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SPAOnDemand Solutions
What is it?
SPAOnDemand is an innovative, low-touch service that allows you, for all practical purposes, to have effective testing resources and infrastructure on stand-by, but not have to pay for it until you use it and only pay for what you use. The goal ... to measurably reduce field defects AND better manage testing costs.

This is a compelling proposition when you consider that 30% or more of a typical IT budget might be consumed by testing, AND that full-time test automation/regression and performance testers may spend 30% of their time on stand-by anyway. For certain applications, SPAOnDemand can mean significant savings, without sacrificing quality and results.

SPA offers Test Automation/Regression and Performance Testing services OnDemand.

 

How does it work?
SPA is a testing specialist .... it's all we do. SPAOnDemand is made possible by our extensive testing expertise and specialist resources, purpose-built process infrastructure, extensive technology/tools infrastructure, and pre-built knowledgebase and frameworks. In essence, you are plugging into a sophisticated testing cloud with some of the same benefits cloud offers from an applications perspective.

There are 6 core elements for SPAOnDemand:
  • Readiness Fit: Not every application is appropriate for SPAOnDemand. With some minimal discovery, a SPA specialist will offer honest counsel on whether or not your application is appropriate for SPAOnDemand, or is better addresses with traditional project outsource model.
  • Ramp up: We assign a SPAOnDemand Resource Manager, and then leverage sophisticated and proprietary knowledge management tools (see Q-Patterns and Risk-based Prioritization for more information) to capture, maintain, and continuously enhance information about your application. We use a very structured approach for initial information gathering, one that maximizes knowledge transfer but tightly manages demands on your resources.
  • Request Management: For SPAOnDemand cycles, you will be able to schedule test requests through a secure online portal. You will submit requirements/enhancements, fixes, known issues, and other relevant information. You are also able to see previous requests and related details including test results.
  • Resource Management: We assign a SPAOnDemand Resource Manager (RM) for your application that manages the knowledgebase for your application, and assigns and tracks testers, test beds, and other resources online.
  • Test Management: Your SPAOnDemand team efficiently and effectively maintains your test environment and updates test documents by leveraging our sophisticated and purpose-built knowledge management infrastructure (see Q-Patterns and Risk-based Prioritization for more information). A communication plan (i.e., Meetings, Status, etc.) will be established between you and your team.
  • Feedback Mechanism: Your SPAOnDemand Dashboard will show results in a graphical format. You will enjoy near real time 100% visibility to progress and results.

 

Can SPAOnDemand help me?

SPAOnDemand may be right for you if you ....
  • Have persistent customer complaints about quality, stability, performance, etc.
  • Have dissatisfied customers impacting your market perception, and future revenue
  • Constantly burn resources to fix field defects or performance problems
  • Know that poor product quality is impacting your personal credibility in the market place

AND your applications have the following characteristics ....

  • Low-to-medium complexity
  • Does not require extensive specialized test bed / test environment

 

What does it cost?

A primary goal of SPAOnDemand is to provide a flexible, predictable, and affordable testing alternative to organizations deal with constant budgetary constraints. SPA will follow Fix Cost pricing model and will be flexible if you prefer Time and Material.

 

Still Not sure if SPAOnDemand can work for you?
Contact the SPAOnDemand team now. We'll explain the service and offer honest advice as to whether it is a solution for your specific challenge. Call us +1-972-992-4200, send us an email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or submit a request for services with information about your specific application and requirements.
 

SPAOnDemand Technologies

Target Applications

 

Web Applications
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SaaS Applications
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Enterprise Applications
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Mobility Applications
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Database Applications
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Various Other Applications
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Test Tools

 

HP Quick Test Pro
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IBM Rational Robot
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HP Load Runner
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IBM Rational Performance Tester
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LoadStorm's for Cloud Testing
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Most Commercial, Open Source Test Tools
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Request for SPAOnDemand (Del)

Contact the SPAOnDemand team now to discuss whether it is a solution for your specific needs. Call us +1-972-992-4200, send us an email at SPAOnDemand@sp-assurance.com, or submit a request for services.

 

SPAOnDemand Case Studies

  • Case1
  • Case2

Automation testing of global core banking product

Challenges: Aggressive schedule requiring building blended onshore-offshore team in a short 2-week period to create test strategy and execution plan. Rapid ramp up to handle more than 1500 use cases. Smooth ramp up and execution for incremental releases / patch every 3-4 months.

 

Solutions:

  • Leveraged our proprietary Q-Pattern knowledge management tool and R...

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Regression test of enterprise report system for an asset management company with 300 billion under management

Challenges: Data in legacy HP mainframe; reports available only in hard copy; all the changes were controlled requiring significant lead time

 

Solutions: Leveraged risk-based prioritization methodology to gather and prioritize requirements; leveraged Q-Patterns tool for knowledge management and continuity; tsted migrated data in Oracle and reports based on Oracle report

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