Five Commandments for Successful COTS Package Testing
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Ineffective COTS implementation will cost you Adopting commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products or packages like ERP, CRM, and HR management systems to fulfil a range of enterprise functions is a crucial decision involving huge investment. Most implementations do not identify testing as an independent function required during the implementation of the COTS product, while others do not engage testing teams early enough. Only a minority have a successful implementation without any testing-related challenges. The rest discover that the eventual cost of implementation and on-going maintenance have dented their overall business case. Five Commandments for Successful COTS Package Testing VIEW POINT
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