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Accelerating Project Delivery

QA Frameworks for

Distributed Systems

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… at a glance

Integration Issues Delay ProjectsLots of tools and practices focus on application development and testing, few focus on Integration

We find three major issues: Incomplete integration specs Poor team communication Late integration testing

Define Construct Test Deploy Manage

Governance

Productivity

Technology Implementation, Training & Support

Runtime Components

Development Governance Runtime Governance

Authoring Tools

Professional Services

Development Tools

Testing Tools

Need integration across the software development lifecycle

Challenges of Distributed Development

Isolated teams operating on discrete requirements

Inter-dependencies drive serialized development

Consensus on specifications more difficult to accomplish

Conformance to specifications difficult to monitor

Integration Defects Discovered later

IONA QA Solution FrameworksReduce Definition DefectsIdentify and eliminate IDD content errors and their causes

IDD Audit and Defect Elimination IDD Authoring Solutions Best Practices Training and Consulting

Reduce Communication ErrorsIdentify and eliminate communication errors between groups

IDD Documentation Standards IDD Repository Solutions IDD Change Management Practices

Accelerate Service Testing

Discover system defects earlier and resolve them with less cost Artix Universal Test Harness Artix Certification Kits

Deliver Projects Faster

Reduce Communication Errors

                         

Plan2 Wks

Analysis5 Wks

Build8 Wks

Test6 Wks

Design3 Wks D

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Reduce Definition Defects Accelerated Testing

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Analysis5 Wks

Build7 Wks

Test4 Wks

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Solutions

Solution - Reduce Definition Defects

Traditional Interface Specs Text-based and

Difficult to Create- Volumes of Information- Disparate Stakeholders

Inconsistent Results- Ambiguous Content- Information Gaps- Extraneous Information

Traditional Interface Specs Text-based and

Difficult to Create- Volumes of Information- Disparate Stakeholders

Inconsistent Results- Ambiguous Content- Information Gaps- Extraneous Information

Distributed Interface Specs Streamline

- Eliminate Excess- Close Gaps

Decompose- Targeted sub-deliverable

Mechanize- Replace text with more

structured formats

Distributed Interface Specs Streamline

- Eliminate Excess- Close Gaps

Decompose- Targeted sub-deliverable

Mechanize- Replace text with more

structured formats

InterfaceSpec

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Customer Case Study•Experienced SOA Shop•Standardized SDLC•Audit early 2006

- 121 Interface Specs- All had been “signed off”.- 716 Defects / 436 Severe - A Severe Defect in every IDD

Customer Case Study•Experienced SOA Shop•Standardized SDLC•Audit early 2006

- 121 Interface Specs- All had been “signed off”.- 716 Defects / 436 Severe - A Severe Defect in every IDD

Reduce Design Cost and Time Contributors more finely targeted Fewer Re-designs for missed Requirements Contribute deliverable components eliminated

Improve Quality Incremental Approach Less Ambiguity in Specifications Changes more Visible to

relevant Stakeholders

Solution ValueDistributed Interface Specs

InterfaceSpec

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Solutions - Reduce Communication Errors

Project Document Management

Centralized repository for synchronization, versioning

Ensures teams work from the same specs, receive updates

Provides project history & audit trail

Bug Tracking Logs and tracks defects from

design to testing Means of communicating audit

results to development teams Drives project dashboard

Integration Dashboard Ensures success criteria is

understood and monitored Exposes false assumptions,

eliminates surprises All stakeholders can see

status of inter-system testing

Solution - Accelerating TestingTraditional Silo Testing Test Tools a Requirement

Costly Simulators- Solution varies by technology- Limited Vendor Tools- Hand-code one-offs

Expensive People Resources- Simulator Coding and Maintenance- Non-intuitive Mechanical Interfaces

Traditional Silo Testing Test Tools a Requirement

Costly Simulators- Solution varies by technology- Limited Vendor Tools- Hand-code one-offs

Expensive People Resources- Simulator Coding and Maintenance- Non-intuitive Mechanical Interfaces

Universal Test Harness One Test Harness for all Silos

- Enabled via IONA’s unique IP

Flexible Tool Selection- 3rd Party Tool- Generated Simulators

Highly Scalable- Unit Testing thru Load Testing

Universal Test Harness One Test Harness for all Silos

- Enabled via IONA’s unique IP

Flexible Tool Selection- 3rd Party Tool- Generated Simulators

Highly Scalable- Unit Testing thru Load Testing

IONA UTH

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Solution Value - Universal Test Harness

