2. Testing Centre of Excellence Myth or Reality 22 nd October 2008 Ian Londesbrough

6. Building a TCoE Proof of concept Bring in Applabs rich experience, from Testing industry specific Best Practices Test tools and technology competency Access to the latest tools and technologies like automation tools, scripting languages, databases Knowledge management Integrated knowledge management system to help leverage our learning Reusable test suites & frameworks Proven & Structured Process Models. Design & implement best-of-breed solutions & technology Deepening of skills Through training & prototype development Measurement & Continuous Improvement Metrics to ensure enterprise wide implementation Regular check points to evaluate process maturity & Feedback Strategy definition Leverage on internal and external knowledge base to define objectives and scope of TCoE Assimilation Creating a knowledge base through Testing best practices Awareness Building a roadmap and vision for the Center of Excellence Deployment Using capabilities and components that the CoE generates, deploy across enterprise Improvement Improving value by repeated use – continuously refining the components Test Center of Excellence

7. TCoE – Assimilation Looking at every step of the Testing lifecycle Test Lifecycle Management Test Strategy Test Planning Test Case Design Test Execution Defect Report Analysis & Reports Test strategy document Test plan document Traceability matrix Test Scripts Defect reports Test summary reports R R R Analysis reports Test case document R Indicates review point Indicates testing process Indicates test artifacts Study Require- -ment Feedback Test Organization Test Environment Test Data Test Tools Test Metrics Release Management Review Process Software Development Lifecycle Configuration Management Change Management

8. THE “MOSAIC” Assimilation - Spot your candidates for TCoE System Tests Testing effectiveness Key business element Packages & Technology enablers Architecture Testing Imperative Strategies EAI Cycle time reduction Data Migration SOA Data Integrity Regression SAP Web Services Performance Test automation POS framework Oracle DW Test Process Improvement Packaged app testing Business Partners IT Technology groups Leverage Platform J2EE .NET AS/400 Mainframes Unix/Linux Windows Process & Techniques WIP-CAFÉ Orthogonal Array Process Relevance Business Relevance Systems Relevance CRM Finance HR Systems Inventory Sales & Marketing Manugistics JDA Software Seibel Client/Server Reliability Modeling

10. TCoE - Deployment Project Testing Life Cycle Regression Test Test case Design Integration Test Fix the Defects System Test Fix the Defects Regression Test UAT Performance Operations Testing Final Regression Pre-Release Testing Implement Testing practises TCoE team working with Project Managers / Process and Change team Final Fix