Test the IC simulator with random values - Chaos Monkey -07/24

We evaluate Incentive Compensation (IC) simulator using various scenarios. Field reps use the simulate to simulate their quarterly payouts. 

Instead of focusing solely on typical sales values (eg 80, 90, 100, 110, or 120 for goal of 100), I always encourage the team to explore edge cases. Try edge case sales values like -10, 0, 1, 150, 1500, or 3000 which will allows us to assess the simulator’s robustness, even though these values may not reflect real-world scenarios.

The above is more or less like "Chaos Monkey from Netflix". Chaos Monkey is a software tool Netflix engineers developed to test the resiliency and recoverability of its Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure. Unlike traditional testing tools that rely on predefined scripts and expected outcomes, Chaos Monkey is designed to introduce purposeful disruptions into a system by shutting down virtual machines that are running services, simulating real-world failures. With its intentional disruptions, Chaos Monkey offers a more realistic evaluation of a system's resilience.

P.S. : Believe me, discussing such use case during job interviews will be highly beneficial.

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