Concentrated Investment of … Software Dollars People

Greater People Portability Less retraining between systems

Increased Productivity Eliminate Hand-coded simulators Greater Access to best in class

tools

Improved Process Visibility Normalizes Testing Activities Consolidated Reporting and

Management Capabilities

Customer Case Study

• Enterprise Services Organization- Approx 70 Testing FTEs- Annual Budget: ~US$9M

• Assessment – Mid ’05- Testing FTEs reduced 70-80%- 3 year Cost-savings: US$10M

- Developer FTEs 15%- Improved Coordination- 3 year Cost-savings: ~US$5M

- Reduce Time to Market- Removed 2-3 Weeks per release- 3yr Revenue Impact: ~US$50M

Customer Case Study

• Enterprise Services Organization- Approx 70 Testing FTEs- Annual Budget: ~US$9M

• Assessment – Mid ’05- Testing FTEs reduced 70-80%- 3 year Cost-savings: US$10M

- Developer FTEs 15%- Improved Coordination- 3 year Cost-savings: ~US$5M

- Reduce Time to Market- Removed 2-3 Weeks per release- 3yr Revenue Impact: ~US$50M

Solution - Accelerating TestingTraditional Integration Testing Parallel development in isolation

Integration defects discovered in Test

- Must “assemble” app to discover flaws

- Occurs late in project cycle

Time Consuming Discovery Process

- Tends to discover defects serially

- Defective Elements must be returned to Development

Traditional Integration Testing Parallel development in isolation

Integration defects discovered in Test

- Must “assemble” app to discover flaws

- Occurs late in project cycle

Time Consuming Discovery Process

- Tends to discover defects serially

- Defective Elements must be returned to Development Artix Certification Kits

Interface Simulators- Generated form Interface Spec- Consumers and Providers

Parallel Test during Development- Centrally Defined Tests Cases- Distributed to Developers

Artix Certification Kits Interface Simulators

- Generated form Interface Spec- Consumers and Providers

Parallel Test during Development- Centrally Defined Tests Cases- Distributed to Developers

SpecDevelop & Unit Test

Develop & Unit TestTest

App

App

SpecDevelop & Unit Test

Develop & Unit TestTest

App

App

Generate

Kits

Solution Value - Certification Kits

Reduce Rework Early validation of IDD’s integrity Defects discovered before code

delivery

Client System Server System

Certification Kit

Server Simulator

Client Simulator

InterfaceDefinition(WSDL)

Test Data

Doco

Reduce Overruns and Delays Integration Problems Identified

and Resolved earlier

Improve Quality Subsequent Tests may focus on

more complex scenarios

SpecDevelop & Unit Test

Develop & Unit TestTest

App

App

Generate

Kits

The Federated Development and

Certification Environment Example

The Federated Development and Certification Environment (FDCE) is the set of processes and supporting infrastructure that is needed to support the conduct of net-centric Capability Provisioning Operations

DeliveryDelivery• Train ResourcesTrain Resources• Build out and Deploy Build out and Deploy

Solution ComponentsSolution Components

DeliveryDelivery• Train ResourcesTrain Resources• Build out and Deploy Build out and Deploy

Solution ComponentsSolution Components

Validate ResultsValidate Results• Confirm Value Confirm Value

EstimatesEstimates• Secure ReferenceSecure Reference

Validate ResultsValidate Results• Confirm Value Confirm Value

EstimatesEstimates• Secure ReferenceSecure Reference

Getting Started…

BlueprintBlueprint• Scope Solutions and Scope Solutions and

Delivery ModelDelivery Model• Draft Economic Draft Economic

Value ModelValue Model

BlueprintBlueprint• Scope Solutions and Scope Solutions and

Delivery ModelDelivery Model• Draft Economic Draft Economic

Value ModelValue Model

Validate ApproachValidate Approach• Work with your people Work with your people

to validate findingsto validate findings• Executive Briefing Executive Briefing

Validate ApproachValidate Approach• Work with your people Work with your people

to validate findingsto validate findings• Executive Briefing Executive Briefing

Getting StartedGetting Started• Identify business and Identify business and

technical drivers for technical drivers for accelerating the accelerating the delivery of IT projectsdelivery of IT projects

Getting StartedGetting Started• Identify business and Identify business and

technical drivers for technical drivers for accelerating the accelerating the delivery of IT projectsdelivery of IT projects

DiscoveryDiscovery• Architecture and Architecture and

business review for business review for selected systems and selected systems and projectsprojects

DiscoveryDiscovery• Architecture and Architecture and

business review for business review for selected systems and selected systems and projectsprojects

Optional StepsOptional Steps