Governance, Management And Testing In An Outsourced Model From AppLabs

Governance, Management and Testing in an Outsourced Model Ian Londesbrough Principal Consultant 8 th October 08

Agenda ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Outsourcing Challenges ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Phase 2: The Evaluation & Selection Phase 1: The Decision to Outsource Phase 3: Contract for Success Phase 4: Transition & Go-Live Phase 5: Operation & ROI Phase 2: The Evaluation & Selection Phase 1: The Decision to Outsource Phase 3: Contract for Success Phase 4: Transition & Go-Live Phase 5: Operation & ROI ,[object Object],Phase 2: The Evaluation & Selection Phase 1: The Decision to Outsource Phase 3: Contract for Success Phase 4: Transition & Go-Live Phase 5: Operation & ROI

Key Points to Outsourcing ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Contracting for Quality ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],To fail to prepare is to prepare to fail

Implementing the Testing Approach ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Begin with the end in mind

Lifecycle, Testing and Quality Gates Review (Internal Static Test) The Idea Review (Static Test) Review (Static Test) Dynamic Test Review (Internal Static Test) Requirements Definition Specification & Design Build Implementation Benefits Realisation Outsourced Responsibility (Simple model) 1 2 3 4 Dynamic Test 5 6

Agree Roles and Responsibilities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ We thought YOU were doing it” is not an option

Who will Test? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Testing validates that the right thing has been built and verifies that it has been built right

Who will Accept? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Accept it at the end only if it matches what you defined at the beginning

Measure success - or, how was it for you? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ The only man who behaves sensibly is my tailor; he takes my measurements anew every time he sees me, while all the rest go on with their old measurements and expect me to fit them” George Bernard Shaw

Governance against contract ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],To fail to prepare is to prepare to fail. To prepare well and then fail to govern invites failure back in!

Conclusions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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