qcworkflowaccelerator

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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

, , .

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

anagemen


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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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