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Keeping an eye on the Enterprise

QA Proposition

E-BASE TECHNOLOGIES

USA INDIA www.ebasetek.com

E-Base Information Technology Solutions

Testing Methodology

Types of Tests

Sample Weekly Issue Matrix

Sample Traceability Matrix

Sample Severity Level Report

Sample Test Case Template

Web-based Issue Tracking

E-Base ODC Methodology

E-Base Advantages

Cost Benefits

Overview & Objectives



Testing Methodology

* Based on Rational Rose Methodology



Define Evaluation Mission•Identify Test Motivators•Identify Targets of Test•Identify Test Ideas•Define Assessment and Traceability Needs•Define Test Approach•Agree On Mission

Key Resulting Artifacts •Test Plan •Test Automation Architecture •Test Guidelines

Testing Methodology



Verify Test Approach•Define Test Environment Configurations•Identify Testability Mechanisms•Define Testability Elements•Define Test Details•Implement Test•Implement Test Suite•Obtain Testability Commitment

Key Resulting Artifacts •Test Automation Architecture •Test Environment Configuration •Test Interface Specification •Test Guidelines •Test Script

Testing Methodology



Validate Build Stability•Define Test Details•Execute Test Suite•Implement Test•Analyze Test Failure•Determine Test Results•Assess and Advocate Quality

Key Resulting Artifacts •Test Evaluation Summary •Test Results

Testing Methodology



Test and Evaluate•Identify Test Ideas•Define Test Details•Define Testability Elements•Implement Test•Implement Test Suite•Structure the Test Implementation•Execute Test Suite•Analyze Test Failure•Determine Test Results•Assess and Improve Test Effort

Key Resulting Artifacts •Test Data •Test Evaluation Summary •Change Requests •Test Results •Test Script •Test Suite •Test-Ideas List •Test Case •Workload Model

Testing Methodology



Achieve Acceptable Mission•Identify Test Ideas•Implement Test•Implement Test Suite•Analyze Test Failure•Determine Test Results•Assess and Improve Test Effort•Assess and Advocate Quality

Key Resulting Artifacts •Issues List •Change Requests •Test Evaluation Summary •Test Results

Testing Methodology



Improve Test Assets•Develop Test Guidelines•Define Testability Elements•Structure the Test Implementation•Identify Test Ideas•Define Test Details•Define Assessment and Traceability Needs•Implement Test Suite•Implement Test

Key Resulting Artifacts •Test Guidelines •Test Script •Test Suite •Test Data •Test Environment Configuration

Testing Methodology



Types of Tests

•Functional Testing•Performance/Scalability•Regression Testing•Integration Testing•Black box/White box Testing•System Testing



Sample Weekly Issue Matrix

Week of 8/6/01 issues

Issue Type/Status No Of issues %

Total New Issues found 10

Total Issues Open 8 80.00%

Sev Blocker and Critical 4 50.00%

Severity Other 4 50.00%

Total Issues Fixed 2 20.00%

Total Issed Passed 1 50.00%

Total Issues Failed 1 50.00%

Total Issues as of 8/10/01

Issue Type/Status No Of issues %

Total No of Issues 123

Total Issues Open 57 46.34%

Sev Blocker and Critical 30 52.63%

Severity Other 27 47.37%

Total Issues Fixed 66 53.66%

Total Issed Passed 50 75.76%

Total Issues Failed 16 24.24%

Weekly Issues Chart

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Total Issues Open

Total Issues Fixed

Total Issed Passed

Total Issues Failed

Total issues as of today

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Total Issues Open

Total Issues Fixed

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Sample Traceability Matrix



Issue Status Number Severity Number

Total Issues 123 Blocker 3

Total Open 57 Critical 25

Total Closed 50 Major 39

Total Verified 1 Normal 37

Total Failed Retest 15 Other 19

Total 123

Issue Status Blocker Critical Major Normal Other Total

Total Open 0 7 20 15 15 57

Total Closed 3 12 10 13 1 50

Total Verified 0 0 6 1 1 1

Total Failed Retest 0 6 3 4 2 15

Total 3 25 39 37 19 123

Issues by Severity Level

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Sample Severity Level Report



Sample Test Case Template



Web-based Issue Tracking



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Exalts ADC Methodology

Involvement of E-Base India Team from the very beginning80-20 distribution of team; 20% E-Base team in US, 80% E-Base team in IndiaProject Management in US and IndiaUS Team tasks:

Interaction with CustomerProject Management and Co-ordinationTest Plan DesignTest Case DesignTraceability Matrix PreparationApplication Support

India Team tasks:Test Case Scripting and ExecutionTest Reports and ResultsApplication TestingApplication Support



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ODC Advantages

ISO 9001 certified Offshore Development Center(ODC) in India

Partnership with SEI-CMM Level 4 certified ODC in India

Highly experienced management

Highly skilled resources

Gradual offshoring of application to ODC after prototyping

Cost structuring done with ROI increasing as we progress through the offshoring process

24x7 QA process and support

Long-term partnership with E-Base



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Project Management & Co-ordination/Test Plan Design/Test

Case Design/Traceability Matrix/Application Support

Cost Benefits

20 Person Team outsourced

Average Customer Employee Compensation : $100K p.a. per person

Team Composition : 20% (E-Base, US) : 80% (E-Base, India)

Customer

Exalt Outsourcing

Test Case Scripting and Execution/Test Reports and Results/Application

Testing/Application Support



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