Analysis

Establishing business requirements for software selection
Establishing business requirements for software selection

Weighing the importance of software features The following ILTA KM publication describes principles that apply to all sorts of product-selection projects, not just to search.  Clarify has the definitions that Cersys uses.   In addition to impact ranking, it is helpful to consider when the feature will be needed.  Something might be business-critical in the long run,…

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Release Testing – Content Migration series
Release Testing – Content Migration series

Adapt your testing Look for families of bugs Is the fix worth the risk? Adapt your testing Revise the thoroughness of testing up or down depending on the actual quality being delivered. If every revision reveals a new problem, or breaks something that worked earlier, you must be very diligent in testing top to bottom…

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Test Planning – Content Migration Series
Test Planning – Content Migration Series

Test strategies for error detection: Use end-to-end release test scenarios. Test all aspects of the imported solution. User testing for business data issues. Burn-in testing. Numeric tests Use numeric tests to find omissions based on unexpected causes. There should be 28 files in the A folder, 61 in the K folder, 4 in the Z…

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Designing large-scale conversions – Content Migration Series
Designing large-scale conversions – Content Migration Series

Here are our four top laws-to-live-by for designing any large-scale data conversion or content migration: Develop Specifications. Design for subset runs. Know how to roll back. Report errors early, don’t hide them. Develop Specifications Includes: functional specifications, technical specifications, tool configuration plan, test case design, and deployment plan design. Refer to the best practices section…

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