Solution Summary
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Client : 20 Websites, 8 Languages, $1.5 Billion |
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| Challenge : Create a flexible specialized testing team to support escalating needs caused by migration of ALL websites to a new .NET platform. More | ||
| Solution : Inkriti Website Testing - A 24x7 operation created with India and US based Testing resources, a robust set of tools and processes. |
The Client
The client is one of the country's largest specialty catalog and e-commerce companies based in New York. It boasts of more than 20 different websites, spanning 8 different languages and grossing a combined revenue of over 1.5 Billion dollars.Their QA Challenge
The client is in the process of moving all their dozens of websites into a new .NET based framework that would help them achieve greater standardization across the various websites. In addition to this porting exercise, they had to support the present ASP-based websites as well.As a result of this immense workload, they faced an acute slippage in all stages of the product release cycle; and had a tough time meeting the deadlines -- especially, in the absence of an effective regression cycle and defect tracking systems.
The Solution : Inkriti Website Testing
The client selected Inkriti to be their long-term QA partner; and is using the Website Testing Solution, to help them resolve these challenges.| A 24x7 Team Structure |
Inkriti offered the client a team comprising of an onsite QA Manager, an onsite QA team and a team of experienced India-based QA Engineers. This team structure facilitated a highly efficient 24x7 operation.
| Robust Methodology |
Inkriti offered the client a model comprising of following QA methods that covered both their short and long term release cycles:
- Smoke Testing
- Manual QA
- Regression Testing and
- Site Performance Analysis
The Value Delivered
| Rapid Defect Reduction |
A rigorous Regression Cycle identified and tracked bugs while still in their early stages. Each new iteration reduced the number of bugs considerably until steady-state was reached. No new bugs entered the system unless an enhancement was introduced; in which situation, the regression cycle identified them effectively.
| Rapid Release Cycles |
The 12-hour time difference radically reduced the turn-around time. The software build is presented to Testing at the end of EST -> India team tests overnight -> Results ready next morning for the development team.
This setup dramatically increased throughput, resulting in about 13 sites being released into production in August !
Cost Savings
The 65% cost savings are delivered due to two reasons:
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About Inkriti
Inkriti is a technology consulting company that develops innovative IT solutions for midmarket retail companies. Our solutions combined with our unique offshore delivery methodolody, typically result in a 65% savings in IT costs. We have significant expertise in building, extending and maintaining e-commerce websites.Our Web 2.0 Solution Suite builds on the latest web market trends to create value by attracting more customers to websites and increasing their conversion rates. Simultaneously, our Offshore Services reduce time-to-market and costs when delivering these systems.
We can reached on the web at http://www.inkriti.com.
