In finance, whatever the project, process or programme, the mantra is low cost and high quality. Ensuring those levels of cost and quality however can be difficult, particularly when it comes to financial software. The key is to ensure that most defects are found early in the software development lifecycle (SDLC) as the cost of […]
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on 25th May 2018. By this date, organisations holding personal data for their EU customers and employees must be able to demonstrate compliance with the new regulations. The aim of GDPR is to enable data subjects (the individuals whose data is held) to have more control […]
Banking systems are full of processes. