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Our Customers
Reality Test strives to be your most trusted, expert resource for comprehensive
test services, including system and application testing, consulting, and
training. We have been honored to be part of the success of the following
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What Others Say About Us
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Franklin Templeton Investments (FTI) John Chainey, Senior Director |
Reality Test has worked with FTI to ensure that the
System Testing phase of our largest global software project to date will be a
success. They have conducted a QA/testing review with our on-shore and
off-shore development groups and have provided oversight of our internal
System Testing coordination group, including a high-level risk assessment,
enhanced process and system testing flow analysis, system testing environment
enhancements, performance, load, and stress testing analysis, as well as test
management training and reporting. Because of Reality Test's invaluable
experience and expertise, we are highly confident that our System Test will
deliver quality results " John
Chainey, Senior Director ~ Franklin Templeton Investments (FTI) |
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Mosaic Technology Corporation Marlin Baker, Director of New Business |
Reality
Test worked
with Mosaic Technology Corporation management to help address key business
questions around our ability to expand our services on the Internet. By
thinking as part of our company, they addressed key areas that affect our
global web presence and our ability to expand. With the information Reality
Test has provided (i.e. how marketing campaigns impact our global Web site),
we can make more informed critical business decisions to ensure a greater
return on our investment. Marlin Baker,
Director of New Business ~ Mosaic Technology Corporation |
White Paper Comments
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Failure is Not an Option: 24x7
on the Web David J. Szymanski, Ph.D. Manager ~ Service Measurement, As seen in:
STQe-letter: |
I share several points, articles, etc. with my
staff, colleagues, and students. This week's article on Failure is Not an Option was excellent.
Excellent and timely. Competes with or exceeds data provided by the think
tanks of the IT industry. David J.
Szymanski, Ph.D. Manager |
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Application Complexity Testing
Matrix Marc Baxter IT
Consultant |
Problem
Scenario: Marc Baxter was employed
as an IT Consultant to a major retail IT department to help build out their
e-commerce capabilities. Part of his responsibility included helping
establish the development and testing process. The IT department was
structured with one tester for 18 developers. The retailer understood that
they had a major hole in their testing organization and were unable to
determine the best way to estimate how many testers were required for the
next phases of work. Solution: To accurately determine the scope of the problem there must be a
way to estimate the problem. To determine how many testers are required to
test a given application one must understand how complex that application
is. There are several factors that determine the complexity of a given application.
These include user interfaces, backend integration and use of middle tier
objects. Through previous
contacts I was able to find a matrix that estimates the complexity of an
application based on a variety of factors. Those factors have a weight applied
to them to indicate how difficult a specific component may be to
test. The Matrix builds a point total based on how many components exist
within an application. That total is then divided by a predetermined
amount. This amount can be changed. That is a determination that the
project or test manager is responsible for. The result is the number of
testers required for an application or an entire project. How did this help the
retailer? By estimating the
complexity of the work that the retailer had begun, the retailer had a clear
understanding of how many testers were required. The retailer also
understood the significant components of their application based on the
weight that they had applied. The retailer added staff to their testing
department to meet the effort required. |
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