Retail Banking Test Suite IP

Retail Banking Test Suite IP

1. Introduction

Increasingly banks are realizing the importance of getting high quality software delivered on time and within pre-determined budget. Software Quality Assurance Testing is an integral and critical phase of any Banking software development project. As part of software quality assurance, it is essential that any product / application release meets all functional requirements, are reliable and operate consistently under all circumstances.

During testing, whenever the system undergoes changes, the scenarios created during the Test Design phase is also modified, involving repeated manual efforts and reviews by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).

2. Problem Statement

Key areas instrumental in retail banking testing revolves around two major industry trends:
Accelerated release cycles
Frequent releases with shorter cycles

Taking into account the above criteria, the following parameters pose major challenges:
Complexity and volume of Retail Banking functionality
Dependencies on the SMEs
Traceability on Functional Coverage
Core Competence in the banking application under test
Managing the overall testing cost by meeting deadlines and identifying key functional failures at earlier stages

3. Scope Definition

Hexaware’s Retail Banking Testing Intellectual Property (RBT IP) aims at supporting retail banking application / products across the globe. Scope of this suite includes

Extensive functional test suite with reusable business components
Easy customization of existing scenarios using reusable business components from the repository
Maximum test coverage and traceability on requirements
Reduced test planning and design effort resulting in cost savings
End to end business scenarios which would be the core of any retail banking application

4. Hexaware Approach

Retail Banking Testing Intellectual Property - RBT IP
Hexaware’s Retail Banking Test Suite IP reduces the overhead of dependencies on SMEs and brings in the concept of reusability. The RBT IP has been created by leveraging Hexaware’s vast exposure to Banking projects, using the power of Mercury Business Process Testing through ready to use business components, test cases and proven best practices. While this solution enables effective manual testing of any retail banking application, it also adds value by providing a jump start to automation process.

5. Solution Proposition

Hexaware’s proprietary Accelerator for Retail Banking Quality Assurance includes defining Testing Strategy, Testing Service, Test Automation, Test Management, End to End Testing Process Improvement Solutions and Consultancy Services.

The suite has been specifically developed for Banks, Financial Institutions using retail banking solutions, Investment and Wealth
Management companies and organizations providing IT solutions for financial Institutions in retail banking. Our solution aims at enhancing IT value by optimizing business-IT alignment.

The prime focus of RBT IP lies in the quality of the system through well defined scenarios and work flows. RBT IP introduces the concept of reusable components for test design phase. This concept drastically reduces test maintenance efforts and improves test creation efficiency. All the major functionalities in the Retail Banking sector are captured as business components and these components could be effectively used for creation / modification of end to end scenarios as and when the system changes.

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