January 27th, 2022
As part of the upcoming release of Spira 7.0 in a few months' time, we have added a new plugin architecture that lets us add new specialty features and integrations more easily. In the future, it will also allow customers and partners to build extensions to Spira. We previously mentioned some of the planned plugins we have coming - GitHub, GitLab. In addition, we have a new plugin that will provide support for Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (FMEA) in the Risk Management module in SpiraPlan.
Read MoreJanuary 26th, 2022
We have been alerted to the unfortunate fact that our much-coveted Super Early Bird Tickets for InflectraCON 2022 will be vanishing without a trace on January 31, 2022. ๐ฑ We have been busy trying to identify the culprit of this heinous crime but will not be able to apprehend them before this ticket type expires. All we can do now is to say: Bye, Bye Super Early Bird Tickets. We (will) miss you!
But not everything is lost!
We have the next best thing for you in here๐๐ฝ:
Read MoreJanuary 25th, 2022
If you are like me, you probably have a number of conferences that you'd love to go to but are put off by the idea of having to plead your case with your boss. It is daunting, it takes time to research the benefits of attending, it is a distraction from your day job, it is yet another email you need to write. ARGH.... Long story short - you can not be bothered.
Enter Thea from InflectraCON and her ready-made email template you can use to justify why it is an excellent idea to send you to InflectraCON - Inflectra's global user conference taking place in Washington DC on May 5-6, 2022.
I know you are busy, so let's dive in!
Read MoreJanuary 24th, 2022
On January 20, Inflectra hosted a webinar called Using Big Data Analysis to Reduce Test Flakiness. Adam Sandman, the Founder, and CEO Of Inflectra, and Denis Markovtsev, Principal Software Developer, covered the following topics in the live webinar:
Why Is Test Automation So Hard?
Findings from the MOZ 500 Websites
So what can we do?
Tips and tools that help reduce test flakiness.
If you missed the webinar, we have a full recap below.
Read MoreJanuary 13th, 2022
On January 13, Inflectra hosted a webinar called Spira - The Latest and Greatest Features and Enhancements. Adam Sandman, Founder, and Director of Technology covered the following new features and enhancements:
Support for two new (SSO) providers: OneLogin service and a generic OpenID provider
New Upgraded Rich Text Editor
Ability to edit releases and tasks in both the Gantt and Pert chart views
New custom property types: Password (fully encrypted) Release, Automation Host, and Date and Time
Industry-specific Sample Data for new installs and trials
Built-in diagram tools get additional shapes and options, including Swimlanes
Editable Parent requirement types versus previous Epic type and simplified SAFe support for requirement types
If you missed the webinar, we have a full recap below.
Read MoreJanuary 10th, 2022
We had a customer ask us what was the recommended way to manage the Acceptance Criteria of requirements in a project. There are actually several different ways you can handle acceptance criteria depending on your exact process (and preference):
We discuss each of these options below:
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