Comments for Martin Spier's Blog http://martinspier.co.uk Engineer. Investor. Project Management Padawan. Technophile. Web 2.0 Addicted. Productivity Enthusiast. GTD Buff. Electronic Music Lover & Part-Time DJ. Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:14:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Performance Testing and its Benefits by Martinhttp://martinspier.co.uk/performance-testing-benefits/comment-page-1#comment-1670 Martin Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:14:48 +0000 http://e-mojo.net/martin_spier/?p=269#comment-1670 Hi senthilkumar, I can definitely help, just need to understand exactly what you need. From what I understood, you want to know what to cover on your proposal. Well, there are tons of different ways of writing a proposal. What I usually include is: <ul> <li>basic information (author information, client information, dates, etc)</li> <li>description of the proposal (describing what the proposal will cover)</li> <li>objective (this is what you want to achieve and broadly how)</li> <li>justification (why is this important for the client)</li> <li>activities and methodologies (describe the process and high level tasks)</li> <li>success factors (what you need from the client to be successful)</li> <li>restrictions (what you are not willing to do)</li> <li>assumptions (things you are assuming as true)</li> <li>exclusions (what is out of scope)</li> <li>deliveries (what you will deliver at each phase)</li> <li>budget (what you will do and at what price, or price/hour. also include how it will be paid and how much you will charge for anything extra)</li>milestones (dates based on your draft schedule) </ul> This template usually worked very well and avoided lots of headaches. Cheers, Martin Hi senthilkumar,
I can definitely help, just need to understand exactly what you need. From what I understood, you want to know what to cover on your proposal. Well, there are tons of different ways of writing a proposal. What I usually include is:

  • basic information (author information, client information, dates, etc)
  • description of the proposal (describing what the proposal will cover)
  • objective (this is what you want to achieve and broadly how)
  • justification (why is this important for the client)
  • activities and methodologies (describe the process and high level tasks)
  • success factors (what you need from the client to be successful)
  • restrictions (what you are not willing to do)
  • assumptions (things you are assuming as true)
  • exclusions (what is out of scope)
  • deliveries (what you will deliver at each phase)
  • budget (what you will do and at what price, or price/hour. also include how it will be paid and how much you will charge for anything extra)

    • milestones (dates based on your draft schedule)

This template usually worked very well and avoided lots of headaches.

Cheers,
Martin

]]> Comment on Performance Testing and its Benefits by senthilkumarhttp://martinspier.co.uk/performance-testing-benefits/comment-page-1#comment-1668 senthilkumar Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:38:54 +0000 http://e-mojo.net/martin_spier/?p=269#comment-1668 Hi, Thanks a lot its really nicely written. I need to prepare proposal document for Performance Test for an application , Can you help me what are the scenario I need to cover ?? Thanks, Senthil Hi,
Thanks a lot its really nicely written. I need to prepare proposal document for Performance Test for an application , Can you help me what are the scenario I need to cover ??

Thanks,
Senthil

]]> Comment on Ask Me Anything! by Martinhttp://martinspier.co.uk/ask-me-anything/comment-page-1#comment-1661 Martin Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:57:54 +0000 http://e-mojo.net/?page_id=494#comment-1661 Ola Marcos, Sim, o video foi enviado por mim e realmente a qualidade e' pessima. Pretendo gravar uma nova versao assim que possivel. Vou procurar o codigo e posso lhe enviar via e-mail. O script do video e' especifico para LoadRunner, mas tambem tenho uma versao para JMeter, caso interesse. Abraco, Martin Ola Marcos,
Sim, o video foi enviado por mim e realmente a qualidade e’ pessima. Pretendo gravar uma nova versao assim que possivel.
Vou procurar o codigo e posso lhe enviar via e-mail. O script do video e’ especifico para LoadRunner, mas tambem tenho uma versao para JMeter, caso interesse.

Abraco,
Martin

]]> Comment on Ask Me Anything! by MSPintohttp://martinspier.co.uk/ask-me-anything/comment-page-1#comment-1660 MSPinto Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:26:36 +0000 http://e-mojo.net/?page_id=494#comment-1660 Oi Martin, sou professor e uma das minhas classes e em Web Services em Java usando Netbeans. Gostaria de saber se foi voce que pos no youtube in video sobre com consumir web services? Se voce e o autor e como o video esta sem som e imagem ruim poderia passar o codigo para mim? Obrigado Marcos Oi Martin, sou professor e uma das minhas classes e em Web Services em Java usando Netbeans.
Gostaria de saber se foi voce que pos no youtube in video sobre com consumir web services?
Se voce e o autor e como o video esta sem som e imagem ruim poderia passar o codigo para mim?
Obrigado
Marcos

]]> Comment on Ask Me Anything! by mahboobehttp://martinspier.co.uk/ask-me-anything/comment-page-1#comment-1591 mahboobe Sun, 01 Jan 2012 08:34:52 +0000 http://e-mojo.net/?page_id=494#comment-1591 Thank you Martin. First of all, I think I should clarify my purpose. I am going to design a full workshop project management course with my mentor, somebody like VARGAS! So I have to conduct benchmarks to do my best. And more question… 1- Did you give any hand out or something like this to follow the training plan? If YES can you tell me more about these documents? 2- Did they apply some video or MP3 and so on files during this workshop? 3- Do you think one day workshop is enough for beginning? If not what's your idea ? 4- What's your suggestion about a couple hands on work shops? kind regards, mahboobeh Thank you Martin.
First of all, I think I should clarify my purpose. I am going to design a full workshop project management course with my mentor, somebody like VARGAS! So I have to conduct benchmarks to do my best.
And more question…
1- Did you give any hand out or something like this to follow the training plan? If YES can you tell me more about these documents?
2- Did they apply some video or MP3 and so on files during this workshop?
3- Do you think one day workshop is enough for beginning? If not what’s your idea ?
4- What’s your suggestion about a couple hands on work shops?

kind regards, mahboobeh

]]> Comment on Ask Me Anything! by Martinhttp://martinspier.co.uk/ask-me-anything/comment-page-1#comment-1585 Martin Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:30:22 +0000 http://e-mojo.net/?page_id=494#comment-1585 Hi Mahboobe, I took the PMDOME workshop a while ago and all I can say is that is really good. It's a beginners workshop, but it's completely hands on. You go from planning to delivering the project in 1 day. As I mentioned, it's a beginners workshop and it's short, 1 day. The workshop is not taught only by Ricardo, but others trainers too. The one I took was taught by Jose Finocchio, but I met Ricardo too on a seminar a while ago. Both are great and if you're beginning, the workshop is worth it. If you're looking for something more advanced, I can also suggest a couple hands on workshops. Hope I was of some help. Cheers, Martin Hi Mahboobe,
I took the PMDOME workshop a while ago and all I can say is that is really good. It’s a beginners workshop, but it’s completely hands on. You go from planning to delivering the project in 1 day. As I mentioned, it’s a beginners workshop and it’s short, 1 day. The workshop is not taught only by Ricardo, but others trainers too. The one I took was taught by Jose Finocchio, but I met Ricardo too on a seminar a while ago. Both are great and if you’re beginning, the workshop is worth it.
If you’re looking for something more advanced, I can also suggest a couple hands on workshops.
Hope I was of some help.

Cheers,
Martin

]]> Comment on Ask Me Anything! by mahboobehttp://martinspier.co.uk/ask-me-anything/comment-page-1#comment-1582 mahboobe Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:38:58 +0000 http://e-mojo.net/?page_id=494#comment-1582 Hi Martin I'm a system expert who works on power plant projects and as you , with a great interest in project management. last year I get my RMP- PMI and IPMA level D degrees. After these courses and intersteing studies I started to deal with project management training courses. Every course that i have partcipated are in passive maner, you know? I'm searching on active project management course. I heard about PMDOME workshop and saw a very short demo on YOUTUB. I read about this in RICARDO VARGAS website. have you ever been in this workshop? what's happend? can you help me to develop my idea ? what are the pros and cons ? Thank you very much. Hi Martin
I’m a system expert who works on power plant projects and as you , with a great interest in project management. last year I get my RMP- PMI and IPMA level D degrees.
After these courses and intersteing studies I started to deal with project management training courses. Every course that i have partcipated are in passive maner, you know? I’m searching on active project management course. I heard about PMDOME workshop and saw a very short demo on YOUTUB. I read about this in RICARDO VARGAS website.
have you ever been in this workshop? what’s happend? can you help me to develop my idea ? what are the pros and cons ?
Thank you very much.

]]> Comment on Ask Me Anything! by Martinhttp://martinspier.co.uk/ask-me-anything/comment-page-1#comment-1439 Martin Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:14:11 +0000 http://e-mojo.net/?page_id=494#comment-1439 Hi Anuj, Never tested RDP through MS Terminal Services, but since the protocol works pretty much the same way as Citrix, I believe it should be a pain too. My suggestion, if possible, try to avoid testing it directly. I successfully managed to estimate loads and response times from Citrix application based on local tests and network information. Cheers, Martin Hi Anuj,
Never tested RDP through MS Terminal Services, but since the protocol works pretty much the same way as Citrix, I believe it should be a pain too.
My suggestion, if possible, try to avoid testing it directly. I successfully managed to estimate loads and response times from Citrix application based on local tests and network information.

Cheers,
Martin

]]> Comment on Ask Me Anything! by Anuj Srivastavahttp://martinspier.co.uk/ask-me-anything/comment-page-1#comment-1434 Anuj Srivastava Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:01:54 +0000 http://e-mojo.net/?page_id=494#comment-1434 Do you have any idea on RDP scripting? Its very difficult it seems, what is your point of view and any Suggestions ? Do you have any idea on RDP scripting?
Its very difficult it seems, what is your point of view and any Suggestions ?

]]> Comment on Creating Oracle 12 Scripts on LoadRunner by Martinhttp://martinspier.co.uk/creating-oracle-12-scripts-loadrunner/comment-page-1#comment-1390 Martin Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:46:38 +0000 http://e-mojo.net/martin_spier/?p=224#comment-1390 Hi Faraz, I'm assuming you want to capture the processing time, right? We had the same problem before and the solution we came with was to use VTS (Virtual Table Server) to store the request numbers and processing time during the execution. After the test, we had all request numbers and the processing time at a table that could be exported to any application to get average, std. dev., etc. Cheers, Martin Hi Faraz,
I’m assuming you want to capture the processing time, right? We had the same problem before and the solution we came with was to use VTS (Virtual Table Server) to store the request numbers and processing time during the execution. After the test, we had all request numbers and the processing time at a table that could be exported to any application to get average, std. dev., etc.

Cheers,
Martin

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