SHARING KNOWLEDGE FOR BEST QUALITY PRACTICES - Iqnite

Keynotes
SYNONYM – Building Secure Global Test Environments with a
Synthetic Business Simulation
Why do we Invest in Quality?
Robin Heizmann
Credit Suisse (CH)
Rob Oshlack
Nicstar Global (AU)
In 2006 Credit Suisse Private Bank IT decided to build new secure data centres for offshore/global SW
development and testing (that are detached from existing CS data centres and intranet) through program
SYNONYM. In order to enable global SW development and testing that is compliant to national legislation
and IT risk and legal regulations (Swiss Banking Secrecy), program SYNONYM established a highly secure
development zone and introduced purely synthetic test data, based on the so called “Virtual Bank” concept
for simulation of real bank business.
The presentation highlights:
motivation and handling of legal requirements for this initiative
today’s solution and procedure to get there
aspects of the “Virtual Bank” with synthetic data generation
challenges for both the SYNONYM program team and the SW development and testing community
plans for future enhancements towards virtualized multi-environment-, next-generation SW-Engineering
Why do we Invest in Quality will take a pragmatic look at how projects and initiatives are really created,
targets the real value of understanding quality and will offer up tasty opportunities that still exist around
ICT delivery.
As many initiatives are managed and delivered via a project methodology mixed amongst various degrees
of organisational maturity, the question is: Who actually influences the “right“ level of quality with the “right“
components and approach? The Test Managers that don’t understand Project Management or Project
Managers that don’t understand Testing....
Keynotes
Testing 2009: Update on the Survey 2009 with Actual Data
from Australia
Interactive Session
Trends in Testing and Quality Management – With Respect to the Current Economic Climate
Dr Kelvin Ross
Rudolf van Megen
K. J. Ross & Associates (AU) SQS (D)
In this interactive presentation, Kelvin an Rudolf will give an update on the latest results from the Survey
2009 with actual data from Australia and contrast software testing and quality trends in Europe to that
in Australia. The Survey 2009 is based on the survey that Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC), a market
research organisation, has conducted in 2008 on behalf of SQS. For this latest study, there will be an
online survey done in Q3/2009 and the results are especially selectable for Australia. This study provides
a representative view of the testing market in Europe and reviewed issues such as sourcing resources, QA
organisation, training, utilisation of tools, industrialisation and professionalization.
Does the current economic climate influence the demand for Testing and Quality Management? Are the
CIOs more risk aware than before or do they try to save some money short term with not testing? Are
the business leaders suspending the investment into products with less Testing and Quality Management
or do they invest even more to become competitive? From the supplier point of view, will there be more
SaaS deals than selling licenses for testing tools? How does the current climate influence the trend for
outsourcing: push it to save cost or delay it to avoid the risk (because we all know that a percentage of
the outsourcing deals are cancelled before deadline)?
Fundamental questions, invited panel members will give an answer to. We are having executives from the
before mentioned areas at the panel. Trends and approaches will be examined.
Further information: www.sqc-au-conference.com.au
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