The maxim "The earlier that mistakes are discovered, the lower the cost of rectifying them" has been known for a long time. Despite this, the number of unsuccessful projects has remained high because systems and software applications have become more complex and the number of safety and quality requirements has increased. It's possible to control this situation through effective requirements-driven test management.

Test management involves the systematic planning and management of all test activities, in order to be able to evaluate the quality of a system and existing risks. Integrating requirements and test management allows both disciplines to work together efficiently and the cost-benefit ratio to be optimised.

HOOD can support you in:

• defining development processes for integrating testing at an early stage.
• evaluating your existing (testing) processes using maturity models and highlighting potential for optimisation
• integrating your requirements and test management
• determining the quality of your specifications to ensure that requirements are testable
• evaluating and introducing new software tools