting a reactionary strategy of trying to mitigate potential social harms from emerging technologies, the community should aim to proactively set the research agenda for the kinds of systems we should build inspired by diverse explicitly stated sociotechnical imaginaries. The sociotechnical imaginaries that underpin the design and development of information access technologies needs to be explicitly articulated, and we need to develop theories of change in context of these diverse perspectives. Our guiding future imaginaries must be informed by other academic fields, such as democratic theory and critical theory, and should be co-developed with social science scholars, legal scholars, civil rights and social justice activists, and artists, among others.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Let's dive deeper into the world of ODC! Ricardo Alves (OutSystems) will join us to tell all about the new Data Fabric. After that, Sezen de Bruijn (OutSystems) will get into the details on how to best design a sturdy architecture within ODC.
2. Dr. Sriram Rajagopalan
Education
Work
Experience
Training &
Certification
Teaching &
Training
PhD, MBA, MS, BE
PfMP, PgMP, PMP, SP,
RMP, ACP, CSM, CSPO,
ACC, CSD, SCT, CSOXP,
SSBB, Instructional
Designer, Speaker,
Writer, and Author
Software Engineer,
Team Leader,
Business Analyst,
Project Manager,
Scrum Master, Agile
Coach, Director,
Vice President
US, Canada, India,
Vietnam, Ireland,
Belgium, Greece,
& Switzerland
@agilesriram
3. Our Time Today
SDLC Review
Review of Support in
SpiraTeam® / SpiraPlan®
Summarize with
Q & A
4. Dr. Royce’s SDLC to Waterfall
Planning
Analysis
Design
Implementation
Maintenance
SDLC is
not
Waterfall
5. Waterfall is a Mindset
Rajagopalan, S. (2014). Review of the myths on the original software development model. International Journal of Software Engineering, 5(6), 103-111.
Business Case
Requirements
System Specifications
System Design
Module Design
Release Testing
Acceptance Testing
System Testing
Integration Testing
Unit Testing
Development
Engineer
Tester
Architect, Tester
Business Users
Extended Business Users
6. Mindset in Waterfall & Agile
User
Alienation
Big
Upfront
Design
Role
clarity
Breakdown
of Quad
constraints
Waterfall
Value
Quality
Team
Constraints
Agile
8. Systematic Evaluation
• Framework is dependent on how value is going to perceived
and delivered
• It goes through several checkpoints repeatedly
• What works for one product or service in an organization may
not always work for similar product or service in a different
organization
• What works for one business unit may not scale well in
another business unit within the organization
• What works at one snapshot in time for a framework in an
organization may not be applicable for another snapshot in
time
Start
What is
known
more?
Predictive Agile
What > How How > More
Cost of
Change?
Low Appetite High Appetite
Predictive Agile
Availability
of FACT
feedback?
Moderate High
Predictive Agile
Adaptive
Management
Culture?
Resistant Enabling
Predictive Agile
End
10. Agile Approach
Idea
Epic 1
Theme A
Theme B
Epic 2
Theme C
Theme D
Feature I
Feature II
Need a
Need b
Need c
T0 T10 T50
Time
Dreams Castles
Granularity
Big House Maintainable Home 2 BR, etc.
Transparency
InspectionAdaptation
11. Requirements
When properly implemented and supported, the
critical competency of developing and managing
requirements enables the organization to meet
stakeholder expectations, improve project
performance, meet organizational benefits, and
achieve tangible business outcomes.
(PMI, 2016, pg. 2)
Project Management Institute (2016). Requirements Management: A Practice Guide. Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.
When properly implemented and supported, the
critical competency of developing and managing
requirements enables the organization to meet
stakeholder expectations, improve project
performance, meet organizational benefits, and
achieve tangible business outcomes.
