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Project Delivery Approach
Models
Historical Context
Testing is integral to project delivery from the start of the process to the end.
As the proliferation of computers within industry accelerated so did the complexity of the code. This led to a need for a holistic approach to the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and to project delivery.
From a Testing perspective this has meant an evolution from bug detection to a methodical approach that covers all the aspects of software development and testing; Unit Testing, System Testing, Integration, Penetration, User Acceptance, Business Acceptance, Operations Acceptance and the need to ensure that Testing is an integral part of Project delivery.
This need for an integrated approach has led to the development of more methodical approaches to Testing as part of the SDLC.
Model A™
In most projects the hardest part, from a Testing perspective, is getting final business user sign-off. How many times do we hear:
“It meets the requirements but is not what I was expecting”,
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“It doesn’t look/feel quite right”,
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“Close but not really what I envisaged when I signed off the business requirements”
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The beauty of the Model A™ approach is that it reduces the final sign-off to little more than a formality, because there has been business involvement for the entire process.
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As you can see with Model A™ project sign-off is simplified – the issues have already been dealt with in the earlier phases:
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The Designers are happy as it meets their vision and their documentation from the start
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The Developers are happy as they have had feedback all through the process
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The Support Team are happy as they have solid documentation and an understanding of the changes being introduced
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The Business Users are happy as it meets their expectations
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The Test Team are happy as they have not endured difficulties at the end of the testing process to get sign-off
Model A™ensures that real business issues are addressed and solved.
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