IT Benefits: Achieving Excellence in Testing
by EDITOR on 14/12/06 at 4:16 pm
- nMost IT organizations don’t know how much (of the estimated 30%-60% industry average IT budget) is spent on Testing.
- nMost CIO’s don’t know if their Enterprise applications are CMM Level 2/3/4/5 and the economic/risk factors that could be minimized with a formal testing methodology.
- nIncreased need to combat outsourcing pressures of key IT functions requires a formal objective view on their ability to meet the needs of the business and defend current IT competencies.
- nMany CIO’s are challenged with defending the need for more IT budget to deliver applications on time with the required end-user changes.
- nHow do you balance the attraction of off-shore rates with the need to deliver quality code on time?
- nGiven the ever-changing needs for testing skills; how do you hire based on your upcoming demand?
- nIT typically does not have a standard set of automation or testing tools: less than 25% of distributed applications are tested using modern tools and techniques. Gartner
- n90% of all IT projects are delivered late: 50% are delivered over budget; 50% of all IT projects fail to meet business objectives
- nSoftware Defect Risk Management: how would severity 1 defects impact your business operations and how can you avoid costly defects? US spends 1% of Gross Domestic Product on software defects. Patricia Seybold Group
Leave a Comment