Catch defects early before they have a chance to multiply.

Is your defect detection approach engaging too late? Over 70% of software development defects can be traced to issues with requirements. Upstream, many organisations struggle to get their requirements clear and to communicate them systematically to development and test teams. Consequently, downstream rework and wasted effort is rife and can reach 30% of total project expenditure.

There are three principal causes for initial defects and late detection:

• Lack of requirements structure – this makes it difficult to organise, prioritise and manage requirements, especially on large projects, or to be confident that the software produced is compliant with business rules.
• Silo-ed teams – do you have a language barrier between analysts and testers? Gaps between requirements and the test definition practice cause inefficiency, rework and defect creation resulting in invalid and incomplete test coverage. This problem is exacerbated when working with distributed teams or off-shore partners.
• Moving goalposts – how do you keep pace when requirements change? Can you identify the impact of a change before it gets approved? How do you keep requirements and test teams in synch? Change puts the requirements lifecycle under even more strain and magnifies the problems caused by lack of structure or integration with downstream teams.

Early Defect Detection and Integration (EDDi) Solution

We provide a best-practice solution for removing defects early in the project cycle. This includes managing the requirements and defects lifecycle, providing requirements structure, integration within the development and test stages, and systematic change management. This reduces inefficiency and errors within the project and minimises rework when requirements are wrong or change. More..>

Our Approach

Our approach to achieving operational excellence is to implement incremental capability improvements in targeted areas. This iterative approach is easy to adopt alongside existing practices without causing a "big bang" effect and without disrupting mission critical projects. More..>