Comments on: Did someone just forget to test the new IIM Prometric (Online Test Taking System) http://trak.in/tags/business/2009/11/28/did-someone-just-forget-to-test-the-new-iim-prometric-online-test-taking-system/ Trak.in is a popular Business Blog featuring buzzing stories on Business, Finance, Stock Market, Economy, latest trends, Political, Entertainment, Hollywood, Bollywood and Breaking News Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:14:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: vikrant raohttp://trak.in/tags/business/2009/11/28/did-someone-just-forget-to-test-the-new-iim-prometric-online-test-taking-system/#comment-58842 vikrant rao Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:15:18 +0000 http://trak.in/?p=3711#comment-58842 *spam* ^^ *spam* ^^

]]> By: Tina Guptahttp://trak.in/tags/business/2009/11/28/did-someone-just-forget-to-test-the-new-iim-prometric-online-test-taking-system/#comment-58839 Tina Gupta Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:18:53 +0000 http://trak.in/?p=3711#comment-58839 Hi! this is Tina from Mumbai, ya nice write up, I did my MBA from Sikkim Manipal University of Distance Education, they have awesome courses and the great thing is that they have no entrance exams and the fees are reasonable too and they have their centers all over.I enjoyed studying at SMUDE, and their website www.smude.edu.in will clear all your doubts surely.Regards, Tina Hi! this is Tina from Mumbai, ya nice write up, I did my MBA from Sikkim Manipal University of Distance Education, they have awesome courses and the great thing is that they have no entrance exams and the fees are reasonable too and they have their centers all over.

I enjoyed studying at SMUDE, and their website http://www.smude.edu.in will clear all your doubts surely.

Regards,
Tina

]]> By: Madhav Shivpurihttp://trak.in/tags/business/2009/11/28/did-someone-just-forget-to-test-the-new-iim-prometric-online-test-taking-system/#comment-58781 Madhav Shivpuri Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:33:30 +0000 http://trak.in/?p=3711#comment-58781 Update:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/IIMs-wash-hands-of-CAT-hiccups/articleshow/5289715.cms Update:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/IIMs-wash-hands-of-CAT-hiccups/articleshow/5289715.cms

]]> By: Ankithttp://trak.in/tags/business/2009/11/28/did-someone-just-forget-to-test-the-new-iim-prometric-online-test-taking-system/#comment-58734 Ankit Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:13:46 +0000 http://trak.in/?p=3711#comment-58734 Guys sorry for not being able to join the discussion earlierI agree with the fact that be it anything, software is bound to fail at times.Windows has a history to crash on launches.But, then it is the Plan-B which is crucial and strange that the elite IIM management dint think of it.Infact, the statement from the convenor looks cocky.A college which helps you make the best B-Plan did not think of a Plan-B :-) Guys sorry for not being able to join the discussion earlier

I agree with the fact that be it anything, software is bound to fail at times.Windows has a history to crash on launches.But, then it is the Plan-B which is crucial and strange that the elite IIM management dint think of it.Infact, the statement from the convenor looks cocky.

A college which helps you make the best B-Plan did not think of a Plan-B :-)

]]> By: vikrant raohttp://trak.in/tags/business/2009/11/28/did-someone-just-forget-to-test-the-new-iim-prometric-online-test-taking-system/#comment-58726 vikrant rao Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:31:16 +0000 http://trak.in/?p=3711#comment-58726 Yes they should obviously have had a back-up plan, im in no way trying to cover for the goofup, obviously they didnt do their homework Yes they should obviously have had a back-up plan, im in no way trying to cover for the goofup, obviously they didnt do their homework

]]> By: Madhav Shivpurihttp://trak.in/tags/business/2009/11/28/did-someone-just-forget-to-test-the-new-iim-prometric-online-test-taking-system/#comment-58724 Madhav Shivpuri Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:21:34 +0000 http://trak.in/?p=3711#comment-58724 @Vikrant, Looks like they preach, not practice :-)With an incident of this nature IIM's name will take a (slight?) beating and so it is not easy to restore. Thankfully they are not a software company otherwise this could have been lethal. @Vikrant, Looks like they preach, not practice :-)

With an incident of this nature IIM’s name will take a (slight?) beating and so it is not easy to restore. Thankfully they are not a software company otherwise this could have been lethal.

]]> By: Vikranthttp://trak.in/tags/business/2009/11/28/did-someone-just-forget-to-test-the-new-iim-prometric-online-test-taking-system/#comment-58716 Vikrant Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:26:51 +0000 http://trak.in/?p=3711#comment-58716 Heard about load testing? back up plan? Anybody in IIM? Heard about load testing? back up plan? Anybody in IIM?

