New Release Testing

Ecogy AMS New Release Testing 101

AMS Test Cadence

1. New Release 

   • Every Two Weeks - Typically on a Monday morning ET

   • New features summarized by Software team Ecogy Software Releases

   • Summary will include “Areas of Change” that will be focus points for Testing

   • Features available to test on AMS Test Environment

2. Sprint Demo Meeting

   • Subsequent Tuesday at 5:30pm ET

   • Mandatory for testing team and open to all

   • Demos highlight major areas of change in realtime - provide opportunity for questions

   • Demos are recorded - Recordings are saved HERE

3. Test Period 

   • Entire Week following a new release

   • Testing ramps up following Sprint Demo 

   • Tester should assign themselves as test on ticket

   • Concludes on Friday evening ET

4. New Release moved to Production

   • Following Monday ET assuming no edits required based on test feedback

Testing Best Practices

• Report all bugs in the Bugs Slack Channel

• Share a FULL screenshot so that software team knows what environment / version. 

  • Environment

    • Test = Green

    • Production = Black

  • Version - can be found at bottom of screenshot