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The first edition of the World Quality Report is now available. It provides an in-depth evaluation of current trends in software testing and application quality. The findings are based on a survey sent to 10,000 CIOs, It Directors and QA managers in over 400 unique organisations around the world.
The survey was jointly sponsored by Sogeti, Capgemini and Hewlett Packard and a copy of the report can be downloaded below.
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Declan Kavanagh, CEO of Sogeti, discusses how IT can contribute to economic recovery.
He contends that we must now focus on how, as a small open economy, we can take advantage of the international recovery which will gather pace in 2010.
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Declan Kavanagh, CEO of Sogeti, discusses how business management can learn from the techniques used in Agile development. This paper discusses similarities between traditional software development approaches and established management practices. It goes on to outline how Agile software development is being used to address the shortcomings of established development methodologies.
Based on this premise, the paper explains how the tools and methods used in Agile can be applied to create a flexible management system that is more responsive to the challenging modern environment.
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Capgemini’s latest Benchmark Measurement on EU eGovernment reveals increase in the availability and sophistication of online services across Europe, however take-up still lagging behind
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Eleventh edition of report reveals full impact of economic crisis on Utilities sector and sheds light on challenges around continuing investments and meeting legislative targets
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In sequential software development lifecycles such as the V-model, the emphasis has traditionally been on defining, reviewing and subsequently validating the initial business requirements in order to produce a full set of high-quality requirements. Further higher levels of testing, such as User Acceptance and System testing, are then planned to achieve coverage of these requirements and their associated risks.
In this white paper, Fran O'Hara and Ken Brennock discuss testing in Agile environments.
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This white paper discusses Managed Test Services (MTS) and how, when successfully executed, outsourcing of software testing can reduce the cost of the testing function by 25% or more, as well as improving time to market and overall software quality. This is vital because so many businesses now heavily rely on IT applications functioning faultlessly, time after time.
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The challenging business environment and market uncertainty are resulting in a sharp focus on cost reduction and value for money throughout all sectors, public and private.
In this white paper, Declan Kavanagh puts forward ten areas of focus that will have the immediate effect of achieving better value from existing and new IT suppliers.
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The confusion caused by low quality master data maintenance (MDM) leads to a range of issues including: poor customer service, redundant marketing campaigns, inaccurate product shipments and, ultimately, a higher cost of doing business.
In this white paper, David Flynn and Gary McSherry contend that firms who fail to deploy robust, clearly-defined and scalable master data management processes will struggle to realise transformational benefits and enhanced business value from their ERP systems.
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With any software project, good estimation in an essential ingredient, otherwise project plans and schedules are based on faulty information.
Ken Brennock, Technical Director at Sogeti, offers useful guidelines for estimating projects using the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
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Declan Kavanagh, CEO of Sogeti, contends that running your test organisation like your own business and implementing best practice business principles will significantly improve the performance of test and increases the visibility of its contribution in the organisation. This paper provides some tools and techniques for test managers to take steps to develop an entrepreneurial approach.
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Non-Functional, or technical, testing can be broken into a number of areas organised by requirements type e.g. performance, usability, security.
Declan Kavanagh, CEO of Sogeti, presents a useful overview of non-functional or technical testing in all its various forms.
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The development and deployment of new software solutions to the end business user often stumbles at the final hurdle. When it comes to UAT, having a well structured approach and an appropriate level of business user involvement is critical to any projects successful roll out.
In this paper, Declan Kavanagh and Ken Brennock outline what you can expect from UAT and how to implement it most effectively.
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We have probably all heard the term ‘black box testing’. This means that test design is based on the required external behaviour of a system rather than knowledge of its internals.
Unfortunately, in many projects, the term could be better applied to how testing is perceived by stakeholders such as project managers, developers and customers!
Fran O’Hara, Practice Director at Sogeti, offers his opinions on the importance of Risk-Based Testing.
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One of the most frequent questions that senior Sogeti staff are asked is 'What is the best structure for software testing to ensure delivery success?' There are many flavours and hybrids to consider.
Declan Kavanagh, CEO at Sogeti, offers his opinions on structures for test organisations.
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