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One Company’s Success with Test Environment Management
If you live in the United Kingdom, Ireland or in the eastern United States, there is a good chance that your electricity is provided by Centrica or one of its subsidiaries. With 27,000,000 customers, they are in the top 100 utility companies in the United Kingdom....
Value Stream Mapping
A few years back, a large mortgage company was struggling. Their mortgage application process was taking an average of more than three weeks to come to an approval decision. Their customers were growing more and more frustrated. Many were simply leaving and going to...
Plutora joins the prestigious Inc. 5000 for first time in 2018
The past few weeks have been filled with recognition and accolades for the Plutora team and the hard work they have put in to developing the platform. From being awarded a top three vendor designation in the EMA DevOps 2020 for release management, to our inclusion in...
Value Stream Management in a Software Driven World
The Future is Software Software is the competitive differentiator driving every business, in every sector, in one way or another. Every enterprise must evolve its software development and delivery processes in order to compete in this new world, or face the prospect...
Plutora grabs Top 3 Award for release management
Today we are happy to announce that Plutora has earned the EMA DevOps Top 3 Award for Release Management. Full findings and details are available in the recently delivered EMA DevOps 2020 report. What is the DevOps 2020 report? Enterprise Management Associates (EMA)...
6 Secrets to Effective End User Testing
More than a checkbox at the end of the project – end user testing can be invaluable for the success of your project. End user testing involves a subject matter expert from business operations to help the project team determine two things: Is the release ready for...
The Importance of a Requirements Traceability Matrix
Tracking the requirements for each sprint, release and project can be difficult especially in fast paced development environments. Depending on the organization, application and adopted methodology, each release can have a wide range of requirements. Some projects may...
The Evolution of Test and the Enterprise Data Mart
Software testing has seen significant evolutionary changes that have driven greater efficiency and improved test coverage. However, this has not removed the need for software testing to be tracked, managed and communicated to others. Without this information,...
Unit Testing in an CI/CD Enterprise Environment
Nearly every aspect of modern business is driven and controlled by software. The more efficiently new software can be brought to market, the more competitive a company can be. This creates strong motivation for a company to expedite every step – from concept to...
Verification vs Validation: Do You know the Difference?
In the world of testing, the differences between Verification and Validation can cause confusion. While the distinction may seem trivial, the two fulfill very separate purposes. Imagine being asked to do a verification on a certain project but hold off on the...
Create a Hiccup-Free Continuous Delivery Pipeline for Enterprise Releases — Tips from Gary Gruver
Given the scale and complexity of enterprise applications, trying to improve release cycle time without compromising quality is a constant concern. In tightly-coupled architectures, release pipelines have multiple system dependencies which adds to the complexity of...