Consulting & Advisory

Planit’s Consulting Services cover the complete testing process across the entire Software Development Life-Cycles. Our experience in assessing an organisation’s testing approach at both the organisational and the project level is aimed at improving the quality of your software development deliveries, focusing on increased software delivery efficiency.

Planit has an extensive track record in all levels and types of testing across mainframes, client server and web based technologies and applications.

Test Strategy
Test Management
Test Process Improvement
Testing Tools

Testing Strategy

Having a software Testing Strategy is key to the successful delivery of any software development project. The Software Test Strategy is the “map” of how testing will be approached and gives stakeholders and project staff a common understanding of how testing will work for the organisation.

The Software Testing Strategy identifies risks to the project and determines the best approach to reduce risk by defining the appropriate levels and types of testing to be performed, the roles and responsibilities and the testing roadmap.

Planit Consultants are skilled in:

• The creation and implementation of Software Testing Strategies that meet the agreed business and project goals and objectives and adjusts the testing rigour accordingly
• The review of existing Software Testing Strategies against current business goals and objectives, currently identified risks and issues and current scope of the project

Test Management

Planit has an extensive track record testing projects of all sizes and levels of complexity.

Our experience with vertical markets ensures that we quickly understand what the business wants. Having open communication and a flexible approach, means that we can fit in with your culture and existing process to meet your specific requirements.

We are able to provide services for:

• Test Planning & Management: for all project types based on real world experience
• Test Monitoring and Control: providing structured processes to ensure that accurate and up to date information is available to facilitate informed decision making.
• Test Execution: to help you manage resource requirements and the issues as they are uncovered

Test Process Improvement®

The industry standard Test Process Improvement model is a well established and structured framework for improving an existing test process or establishing a new process.

Test Process Improvement® allows organisations to measure return on investment in testing, realise efficiency gains and reduce software life-cycle costs.

Planit’s risk-based approach to projects means that a prioritisation of the work undertaken is based on the highest risks facing an organisation.

Typically our Test Process Improvement program examines:

• Testing processes and techniques
• Testing lifecycles and models
• Testing environments
• Test estimation and planning
• Business and Development involvement
• Relevant documentation, including strategies and specification
• Appropriateness of standards
• Availability of relevant experts in key areas
• Testing objects or assets
• Test data creation and maintenance
• Testing metrics and reporting
• Test Tools and Testware
• Test training and competencies
• Defect management

Testing Tools

Tools Evaluation

Planit’s technical software testing consultants have extensive experience in the evaluation, implementation and on-going use of software testing tools.

Planit’s practical experience in the successful implementation and usage of software testing tools can significantly jump start an organisation on the pathway to the successful selection of the appropriate software testing tools.

Selecting the right tool for the job is the objective and Planit’s experience provides realistic feedback, direction and most importantly, the provision of objective clarity around what impact the selected software testing tool will have on the organisation, it’s staff and its software development processes.

Tools Strategies

Planit’s software testing tools experience can be utilised to provide objective and realistic software testing tools implementation and usage strategies. Planit’s Tool Strategies focus on assessing the following attributes of the organisation:

• Testing processes and software testing tool fit.
• The skill levels of the targeted users of the software tools.
• Understanding the organisation’s goal in implementing the software testing tools.
• Assessing the test environment and applications under test to propose an appropriate software testing tool architecture that focuses on high levels of reuse and low levels of maintenance.

Planit technical consultants have the knowledge and experience in the usage of commercial  and open source tools to ensure the successful implementation and use of your software testing tools of choice.

For more information please contact us.