Measurement & Verification

Quality monitoring

The quality monitoring service establishes specific methods and procedures for fact-based management of quality issues, both with regard to project processes and in respect of product quality. The reason for this is that, only too often, decisions on release and quality statements are made on the basis of unsubstantiated information and, in some cases, this has serious consequences. 

Requirements verification

The aim of this service is to incorporate quality aspects right at the start of the project, in other words during the process when requirements are drawn up. We can estimate from our project experience that, by raising the quality of requirements, more stable overall integration is achieved in the result and direct error reduction can generate cost savings of 15 to 20%. 

Code quality management

The code quality management (CQM) service offers various modular services on different aspects of the code quality during the life of the software. The SAP SI CQM engine makes available a fully automated solution for static code analysis with reporting and a web interface for any programming language, e.g. Java, C/C++, C#, ABAP using further specialized tools. Facilities included in this offer are automatic recognition of infringements of stored coding rules and best practices, e.g. design guidelines or naming conventions. This analysis allows continuous monitoring of various procedural and object-oriented software metrics. It is also possible to identify copy/paste programming.

Apart from the automated approach to measuring and monitoring the quality of code for both in-house and outsourced development work, this service also includes advice on methodology and support during introduction and implementation of code quality management programs or code quality reviews. More extensive support activities include the creation of programming guidelines or the drafting of clauses in the contract that will ensure that software supplied will be of a high quality. This service includes verifying and documenting that these agreements have been complied with. 

Architecture & application assessment 

The aim of this service is to safeguard the quality of architectural concepts and hardware installations to ensure that the solution is sustainable, can be expanded and is designed according to state-of-the-art standards, yet at the same time to investigate weaknesses identified and alternative concepts. 

Supplier QA

It is becoming increasingly common for customers and project managers to decide to have substantial areas of applications development work undertaken cost-effectively by external suppliers. In addition to the many advantages, this course of action also brings with it a long-term risk that unplanned additional work may be required. Our Supplier QA service puts in place controlling measures that will bring together suppliers and customers to work together as partners, with the quality of supplies or development results subject to continuous monitoring and inspection.