CIBER QA & Testing Practice
- 1. CIBER QA & Testing Practice
- 2. Distributed Delivery of QA & Testing Services
- 3. Testing’s Place in Lifecycle Quality
- 4. Major Testing Activites and Labor CategoriesPreparingRunning Tests & Evaluating ResultsExtendingPlanningProduction Readiness Review Test Readiness Review Test Plan ReviewTest Management Metrics and Reporting Requirements AnalysisTest Leadership Risk Analysis & Test StrategyDefect Management Test Planning Operational Readiness TestsTest Case Development Production SupportTestersIntegration Tests Functional Tests Environment Shakedown Rollover Scripts to RegressionAutomation SpecialistApply Regression ScriptsBuild Scripts Performance Testing & Tuning Sustainment of Test DataTest Data SpecialistsTest Data PrepTest Data SupportEnvironment Support Environment Carryover Environment Planning Environment Prep Environment Support
- 5. A Master Test Strategy Controls Testing ActivitiesTest Plans operate under a Test StrategyA Master Test Strategy covers Development and Maintenance activities, establishes standards, methods, and procedures, and puts Testing into Continuous Improvement.It is not project-specific. It is the foundation of all necessary Test Controls, Support, and Interactions. CONTENT OF A TEST STRATEGY:Test Organization: Roles & Responsibilities, CommunicationsTest Approach: Levels, Types, Entry & Exit Criteria, TriageTest Management: Milestones, Deliverables, Metrics, Risk Mitigations and Contingency Plans, Root Cause AnalysisTest Infrastructure: Environments, Test Data, Test Tools (including Automation, Planning, Repository, and Defect Tracking)Defect Management: Rules, Flows, Roles & Responsibilities
- 6. The QA of Lifecycle Movement and Control
- 7. Service Catalogue of Testing Services
- 8. Portfolio Management Approach to Right-shoringStrongHighTechnical ConditionWeakLowThoroughBusiness ValueTest Case CoveragePoorLowDegree of DifficultyBusiness Value – the economic value derived from the test coverage in terms of defect prevention, revenue protection, productivity yield, and cost savings.Technical Condition – the degree of validity, volatility, and obsolesce of an application’s test coverage and involved data controls.Objective criteria are used to assist in prioritizing and preparing for off-shore transitions. Test Coverage ratings are based on the following criteria: Adequacy, Benefits, Impact, Risks, and Value.IdentifyPrioritizeGroupSupport PlanApplication PortfolioFirst Tier
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- 19. ________5Reconsider& SequenceTransition 114“Prep-n-Go”287Transition 26Transition 33May retire or re-plan coverage if no value addedImprove condition before Offshoring9HighResourcesTimingOnce strategic value has been identified and prioritized, application coverage components can be grouped into tiered “releases” and sequentially planned for transition support.Transition Planning, Responsibility Transfer and StabilizationTransition PlanningOnsite Core Leadership Team of collocated and future offsite LeadsStructures the Responsibility Transitions by applying Portfolio Management principlesPrioritizes the Knowledge AcquisitionKnowledge Acquisition & ContinuanceUtilizes proven Knowledge Capture Methods and Techniques
- 20. Our testers presently hold much of the application and process expertise needed to sustain business continuity
- 21. Prioritized to mitigate risk of loss of knowledge sparsityGrouped Responsibility Transitions Begins onsite with knowledge and leadership handoffs
- 22. Identifies “early wins” for more rapid utilization of offsite resources and stabilization of unique processes and methods
- 23. Continue offsite with oversight, communications, and support structure ensuring success thru Stabilization
- 24. Becomes the steady state way of performing stable, ongoing effortsStabilizationEnables stronger more focused offsite responsiveness by aligning “common services” into a centralized hub serving team needs with a consolidation of specialized skills: (e.g. Test Data Management, Automation, Troubleshooting)
- 25. Shakedown-style process drills structured to find and fix weaknesses before they become an issue