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The client-side system requirements for HP ALM 11.5, HP ALM 11.5 Essentials and HP Quality Center Enterprise 11.5 are outlined in this article, including the minimum hardware requirements, software and OS requirements, supported virtual environments, supported web browsers and Microsoft Office compatibility.

If you plan to install HP ALM 11.5, check out our article that provides step-by-step instructions for an ALM 11.5 installation and our article on the server-side system requirements for HP ALM 11.5.

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This is part 3 in a series of 17. To start at the beginning, first read Agile vs Fragile: A Disciplined Approach or an Excuse for Chaos.
As I have studied and applied Agile practices within my testing teams, I have often referred to the twelve (12) Agile principles.  When you read these principles it is very difficult to find even the slightest bit of issue with them.  In fact, if the majority of teams (whether Agile or not) embraced these principles wholeheartedly, then a majority of projects would be successful.  The problem Read Entire Entry

This is part 2 in a series of 17. To start at the beginning, first read Agile vs Fragile: A Disciplined Approach or an Excuse for Chaos.
As an executive leader of a testing organization of around 750 testers, I had the opportunity to experience many different development methodologies.  Our organization supported multiple software development methodologies including everything from Waterfall to Scrum.  I found it interesting that each team approached the methodology differently.  I found that of the multiple teams that were Read Entire Entry

The server-side system requirements for HP ALM 11.5, HP ALM 11.5 Essentials and HP Quality Center Enterprise 11.5 are outlined in this article, including the minimum hardware requirements, recommended environment configurations, supported operating systems, database servers, application servers, web servers and virtual environments.

If you plan to install HP ALM 11.5, check out our article that provides step-by-step instructions for an ALM 11.5 installation and our article on the client-side system requirements for HP ALM 11 Read Entire Entry

On February 11-13, 2001, a group of seventeen people met at The Lodge at Snowbird ski resort in Utah.  This group shared a common desire to improve their skills on the ski slopes and to improve the software they developed. Their collaboration created the Agile Software Development Manifesto. The participants of this meeting represented different perspectives on software development, but they all agreed that they wanted to develop an alternative to long project cycles. They may have discussed the concepts of what makes a team agile Read Entire Entry

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While delivering our HP UFT/QTP training course, I am frequently asked why it is necessary to launch the application under test (AUT) after QTP (QuickTest Pro) has launched (and the appropriate add-ins are loaded).

The simple answer is that UFT/QTP recognizes objects by “hooking” into the AUT. This is accomplished by “watching” for applications to hook into so UFT can interact with the AUT to support record and replay functionality as well as expose the underlying objects. The potential side effect of not launching QTP before Read Entire Entry

It’s no secret that mobile applications, native, hybrid and web based, are in high consumer demand. The world is moving from the desktop to mobile devices. Tablets are projected to outsell PCs by Q3 2012 and mobile devices outshipped PCs in 2011. Mobile devices and tablets are the technology of the future. If your organization is not already invested in mobile applications, there’s a strong chance you will be in the near future.

Our clients asked us for solution recommendations and requirements to tackle the task of automat Read Entire Entry

After the official release of HP ALM 11.5 (Application Lifecycle Management), previously known as HP Quality Center (QC), we detailed a step by step single server installation and noted the primary differences (relating to the installation) between version 11.0 and 11.5. The remainder of this article outlines a high level overview of the new features in ALM 11.5. You can also read HP’s official documentation on What’s New in HP ALM 11.5 (Application Lifecycle Management).
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ALM has been divided into four editions:  HP AL Read Entire Entry

There are multiple testing considerations associated with each aspect of the BYOD implementation, End Point Testing, MDM Solution Testing, or Corporate Solution Testing.

Probably the most obvious strategy area is end point testing. This testing focuses on the mobile device itself and whether or not the device is able to access corporate applications, such as email, contacts, calendar, VPN, and so on, that are part of the corporate BYOD strategy.

The five suggestions that follow address what I consider to be the Top 5 testi Read Entire Entry