White Papers
Welcome to the White Papers section of the SQS-UK web site. Contained in this section will be items of interest on different topics - from managing risk in software development to automation, maximising e-Business applications and use of existing infrastructure and how to do it effectively.
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Software Quality Paper Requirements Management - Potential and Trends
The success of IT projects stands and falls with requirements management.
Therefore this Software Quality Paper elaborates stumbling blocks and success factors respectively which prevent or bring forward an appropriate requirements management in today's projects.
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) has captured the attention of business and is being seen as a methodology to reduce costs and enable the business to concentrate on core revenue generating activities.
But how can you be sure that you can manage service level agreements, increase agility and efficiency and raise quality levels?
Software development outsourcing is an irreversible trend and part of the increasing industrialisation being seen in all sectors.
A new whitepaper called ”Software Development Outsourcing - Identifying and minimising risks” explores the steps companies should take on the road to a successful outsourcing project. It examines the requirements for effective outsourcing and looks at the steps which need to be taken to enable companies to identify project risks in good time, produce project forecasts and discover the different possible courses of action that may occur given certain scenario’s.
A new white paper entitled "Quality Governance assures BPO success", examines how Quality Governance can actually deliver the promised benefits from BPO and supply metrics and measurements of success. The white paper looks at what can go wrong in BPO, who should be responsible for delivery of success, how to implement Quality Governance and how to measure effectiveness and retain control.
A new white paper entitled "Quality Governance -Transforming IT into Business Value" examines how IT Governance and Enterprise Governance rely on Quality Governance to provide the building blocks for effective deployment. The white paper discusses how Quality Governance can ensure IT projects deliver added business value, increased efficiency and ensure delivery is on-time and on-budget. The role of IT projects in business development is maturing. IT must now be in alignment with the strategic business goals of the business. Quality Governance is at the core of IT Governance and Enterprise Governance. It must assure that the business's strategies and objectives will be achieved and that the quality of IT is guaranteed, ensuring IT delivers.
Software Quality Paper Requirements Management - Potential and Trends Software Development Outsourcing - Identifying and minimising risks "Quality Governance assures BPO success" White Paper "Quality Governance -Transforming IT into Business Value" White Paper
Another white paper is "Usability Testing - Mitigating Risk". Usability Testing is often thought of as the last test before go live. It is no longer acceptable to expect the business or their live users to perform the function of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) or Usability Testing at Go Live stage. This will expose the business to possible problems and customer dissatisfaction. This white paper sets out some of the strategic thinking to ensure the best possible user experience is delivered.
"Usability Testing - Mitigating Risk" White PaperCorrectly implemented Usability Testing will mitigate risks and reduce the cost of development and time-to-market. A strategy to ensure the best user experience is always delivered.
"Making the Case for Test Processes" White PaperSQS is a founding partner of the new Intellect Testing Group and is participating in a series of white papers. This is the third entitled Making the Case for Test Process.
How to leverage existing best practice to deliver higher quality software. Making the case for test process is the subject of this white paper.
"From Requirements to Test Cases" White Paper The paper entitled "From Requirements to Test Cases" examines how to automate the design and preparation as well as the execution of test cases. This leads to reduced redevelopment costs and time to implementation - delivering correctly specified business systems and reducing the cost of testing.
"Realising the True Value of Testing" White Paper SQS is a founding partner of the new Intellect Testing Group and is participating in a series of white papers.
"Introduction to Modular Table Driven Testing" White Paper The key to enabling effective automation is to choose the best suite of tests to be automated and then simplify the deployment of these tests.
"Managing Risk" White PaperThe white paper on Managing Risk is the first of a series of six white papers from the Intellect Testing Group that will discuss the issues of most interest to business leaders today.
"User Acceptance Testing (UAT)" White Paper This white paper examines the risk to the business of not performing UAT, identifies the best method of successfully implementing UAT, shows approaches to consider for best implementation and how UAT should be planned into the lifecycle.
"Basel 2: The New Capital Accord" White Paper This white paper examines the implications for software and system testing of the Basel 2 accord. The three pillars of the accord are explained. The benefits of early adoption and implications for the financial community are then outlined. The effect of the accord on methods of testing are then summarised and a solution proffered.
"e-Business Application Performance Optimisation" White PaperThe SQS e-Business Application Performance Optimisation white paper will show how businesses can optimise the use of existing infrastructure yet ensure customers receive the best possible user experience - maximising the return from e-Business applications.