(PMI, 2016, pg. 2)
12. Engage with Stakeholders gathering & reviewing Requirements
Helps with
business value
prioritization and
alignment
Realizes DEEP
property with
more clarity
13. Requirements Elicitation
Customer
Value Add
Business
Value Add
Technical
Value Add
Process
Value Add
Non-Value
Add
1. What does the paying customer want?
2. What exciters can we add to keep the customer with us?
1. What types of documentation / training needed for users?
2. Are compliance documents needed to sustain business?
1. How to technology current to avoid risks from shelf-life?
2. How to avoid technical debt making platforms stable?
1. What types of elements to retire that add no-value?
2. What types of process and procedure waste to eliminate?
1. How to increase effectiveness by operational excellence?
2. How to enhance efficiency by continuous improvement?
14. Prioritize and Groom Requirements (incrementally and iteratively)
Current Iteration or
Minor Milestone
Forecasting what the team needs to work on for two upcoming iterations/milestones
Major MilestoneProject
16. Increase Transparency to Plan
Roadmap (Condensed
WBS view) is no longer
in MS Project or just
with the PM.
Plan concurrent phases
of project, program, or
portfolio!
The team is aware of
the degree of
requirements-test
cases and thus quality
of software.
17. Wait! We have a Workflow Support too!
Customizable
Workflow based
on business
needs
Multiple
workflows
based on
requirement
types
Supports agile
principles of
transparency,
inspection, and
adaptation.
Includes
support for
Digital
Signature too!
18. Transparency Conversation Better Team Estimates
Much of the
collaboration is
already happening
without infringing on
time commitments. Planning sessions
become more
productive!
Auditable requirements
making it easy for the
team to commit story
point estimates.
Facilitates remote,
distributed, and virtual
team collaboration.
19. Use Themes as Milestones
Aligns with the
strategic product
roadmap by mapping
themes (components)
in product backlog
Keep team engaged
with releases and
iterations
20. Plan for risk in Estimates by limiting hours/day
Life comes in the way!
Whether it is company
meetings or issues
within the iteration,
allowing for flex time
mitigates risk.
21. Centralize task and testing transparency
Number of tasks (4) the team
has identified to address this
requirement
Number of test cases (4) the
team has identified for
acceptance testing.
Visibility to fewer tasks and
test cases mean trouble!
23. Pictures Speak Progress
Several widgets
available
Export data grid
or image for
additional
discussions
View burndown,
burnup, velocity,
or coverage
quickly!
View coverage
on more
artifacts!
24. Triage defects without breaking iteration commitments
Not all defects identified need to be solved for project delivery.
Defects are uniquely identified so that these can be addressed during
project team meetings.
Defects go through a separate customizable triage workflow as they are
evaluated for the severity of impact.
25. Summary
• Waterfall or agile is a
framework with a set of
philosophies
• Focus on business needs by
adopting practices
• Focus on people, process,
technology, and
organizational needs
Editor's Notes
One of the most classic models for product development, in particular software, is waterfall model.
Who is familiar with this model?
Based on the response decide on the details of your presentation.
The waterfall model suggests that development is seen as flowing steadily downwards much like a waterfall through the phases.
The idea is that once you know what the requirements are, you move ahead one step at a time through design and implementation until the product is verified and ready for delivery.
What do you think of this model? Is it going to work?
Expect to hear that this model may have problems since once requirements are set, you need to move forward and implement them without being able to go back. The system is inflexible.
Interestingly the model was first presented by Royce, who suggested it as a failed model and moved on to offer a better model that did not have this limitation. However, his original waterfall model was noticed strongly and became popular.
How do you think we can improve on this model? What is missing?
Expect to hear that we need to have an iterative process so we can go back and forward between the requirements and implementations to make sure what we make is going to be valuable to the end user or the client.
Does anyone know such a system?
Suggest RUP and move on to the next slide to explain it.
Waterfall Challenges
Alienates clients and business owners until deployment
Exhaustive documentation (BRD, FRD) resistant to change
Long planning & more time
Compartmentalized roles (PM, BA, Developer): Siloed thought & central dependency
Low visibility on projects: Schedule slip & budget overrun
Quality compromises