Challenge :
A large energy company that relies on Maximo to manage its asset management life cycle.
They engaged us for their Maximo Optimization Program, which was a multi-million dollar and multi-year program
with 3 key challenges: 1) deal with over 500 defects / issues from the initial implementation,
2) improve stakeholder confidence for each monthly release and
3) deliver Asset Downtime Management, Investigations, Linear Assets, Procure2Pay etc. processes on Maximo
after their initial go-live implementation
Solution :
Our unique iQEP™ (Integrated Quality Ecosystem Platform) solution offering a holistic and unified strategy for 25+ client projects focusing all aspects of quality. We defined and executed how manual, automated, and system performance
testing on Maximo would be performed, along with regression and user acceptance testing.
We applied our unique business-process based test automation framework, using HP UFT automated
400+ end-to-end test scenarios sustainably. We implemented the end-to-end unified quality management approach
that established a Maximo Quality Ecosystem for all 25+ projects, including Maximo iFix / FixPack upgrades.
Results :
Reduced 75% of testing cycle time from 4 weeks to 1 week
Enabled projects to go live with Zero Defect
Improved stakeholder confidence for each release through complete end to end
test suites
Reduced cost by 80%
This is the first time we have done
an upgrade in the ERP space where the event was a “non-event”. -- Group Lead, Maintenance & Reliability System Support, A large Oil & Gas organization
"Having a program-level QA strategy was
key in managing changes across projects within the program. Additionally, with an eye on changes occurring within
the sustainment environment by the Program, it was possible to manage and avert any unwarranted or unexpected changes".
-- A multi year, multi million dollar IBM Maximo Program engagement for a large Oil & Gas client
