As a company drives technological innovations, the risks associated with security of applications and protection of personal data increases. To ensure smooth productive operation and minimize these risks, comprehensive and structured tests are crucial.
Confero Group AG specializes in test management, providing process and IT system checks to optimize operations and minimize risks. Our services include developing test strategies and concepts, as well as assisting with automation. We also provide support for test control, execution, and defect management, ensuring successful test planning and implementation for our clients.
Task
In the project IFRS9, the task was to introduce a platform for processing cashless payment transactions for a building society in Austria.
Role of the consultant
The consultant was responsible for overall test management for user acceptance testing.
Implementation
The consultant executed the scope definition and coordinated with an external service provider to create test cases. The consultant also coordinated the test content with stakeholders and was responsible for planning and coordinating the test execution, as well as managing escalations and defects.
Duration
2019–2020
Task
The consultant was responsible for test management in Project IFRS9 for a large building society in Austria.
Role of the consultant
The consultant's role was to create and coordinate test concepts for integration and acceptance test, project-specific requirements for the test management tool and test environment, as well as resource and budget planning for integration and acceptance test. They were also responsible for preparing and executing the integration and acceptance test, obtaining acceptances, and managing defects. Additionally, the consultant oversaw test controlling and test reporting.
Implementation
The consultant created and coordinated the necessary test concepts for the integration and acceptance test. They also developed project-specific requirements for the test management tool and test environment. The consultant was responsible for resource and budget planning for integration and acceptance test, as well as overseeing the preparation and execution of the integration and acceptance test. They were also responsible for obtaining acceptances and managing defects, as well as test controlling and test reporting.
Duration
2017–2020
Task
The project "KBS" involved introducing a new core banking system, with a focus on implementing SAP Business Partner in project IFRS9 for a building society in Austria.
Role of the consultant
The consultant's role was in test management.
Implementation
The consultant was responsible for creating and coordinating the cross-release framework test concept, defining and coordinating project-specific requirements for the test management tool (HP ALM), creating criticality matrices and effort estimates, creating terms of reference, and coordinating resource and budget planning. They were also responsible for controlling the system integration test, controlling the acceptance test, executing tests, and managing errors and status reporting. Additionally, they were responsible for test controlling and reporting.
Duration
2015–2017