tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434108347727659251.post648178551564573239..comments2022-06-29T08:53:03.580+02:00Comments on Compas Pascal: Process management for software development companiesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434108347727659251.post-8365276493461477552012-01-04T08:27:05.876+01:002012-01-04T08:27:05.876+01:00A few new requirements were added:
* Full version ...A few new requirements were added:<br />* Full version control of workflows is a mandatory requirement<br />* If the tool has been validated by the vendor, we don't have to do that.Lars Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06217303713945608384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434108347727659251.post-12027392622703840972012-01-02T08:18:39.743+01:002012-01-02T08:18:39.743+01:00We need to have 20-30 users on this system, and gr...We need to have 20-30 users on this system, and growing - but I guess 2 users is good enough for testing :-)<br /><br />After reviewing a lot of tools, I have come to the conclusion, that our tool will need to have:<br /><br />* Users and user groups<br />* Issues with full read/only log of all changes and configurable parameters<br />* Most configurable issue parameters may not be freely Lars Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06217303713945608384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434108347727659251.post-83626084758654621152011-12-28T22:51:08.084+01:002011-12-28T22:51:08.084+01:00Well, at work, we have evaluated several tools, fo...Well, at work, we have evaluated several tools, fogbugz included, ending up with AxoSoft Ontime.<br /><br />It covers well defects management, as well as agile-like sw dev projects and related tasks, functionality and documentation...<br /><br />With latest 11.xx edition there is 2-users free edition in case you need evaluation first...<br /><br />Cheers, B.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091918883989427716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434108347727659251.post-15028702688980412702011-12-28T18:07:41.172+01:002011-12-28T18:07:41.172+01:00Bummer that i cannot edit comments.. Here's a ...Bummer that i cannot edit comments.. Here's a link to the featurelist of spirateam: http://www.inflectra.com/SpiraTeam/Features.aspxWouter van Nifterickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03516752706481322727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434108347727659251.post-88264213468234164792011-12-28T18:03:07.070+01:002011-12-28T18:03:07.070+01:00Maybe you should also check out SpiraTeam. At work...Maybe you should also check out SpiraTeam. At work we recently switched to it (from FogBugz). <br /><br />Personally, I'm not a.huge fan of this type of UI, but all in all I think SpiraTeam ticks many of your boxes.Wouter van Nifterickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03516752706481322727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434108347727659251.post-57397906547261150612011-12-28T17:48:42.235+01:002011-12-28T17:48:42.235+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Wouter van Nifterickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03516752706481322727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434108347727659251.post-7063437137919811302011-12-27T15:16:08.403+01:002011-12-27T15:16:08.403+01:00@Unknown: I have looked at FogBugz. It definitely ...@Unknown: I have looked at FogBugz. It definitely beats several other bugtracker tools, but it definitely seems to have most focus on bugfixing and less on developing new stuff. We don't mind to pay money for the software, or for help maintaining it, as long as it can document to us in an overview, that feature XYZ is blocked because 3 issues for that feature didn't get a specs approval Lars Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06217303713945608384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434108347727659251.post-48206070841190529472011-12-27T14:06:53.924+01:002011-12-27T14:06:53.924+01:00I was not saying process management is bad. I was ...I was not saying process management is bad. I was just saying specialized tools are not bad also.<br />Generic tools developed to handle everthing from needles to Space Shuttles usually are so generic that companies spend a lot of time and money (especially when specialized consultants are hired) to custom tailor them that I wonder if they are written to bring more revenues that way (already seenLDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04633789460476801953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434108347727659251.post-60342757597080155022011-12-27T00:05:35.781+01:002011-12-27T00:05:35.781+01:00LDS: Our company and QA demands have grown quite a...LDS: Our company and QA demands have grown quite a bit, and now have requirements similar to many large companies.<br /><br />Any company where the management is involved in risk assessment or quality in software development, needs to have many strict procedures. You can either enforce them using an MSWord-based library of quality manuals, that every software developer needs to know by heart and Lars Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06217303713945608384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434108347727659251.post-6969957452081368472011-12-26T22:48:54.179+01:002011-12-26T22:48:54.179+01:00Good luck. You will spend more time trying to buil...Good luck. You will spend more time trying to build process than building applications. That's why "limited scope" applications are often good. You don't spend time trying to adapt them to your workflow, you just use them "as is".<br />Anyway "defect tracking" is not a "generic" process and requires itself its own workflod. "Software defect LDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04633789460476801953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434108347727659251.post-29470703019656396282011-12-26T20:35:38.725+01:002011-12-26T20:35:38.725+01:00Recently we choose FogBuz + Kiln from http://www.f...Recently we choose FogBuz + Kiln from http://www.fogcreek.com/. Why ? Because we can test it freely for a lng time and because it's Mercurial compatible.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02278768739034689484noreply@blogger.com