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Leading Financial ISV shortens product release
cycle by outsourcing testing |
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By providing the ability to execute very large volumes of testing with high levels of accuracy, Patni helped
a leading financial software product company to improve utilization of resources and reduce the duration
of quality assurance testing.
The Client
The client is a leader in
the investment systems
software market whose
customers include some
of the world's most
prominent financial
institutions. The client's
core software product is
widely used for handling
functions related to
investment portfolios,
mutual fund accounting,
hedge funds and
brokerage.
The Challenge
The client's ability to excel in customizing its product to meet changing market
requirements made it the preferred choice among financial institutions. However, in
its quest to adapt the software to the needs of different financial customers, the client
faced significant challenges including
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Too much of the valuable time of the skilled internal development staff was being
absorbed by testing activities |
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Difficulty in meeting the short timeframes demanded by clients because of the
need to test new features separately for each of the multiple client-specific
versions |
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Keeping up with the documentation and management of a large and rapidly
growing volume of test plans. |
Because the software product was available on multiple platforms and in multiple
client specific customized versions, the volume of testing for even a single feature
change was very large. In addition, the strict accounting and regulatory practices in
the financial industry, made it imperative for the client to test each revision
thoroughly.
The Solution
The client partnered with Patni on an initial pilot phase. In this phase, a manual testing
approach was adopted and the test plans were designed by the client and then executed by
Patni.
The client was impressed with Patni's thorough methodologies and the quality of Patni's work
during the pilot phase and, in the next phase, the client asked Patni to handle additional
aspects including the development of test plans.
Today, the relationship has progressed to the stage that Patni's domain experts are involved in
all aspects of quality assurance including the creation and documentation of test plans, and
the development and testing of business scenarios.
Patni's attention to detail and success in test data reconciliation have given the client
increased confidence that their products will meet their own customer's stringent
requirements for accuracy.
The Technology
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Platform: Windows NT |
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Database : Oracle, SQL
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The Benefits
Partnering with Patni has given the client the ability to
execute very large volumes of testing with high levels of
accuracy. The end benefits of the partnership are extensive:
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Effective Resource Utilization: The client's highly
skilled development staff can focus on responding to
client demands for new features while Patni's
specialized offshore testing team concentrates on
verification and validation work |
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Faster Time-to-Market: The Client now has the ability
to accelerate product rollout due to a combination of
freeing up internal staff for increased development and
the ability to execute higher volumes of testing in
shorter timeframes through Patni's extensive offshore
resources |
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Around the Clock Efforts: Code developed during the
day by the client's internal staff can be tested
overnight by offshore staff and reviewed the next
business day by the client |
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More Thorough Testing: Because more resources are
available offshore, the client is now able to test wider
and deeper and can now identify and fix more defects
before the product goes to marketwhich reduces the
ongoing volume of support |
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Lower Costs: By using offshore resources, the client
has realized significant cost savings over an onsite
model |
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Increased Customer Satisfaction: Faster delivery of
new features and higher overall software quality
increases customer satisfaction and, ultimately,
increases the client's revenue through increased
customer retention. |
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