Industrialization Of Testing Softec2012 Ramesh
- 1. Industrialization of Testing Ramesh subramanya Global Director – Testing services - Logica Softech 2012
- 2. Industrialization • It isn’t a pretty word, especially when spoken in the same breadth as “Services”, a word that carries connotations of customization and a personal touch.
- 3. What is industrialization ? • Standard products • Highly automated machines / Robotics / Assembly lines • Blue collar worker • Well known for automotive , electronics/computer /Mobile mass manufacturing • Output units – tangible
- 4. Why industrialization ? • Competitiveness - cost cutting • Efficiency – volume / capacity / mass manufacturing • High quality – high premium - Like Iphone/Ipad • Repeatable / consistent • Flexible / scalable • Standardized , centralized
- 5. Testing - Essential but not glamorous • “40% of all system downtime is caused by application errors that could have been prevented by better testing”.-NIST study • Business commitment to testing is often variable. • Project delivery times are being cut by businesses impatient for ROI. • Technology is increasingly complex and the impacts of IT failure are multiplying. Where the risks and subsequent consequences of failure are greatest… • Regular releases → Time bound releases are a Service opportunity • Financial Impact → High volume or impact of failure has high costs • Regulatory risk → Potential fines or restriction on business operation • Brand or reputation → Market perception resulting in lost revenue • Time to market → Efficient and effective testing
- 6. Testing: A Fast Changing Market
- 7. Industrialization of testing – key Drivers • Standardize process •Standardize tools •Standardize roles •Standardize on Testing techniques Standardization • Metrics • Centralization of tools •Benchmarking •Centralization of Test infrastructure •Continual improvements Continual optimization t Test Factory Innovation Centralization •Centralization of projects program •Co locate staff Innovations Optimization Industrialization • Automation tools •Automation Framework •Application life cycle integration •Continuous build , Integration •Virtualization of environment •Measurable output units •Service level / Operation level commitments
- 8. Testing industrialization – Journey Test Projects & Services => Optimal Benefits Benefit Different (blended) Sourcing Scenario’s Different Test models Professionalized Testing Separation of Consolidating Development of application and Testing development Fragmented Application Development (and testing) Professional test services => Test Improvement Maturity Benefits internal to test function Internal and external benefits Increasing Maturity drives Effectiveness and Efficiency benefit
- 9. Test Factory Model Customer Customer Project A Project B Project C
- 10. Industrialization benefits • Improving efficiency and operating as a global company. Testing is fundamental to guarantee quality, and it accounts for up to 35 percent effort of the entire software development and application management lifecycle • Savings up to 40% of the total testing cost through industrialization – a bench mark report!