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Index
About the Client
Challenges – QA Program
Challenges – Functional Testcase Automation
Cognizant’s Solution using Worksoft
Differentiated Solution
Delivery Lifecycle & Results
Example
Summary & Success Factors
Demo
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About the Client
Largest National Retailer
$30+Bn
2013 REVENUE
2,300+
LOCATIONS
192,000
EMPLOYEES
Largest food & pharmacy retailer
Provides grocery, pharmacy, health & beauty, general
merchandise, banking and wireless mobile products and services
Corporate, franchised and associate-owned locations
One of largest private sector employers
CLIENT ASK
INCREASE QA COVERAGE
Cover 680 E2E SAP and Non-SAP
business processes
INCREASE SPEED
Reduced regression timeline from
14 days to 3-5 days
REDUCE COST
Cost reduction through
increased automation
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Challenges – QA Program
Shorter timelines
Environment Issues
Fragmented automation tools
Business SME availability
Budgetary constraints
Complexity of E2E scenarios
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Challenges – Functional Test Case Automation
Script Based
Very detailed
Non standard plug & play access
Automated component of solutions
High Dependency on Functional SME
High Cost and Maintenance Effort
Non agile delivery
Linear Automation of FIFO
Generic tools
Tool Not Application Specific
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Cognizant Solution Using Worksoft
Developed E2E (End to End)
Business Flow Diagrams
Identified the Critical business
functionalities
Business Functionalities
decomposed to Modular
components
All assets centralized in
HPQC
Automation execution
integration and reporting
through HPQC
Components are automated with
Worksoft Certify and Integrated
seamlessly with other frameworks
Integrate with DevOPS Tools
Integrated Scenario
wise Reporting
End to End traceability on
input and output
Built-in Data &
Result validations
Business Process Automation
Test Management Tool Integration
Continuous Integration
One Click Reporting
Globalize the automation
coverage from Regression to
SIT, UAT & FUT
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Results
1231 Business Process
Scenarios
2895 Automation
Components
7386 Business Process
Steps
2335 Automation Reusable
Components
4 Average Interface Count Per
Scenario
6.5Hrs
2.5Hrs
Avg. Execution Time Manual
Vs
Automated
35% Cost
47% Effort
Area Scenarios Total BC’s
Supply
Chain
Components 230
Integrated Scenarios 58
Reusability 55%
POS
Outbound
Components 35
Integrated Scenarios 33
Reusability 40%
Loyalty
Components 209
Integrated Scenarios 173
Reusability 65%
POS
Inbound
Components 32
Integrated Scenarios 30
Reusability 45%
Master Data
Components 69
Integrated Scenarios 32
Reusability 60%
Vendor
Income
Components 170
Integrated Scenarios 27
Reusability 45%
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Example – Create a PO to Increase Stock at store
10
Previous Scenario
Forecast Run PO Creation Pick & Pack Routing Goods Receipts Billing
JDA SAP Manhattan JDA SAP SAP
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Example – Create a PO to Increase Stock at store
11
Forecast Run PO Creation Pick & Pack Routing Goods Receipts Billing
JDA SAP Manhattan JDA SAP SAP
Transformed Scenario
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Speaker Profile
Mathi Natarajan
EAS NA Practice
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Mathi Natarajan currently work as a Sr.Consulting Manager at Cognizant
Technology Solutions, a leading provider of information technology and
consulting services. He is an SAP certified Solution consultant with
implementation, production support and product development
experience around SAP CRM, IS Retail, BPM, Mobility and HANA
technologies.
He has broad experience that spans Telecom, Media, Retail, CRM, BPM
and Business Intelligence in a wide variety of technologies and testing
techniques.
He leads the SAP Test Consulting services and is responsible for SMAC
(Social, Mobile, Analytics, Cloud) and Next Generation Testing solutions
for North American Clients.
Sandeep Singh
EAS NA Practice
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Sandeep Singh has extensive SAP testing experience, having previously
worked for HP, Accenture and Deloitte, where he partnered with
Fortune 50 clients in developing and implementing comprehensive QA
strategies for global development and sustain programs.
He brings with him over twenty years of experience in all aspects of IT
Systems Management including Enterprise Solution Architecture
Development, Quality Assurance/Testing, Deployment and Maintenance
of software applications. His diversified background also includes IT
Strategy, Merger Integration, and Operations/Business Process Value
Engineering across the Supply Chain.
Sandeep’s SAP implementation experience includes over 12 full
lifecycles in delivering global enterprise transformation projects for
multinational clients within Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Beverage,
Retail, Distribution, Chemicals, Automotive, Aerospace,
Telecommunications, and Pharmaceuticals industries.