CONSISTENTLY DELIVER DEFECT-FREE, QUALITY BUSINESS APPLICATIONS THE FIRST TIME, EVERY TIME
Why is it so hard to deliver software on time, on budget, AND with few or no defects? Why do we spend more time changing requirements, rewriting code, and retesting (it's called rework) than we do building the software in the first place?
Some 50-60% of IT project effort is spent on rework due to ambiguous and incomplete specifications. Worse, the typical set of tests only covers 40% of functionality, leaving problems with requirements to be discovered through a vicious cycle of rework, test, rework, and test in order to deliver a quality software product.
RFTS SOLUTION
Right From The Start (RFTS) brings world-class process and technology to the job of defining specifications. For the first time, you can know that your specs are absolutely complete and know that your tests cover all the defined functionality! When specifications are absolutely and unambiguously complete, multiple rework cycles become a thing of the past. RFTS closes the loop by generating all tests needed to cover 100% of the functionality; you no longer have to worry whether the delivered software really does meet your business objectives.
Our 15 years' experience with companies large and small has shown that the business impact from RFTS is revolutionary. Our clients consistently experience:
Near-zero functional defect implementations.
Rework reduced by 50% or more.
Time-to-market savings of 25-50%.
Assurance that applications will be developed on time, on or under budget, with outstanding quality.
HOW IT WORKS
Business requirements and expected software behavior are represented in a unique graphical format that ensures complete and unambiguous definition of the logic without laborious, text-based specification.
Functional modeling quickly reveals faulty, missing, or ambiguous business requirements. These issues can be resolved before they become software defects.
Traceability cross-references are provided to assure business users that all requirements have been addressed in detail.
The logic engine analyzes all the relationships between the business requirements and generates an efficient suite of tests that cover 100% of the functionality.
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR SOFTWARE PROJECTS
Are my requirements complete and adequate? Did we miss some business rule? Have we tested everything? Take the guesswork out of software quality. And cut the costs of delivering zero-defect software. Partner with Critical Logic and RFTS, and see the results on the very first project.
98% of potential defects are prevented from getting into the software.
Full functional coverage tests ensure no defects escape into production.
Rework costs are cut in half.
Testing costs alone can be reduced by as much as 40%.
RFTS is methodology independent. It is just as effective for agile development as it is in traditional waterfall projects. It works with any specification regime, whether use cases, large monolithic specifications, or the white-board-and-a-napkin approach.
FAQ FOR RFTS
Its new technology, and that puts the project at risk.
RFTS is not new. It has been applied to all types of applications with consistent success (including life-critical software).
We don't get good requirements to work from.
No one does. RFTS allows project to identify and resolve missing and incomplete requirements early, then test.
It's too expensive to do this.
Run the numbers. Include the reduction in development resources from reduced rework and shortened test cycles.
It won't work on my project.
It will. Let's run a pilot to address specific concerns.
We already have automated testing.
'Automated testing' has multiple meanings in the industry. Does your automation include automated test case design? Automated script generation?
This looks too invasive to our current process.
End products (quality specifications and test documentation) are the same. Quality improves while costs go down. All SDLC's supported.
