Archive for the 'Quality Management' Category

Every software project targets at providing high-quality software within the frame of a cost and time schedule. tool-based IT test management usually accompanies the whole software development process and partly adds to reaching this goal. This includes tasks like requirements management, test planning, test design, test execution, test evaluation as well as a superordinate defects [...]

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In many blogs, we have discussed the deficiencies in SAP testing. Changes to an existing system are the order of the day. Again and again, errors are corrected, customizing and programs must be adapted, new functions are rolled out. Also, technical changes as hot fixes and service packs must be installed, as well as upgrades. [...]

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HP offers a number of BTO Centers. These software packages support in the context of a BTO strategy specific phases of the application lifecycle. The following overview is meant to shed light on the HP BTO jungle.

IT STRATEGY

Project and Portfolio Management Center (CIO Office)
The IT management solution enables control and documentation of the enterprise [...]

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According to then most recent Forrester Wave Report dating July 8, 2008 on Functional Testing solutions HP clearly keeps on leading this market.
Using 96 criteria Forrester evaluated 6 solutions and came to clear results:

HP continues leading the functional testing market since it acquired Mercury Interactive in 2006.
IBM has a very promising product roadmap and [...]

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As a reminder of what a strategy is and what it should provide:

It organizes and coordinates a variety of acts and decisions of one or more persons to a common goal,
it makes this in a deliberate contrast to other perhaps possible approaches, takes a conscious decision and risk.
Effectiveness is achieved not only with orientation, concentration [...]

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Continuously growing system complexity
Nowadays, existing IT systems cover more or less the complete business processes. In most cases, strategic decisions to buy commercial software  – instead of making software – are in place. New developments of complete business systems are the exception to the rule. Against the background of this situation, a new concept of [...]

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Typical Situation
Installing SAP support packs is always quite a challenge. Which parts of the SAP-supported business processes are really affected? What exactly should be tested? Are there any own developments affected? What is the amount of resources required for testing and interventions? These are just some of the possible questions. Unfortunately, they normally can not [...]

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The introduction of a new IT solution entails a large deal of different changes. New roles and responsibilities must be defined, supported by additional new software. An early integration of the future users is of great importance, but very often, there is not enough attention paid to it.

A typical example from a “normal” project: [...]

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For testing SAP solutions, we used to depend on experts with specialized ABAP or JAVA know-how. Consistent testing of processes beyond SAP systems was quite a challenge.
Now SAP offers SAP Quality Center by HP. It enables the customer to integrate SAP testing into a comprehensive Quality Management and testing of his IT organisation. This [...]

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In the context of large commercial software installations, the opportunity to reduce costs in the long run – all through the life cycle of the systems – is tremendous. Four fields of Application Management, pragmatically introduced and applied, are able to substantially contribute to this potential benefit.
Project Portfolio Management
A consistent Project Portfolio Management (PPM) which [...]

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