Shifting Left: Using quality cost as a force to overcome resistance

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Shifting Left Using quality cost as a force to
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Shifting Left Using quality cost as a force to
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• A Petro-chemical company is collaborating on the
  requirements for a new order transaction type
  that must meet the needs of customers requesting
  that orders be split across multiple shipments.
  Rep from transportation group is absent. The team
  defines the split shipment requirement to the
  business analyst team for design.
• The vital piece of information that never made it
  into the requirements was the compartment
  capacity of individual tanker truck types. The
  lifecycle continues with the requirements defect
  now nested in the solution, technical
  specifications are drafted, the new order type is
  coded, interfaces are modified, data objects are
  defined and mapped, test cases are written and
  executed.
• What drives this behavior, cognitive dissonance?
• Retailers are very cost sensitive focus is
  always on reducing costs, maximizing profit and
  IT projects are high cost up front, often with
  long paybacks. Reluctance to invest at the
  beginning leads to panicked whatever it takes
  at the end.
• Lack of holistic focus over the project timeline
• Dual use of BAs as testers later in the cycle,
  at a time when stage gate violations render them
  unavailable.
• Perspective of testing being a decelerating Gate
  Keeper
• Use of the Test Phase as a buffer / shock
  absorber for upstream overruns, aka Test Squeeze.

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Shifting Left Using quality cost as a force to
overcome resistance
Universal impact of squeezing QA to the right The
impact of squeezing QA to the right is that it
increases fix costs by up to 100 times. It leads
to a diminished Test Coverage, sacrifice of
testing independently and impartially, and
inability for production like test. These
factors lead to Undetected Defect Leakage,
Massive and Frequent Regression Tests, Increased
labor costs, Unwanted staged releases,
Workarounds, and Go-Live Delays. Deploy
Quality-Driving Tools Deploy tools which support
the management of deliverables created during the
project lifecycle, including requirements,
designs, development objects, test cases, and
defects. Deploy tools that support the generation
of efficiencies and enable more comprehensive
test coverage. Deploy tools that support the
validation of quality in design and
structure. Here is the link to access the
on-demand webinar that was conducted on August
5th on Shifting Left Using Cost of Quality as a
Driver Against Resistance. Why Should You Watch
the Webinar? QA leaders are aware of practices
such as Shift Left Testing and their ability to
create a highly productive development lifecycle
that helps achieve faster time-to-market.
However, they are often faced with organizational
resistance when it comes to adoption.

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Shifting Left Using quality cost as a force to
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Watch this webinar as Robb La Velle, Vice
President UK and Europe, Cigniti Technologies,
and Maryanne Fleming, Head of Technology, Monsoon
Accessorize, shared their insights on making a
case for Shift Left, establishing an end-to-end
strategy, anticipating challenges, and managing
change through a real-world enterprise case
study. Who should watch? QA and IT leaders from
enterprises in any industry or region will find
this webinar insightful. Being a worldwide
leader in independent quality engineering services
, Cigniti is a strong advocate of Quality
Assurance and its implementation right from the
initial stages of the software lifecycle. We encou
rage customer feedback and believe in including
such feedback in our broader quality assurance
approach. We take great measures to make sure
that we are fully equipped with state-of-the-art
services and have partnered with other experts
that specialize in providing testing
services. Talk to us. Read Full Blog at
https//www.cigniti.com/blog/shifting-left-qualit
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