So where the hell has HRputer been? Stuck in the mire of a thing called Soft Code Freeze. As you may remember from previous posts, I am working over in Ireland on an SAP implementation. When you're working on a large project like this, they usually have two different kind of code freezes: soft code freeze and a hard code freeze.
A soft code freeze is a point in a software implementation where you restrict all defect resolution to Critical (can't go live without) and High (major deliverable cannot go live) issues. Medium and Low severity issues can no longer be worked on.
A hard code freeze means that all defect resolution and the system goes live as-is. This is done to make sure that there is stability in the product that goes live. Once the system is live, the code freeze is lifted and the system goes into maintenance mode where all defects and issues are dealt with according to a defined maintenance process.
On this project, HR is considered to be an add-on module, so we don't have any defects that qualify as Critical or High severity issues. Thus I spent September 1st through September 21st working constantly to resolve as many issues as possible (Yep, three straight weekends included). We have bargained in a couple of High severity defects since then, but in essence we've built and tested the product that we're delivering. I'm not overly happy with where we are, but I'm a perfectionist when it comes to these things, so my standards may be a bit higher than others'.
So, now that we are just about to a hard code freeze, I have a few moments to spare to get back going on the blog. There are plenty of things that I have to catch everybody up on, including at least one installment of a fan favorite: "Stupid Things I've Done." Look it up on the tags . . . I've done some stupid things.
No comments:
Post a Comment