Cognizant Case Studies Testing Engagement for a Fortune 500 Manufacturing Company

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	Testing Engagement for a Fortune 500 Manufacturing Company Cognizant

Testing Engagement for a Fortune 500 Manufacturing Company

Cognizant

Challenge	The client wanted to reduce operating costs while increasing efficiency and consistency within the IT and quality assurance organizations. Executive management mandated continuous process improvement, but the environment lacked consistent processes or tools to manage. A cost-effective software testing was needed. Read More
About Customer	A fortune 500 manufacturing company. Read More
Customer Name	Undisclosed Read More
Solution	Cognizant developed well-defined software testing processes for the client, including process road maps, estimation models, automation standards and other necessary features. Cognizant also established an offshore Managed Test Center (MTC) to operate and deliver software testing services. Software Components - Managed Test Center (MTC) - Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) Read More Log in to view content
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Challenge

The client wanted to reduce operating costs while increasing efficiency and consistency within the IT and quality assurance organizations. Executive management mandated continuous process improvement, but the environment lacked consistent processes or tools to manage. A cost-effective software testing was needed.

About Customer

A fortune 500 manufacturing company.

Customer Name

Undisclosed

Solution

Cognizant developed well-defined software testing processes for the client, including process road maps, estimation models, automation standards and other necessary features. Cognizant also established an offshore Managed Test Center (MTC) to operate and deliver software testing services. Software Components - Managed Test Center (MTC) - Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)

Impact #1	[Efficiency Improvement - Time To Market] Programming time, production time, and installation time are shortened on-site/offshore time zones.
Impact #2	[Cost Reduction - Total Cost Of Ownership] Total cost of ownership is lowered due to reduction in on-site ratio and cost of quality.
Impact #3	[Data Management - Data Analysis] Cloud solutions enable aggregation of 'big data' to enable more robust analysis and lower costs.

Impact #1

[Efficiency Improvement - Time To Market]
Programming time, production time, and installation time are shortened on-site/offshore time zones.

Impact #2

[Cost Reduction - Total Cost Of Ownership]
Total cost of ownership is lowered due to reduction in on-site ratio and cost of quality.

Impact #3

[Data Management - Data Analysis]
Cloud solutions enable aggregation of 'big data' to enable more robust analysis and lower costs.

Benefit #1	Overall automation across various application groups is around 56%.
Benefit #2	Test cycle times is reduced by 50%.

Benefit #1

Overall automation across various application groups is around 56%.

Benefit #2

Test cycle times is reduced by 50%.

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Testing Engagement for a Fortune 500 Manufacturing Company

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