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TMFeatures & Benefits
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Your Defects on plain Your Defects on
~ 26 days to first managed Defect
1 day to first managed Defect!
Closed
Submitter
Mgr
NewVerified
Defect
ReviewBoard
QA
Assigned
Fixed
Ready To Test
DeveloperBuildM rVerified?
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QC Workflow Overview
Designed for medium to large organizations
New > Open (assigned) > Fixed > Verified > Closed
Defined Roles
Determines who can set specific statuses
Ensures process (i.e. QA verifies and closes defects) nsures a s an ar ze eve opmen , re ease
process
Customizable to our or anization & a licationenvironment
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Features
Out-of-the-box workflow, with predefined
Roles and statusing rights
Custom Defect screen with fields organized into multiple tabsmappe o wor ow s eps
List-driven values to customize to your environment
Products/A s, Subs stems, Areas, Versions, Environment
Status transition rules to ensure standardized process
Documented process and training materials
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QC Workflow Accelerator ProcessStatus
(Substatus)
Key:
Assigned
Developer Fixes
Issue
Code BuiltIssue
Tested
Completed
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Defect Status Definitions
Status Description
New Default status for new defects. Not yet assigned
Open Defect accepted by the DRC and routed to dev Managerto be assigned
Fixed Develo er has fixed the defect. Routed to Build Mana er
Ready to Test Defect is ready for review by QA, routed to QA
Verified Defect is verified by QA
Closed Defect is closed
Reopen Defect has not been resolved. Reassigned to developer
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Cancelled Defect not legitimate, is no longer relevant, etc.
Postponed Defect is deferred to a future release
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Status Substatus
Defect Status and Substatus
New Not Reviewed
Open Pending Engineering
Fixed Pending Build - SCM
Ready to Test Pending QA
These Status andSubstatus values drive
Verified QA Verified
Closed Released
Reopen
Failed QA
Pending Engineering
the workflow
Returned
Duplicate
Indirectly Fixed
More Info
Not Reproducible
Obsolete
Works as Designed
Duplicate
Entered by Mistake
Cancelled
Indirectly Fixed
Not Reproducible
Obsolete
Test Case Error
Works as Designed
Postponed Deferred
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Defect Statusing and Modification Rights
Each QC Role has specific rights:
Development Manager, Developer QA Manager, QA Engineer
Build Manager
Documentation/Technical Publications
Database Admin
Project Manager
Product Manager
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Default QC Defect Screen
Only basic fields
No applicationhierarchy
o va ues or ropdowns, and no
dependent valuelists
No effort metrics
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QC Workflow Accelerator Custom Defect Screen
Fields organized in 7tabs mapped toprocess
*Required fields
Field order
Drop-down field
values
De endent list
values
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Dependent Lists - Definition
Fields whose values depend on higher level value; e.g.:
Product A has subs stems A1 A2
Product B has subsystems B1, B2, B3 Selecting a higher level field value (Product A) determines
t e va ues st or ower eve e s u systems 1, 2
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Defect Environment Tab
Product / Projectspecific data
Customizablefields to matchyour environment
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Defect Verify & Close Tab for QA
Verification details
Test effort metrics
Customizable
your environment
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Roll Your Own Estimated Effort
Activity Duration*da s
Typical workflow script development time** 20
Typical group and transition creation time 2
Typical documentation development time 2
Typical training development time 2
Total initial development days 26
** Assumes expertise with both Quality Center and VBScript
* Data from a HP workflow expert at a worldwide company
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Benefits
Standardized Defect Tracking Process ZERO workflow to code , ,
1 day to first defect tracked and metrics report!
Once defined, very little workflow maintenance required
Low-cost initial investment Cost recouped in first project rollout
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QC Workflow Accelerator Pricing
One-time license fee includes * A 1-hour webex tutorial to teach you how to use it
Annual maintenance includes New enhancements and certified on latest Quality Center release
Optional consulting - ,
Contact us at 866-MENTORA for pricing!
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