introduction to kovair alm and integration products

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Introduction to Kovair Products

Integrated Application Lifecycle Management

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What is Kovair Integrated ALM


• One stop shop for different business needs ALM Studio –

• Managing Requirements, Tests, Issues, Risks, Document, Release, Projects (Waterfall Model)

• Product Backlogs, Sprints, Tests, Issues, Documents, Releases, Projects (Agile )• Industry Leading Omniprocess Task Based Process Engine

Create multiple processes for each workspace Drag and drop Visual designer

• ESB Integration Technology Omnibus Integration Middleware – SOA based ESB Architecture Integrate vendor-agnostic, open source, legacy and enterprise Agile tools

• Support for Cross Tool End-to-End Traceability• Browser-based analytics and dashboards for management and monitoring• Mouse Click Configurable by End Users

No coding required – just drag-and-drop configurations• Highly Scalable in terms of users and projects

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Kovair Integrated ALM Platform – How We Help4


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Kovair ALM Offering Requirements Management

Test Management

Issues / Defect Management

Document Management

Project Management

Risk Management

Task & Time Management


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Kovair Integrated ALM Platform – Project Management• Project Management

Provides ability to schedule resources as per work load Facilitates a full blown scheduler for project planning Allows users to generate Earned Value Management metrics Enables real-time monitoring of planned vs actual data Provides Integration with MS-Project and Outlook Enables users to view the project calendar and track the progress

• Task Management Gives upfront visibility to the users on their pending tasks Provides capability of entering timesheets against tasks Allows users to create Queued tasks or individual tasks based on business scenario

• Time Management Allows users to book their time entry Allows supervisors to approve or reject timesheets through a formal approval process Capability of rolling up actual data to project level for monitoring time and cost

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Kovair Requirements Management Offering

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• Allows capturing requirements from multiple sources and in multiple formats -• Direct Entry supporting textual entry as well as narratives• Email, Corporate Website through Kovair API• Import Microsoft Word, Excel documents • From other tools via Kovair Omnibus integration

• Helps in reviewing and approving requirements through online collaboration• Provides in-built diagramming capability allowing users to draw UML, Mockups, BPMN

diagrams and many more• Supports both reactive and proactive impact handling• Gives unique capability of defining custom relationship between artifacts• Provides extensive support for versioning• Allows to understand the "Who, What, When and Why" of any change• Provides real-time data based reports and dashboards to keep track of the progress• Capable of generating outputs/reports in Word, Excel and PDF


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Kovair Test Management Offering• Allows creation of Test Cases traceable to requirements in the system• Imports Test Cases from Excel• Test Cases approval in collaborative manner• Supports reusing a Test Case as part of another Test Case• Allows managing both manual and automated tests• Automates test scheduling and running Test Cases in batches• Automates defect capturing from failed Test Cases into Kovair or other repository• Seamless bi-directional integration with HP QC, QTP, RQM, RFT, MTM, Selenium, & Test

Link• Reflects results of automated scripts executed in tools like QTP & Selenium• Provides Real time reports and dashboards reflecting status of test cases• Provides traceability with other artifacts of ALM


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Kovair Integrated Test Management Framework


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Kovair Integrated ALM Platform – Defect Management


• Allows real-time defect monitoring thus increasing predictability on quality• Provides multiple methods to capture defects• Allows establishment of traceability with other artifacts• Enables users to prioritize defects for resolution• Allows escalation based on defect ageing• Allows automatic creation of defects from failed test cases• Provides Bi-directional integration with JIRA, Bugzilla, TFS, RTC,

ClearQuest

RequirementsManagement

Design /Coding

ConfigurationManagement

Build Management

(Manual Process)

TestManagement

DefectManagement

RiskManagement

ProjectManagement

Lack of Visibility, Process Automation and

Traceability

RequirementsManagement

Design /Coding

ConfigurationManagement

Build Management

TestManagement

DefectManagement

RiskManagement

ProjectManagement

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How You Gain from Kovair

• Process oriented development with centralized control and governance• Minimum manual interventions across lifecycle phases• Traceability data and real-time metrics for predictive analysis • Real-time collaboration between stakeholders across geographical

boundaries• 25-30% savings on production cost • 30-35% improvement in quality

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Challenges in the ALM scenario


• No relations between artifacts especially when managed by disparate tools

• No aggregation and reporting of information from various provider tools

• No collaboration : groups work in isolation – problems detected later in lifecycle have expensive impact

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Why Integration of ALM/ SDLC Tools

Data Visibility across Tools

See what are you missing

Traceability between Objects in

different ToolsChange Management and

Impact Analysis

Process Automation across Tools

Implementing and Enforcing a Consistent processes

Dashboards & Reports across Tools

Real-time Metrics and KPI of related data from various tools


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Enterprise Service Bus vs. Point-to-Point Integration

Enterprise Service Bus(order of complexity = n)

Point to Point Custom Integration(order of complexity )

10 Bi-Directional Adapters 45 Custom Coded Integrations

Kovair ALM Integration Framework


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Benefits of Integrations


• Cost effective SOA which protects investments on existing tools.• Rapid service on-boarding.• Configure dynamically, NOT CODE hard coded service dependencies and protocols.• Gain greater insight into status and progress of projects.• Enact best practice processes.• Overcome challenges for globally distributed development.• Enable collaboration between stakeholders.• Increase productivity & deliver faster.• Enhance customer satisfaction. • Improve quality.• Collect actionable metrics & intelligence.• Manage change with confidence.• Plug and Play tools.• Support best of breed tools for best functions.

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Kovair Omnibus – The Integration Platform


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Omnibus Components

Web Services standard -SOA based

Enterprise Service Bus Architecture

Omnibus Platform

Adapters for various Tools with Repository

Plug-ins for Tools without Repository

Kovair Entity FrameworkTraceability Relation Interface

Workflow Automation by OmniprocessReporting and Dashboarding

Interface to manage Integration RulesOmnibus Execution Engine


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Omnibus Architecture


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Kovair Omnibus Today with 70+ Tool Integrations


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End to End Traceability


• Multi-artifact Traceability Requirements to Testcases to Issues to Tasks

• Supports single and bi-directional Traceability

• Supports Proactive and Reactive Impact Analysis

• Supports traceability between cross-tool artifacts

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Sample Case - Cross Tool End-to-End Traceability24


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Metrics and Reporting


• Drag-and-drop metrics Definition using Calculated, Summary fields

• Multiple Reporting Engines HTML Crystal

• Out-of-the-box configurable• Custom using Crystal designer

• Excel• Word

• Multiple Customizable Dashboard with configurable gadgets

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Example of Manager’s DashboardManagement is able to get valuable metrics by unifying information between development and QA teams. Kovair unlocks the data

contained in different tools used by the team members and provides a comprehensive, granular and up-to-date metrics. Kovair provides total visibility which is a must to facilitate proper and timely decision making.


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Example of Manager’s Dashboard

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Management is able to get valuable metrics by unifying information between development and QA teams. Kovair unlocks the data contained in different tools used by the team members and provides a comprehensive, granular and up-to-date metrics. Kovair

provides total visibility which is a must to facilitate proper and timely decision making.


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Kovair Company Profile• Offices in Silicon Valley and India

Headquarters in San Ramon, California Development Center in Kolkata, India

• Corporate Background Privately Held and self funded. Established in 2000.


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Kovair Customers


Banking / Insurance / Financial Services

IT Consulting and Services

Manufacturing Networking

Government Services

DefenseTelecom

Healthcare

Education

Marine Corporation

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Our Major Technology Partners

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Thank You

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