]]> By: vikrant raohttp://trak.in/tags/business/2009/11/28/did-someone-just-forget-to-test-the-new-iim-prometric-online-test-taking-system/#comment-58704 vikrant rao Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:33:05 +0000 http://trak.in/?p=3711#comment-58704 Correct me if i am wrong here but what seems to have failed here are the client's systems, when upon completion of the exam submit the results to the server (this seems to have gone fine) now why the tests failed on the client systems needs to be investigated, was it a software glitch, or hardware malfunction ( we know how well institutes maintain their systems) or both. Correct me if i am wrong here but what seems to have failed here are the client’s systems, when upon completion of the exam submit the results to the server (this seems to have gone fine) now why the tests failed on the client systems needs to be investigated, was it a software glitch, or hardware malfunction ( we know how well institutes maintain their systems) or both.

]]> By: sharibhttp://trak.in/tags/business/2009/11/28/did-someone-just-forget-to-test-the-new-iim-prometric-online-test-taking-system/#comment-58697 sharib Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:31:05 +0000 http://trak.in/?p=3711#comment-58697 what about guys who have to take their end semesters later this month....how will they cope up? what about guys who have to take their end semesters later this month….

how will they cope up?

]]> By: Ankithttp://trak.in/tags/business/2009/11/28/did-someone-just-forget-to-test-the-new-iim-prometric-online-test-taking-system/#comment-58687 Ankit Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:50:47 +0000 http://trak.in/?p=3711#comment-58687 true kiran!! live environments are always full of surprises.BUt, what beats me is that there was no backup plan in place.Moreover,what we are talkin bout is test to one of the most premier institute in the whole world.So, things could have been planned and executed better.Moreover it is not an adaptive test like GMAT so the complexity is lesser IMO true kiran!! live environments are always full of surprises.BUt, what beats me is that there was no backup plan in place.

Moreover,what we are talkin bout is test to one of the most premier institute in the whole world.So, things could have been planned and executed better.Moreover it is not an adaptive test like GMAT so the complexity is lesser IMO

]]> By: Kiranhttp://trak.in/tags/business/2009/11/28/did-someone-just-forget-to-test-the-new-iim-prometric-online-test-taking-system/#comment-58686 Kiran Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:44:36 +0000 http://trak.in/?p=3711#comment-58686 internet based, server based..blah blah blah...a production box is always more complicated than a severely load tested testing box - usually close to impossible to have a smooth production considerin the number of users and probably the complexity of algorithms to choose a question. internet based, server based..blah blah blah…a production box is always more complicated than a severely load tested testing box – usually close to impossible to have a smooth production considerin the number of users and probably the complexity of algorithms to choose a question.

]]> By: Ankit Agarwalhttp://trak.in/tags/business/2009/11/28/did-someone-just-forget-to-test-the-new-iim-prometric-online-test-taking-system/#comment-58684 Ankit Agarwal Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:04:55 +0000 http://trak.in/?p=3711#comment-58684 Hell no man, today was the test and thousands of candidates came all prepared to write the test.For them, they will have to choose a new slot to write the test, so for them it is a re-test for sorts.The whole mental make-up is going to take a hit.I read @diovo's tweet and replied.For this reason alone, there are terms like "Beta" and "User Acceptance Testing".Moreover, this is an issue on server load and not the software failing.So, this could have been pretty much taken care via load testing of servers Hell no man, today was the test and thousands of candidates came all prepared to write the test.For them, they will have to choose a new slot to write the test, so for them it is a re-test for sorts.The whole mental make-up is going to take a hit.

I read @diovo’s tweet and replied.For this reason alone, there are terms like “Beta” and “User Acceptance Testing”.Moreover, this is an issue on server load and not the software failing.So, this could have been pretty much taken care via load testing of servers

]]> By: Ankit Agarwalhttp://trak.in/tags/business/2009/11/28/did-someone-just-forget-to-test-the-new-iim-prometric-online-test-taking-system/#comment-58683 Ankit Agarwal Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:01:55 +0000 http://trak.in/?p=3711#comment-58683 Ya, beats me too!! So much so, when they exactly knew the kind of load that they will be expecting Ya, beats me too!! So much so, when they exactly knew the kind of load that they will be expecting

]]> By: Arun Basil Lalhttp://trak.in/tags/business/2009/11/28/did-someone-just-forget-to-test-the-new-iim-prometric-online-test-taking-system/#comment-58681 Arun Basil Lal Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:41:31 +0000 http://trak.in/?p=3711#comment-58681 On the bright side, since they discovered the flaw even before conducting one exam, its good on the part of the students. It would have been even more painful if the test had to be re-conducted.as @diovo pointed out in twitter: "The most painful bugs are caught by the users, not the testers." On the bright side, since they discovered the flaw even before conducting one exam, its good on the part of the students. It would have been even more painful if the test had to be re-conducted.

as @diovo pointed out in twitter: “The most painful bugs are caught by the users, not the testers.”

]]> By: raakshashttp://trak.in/tags/business/2009/11/28/did-someone-just-forget-to-test-the-new-iim-prometric-online-test-taking-system/#comment-58680 raakshas Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:27:15 +0000 http://trak.in/?p=3711#comment-58680 Yea, it's hard to believe that they hadn't load tested their servers before such an important exam. Yea, it’s hard to believe that they hadn’t load tested their servers before such an important exam.

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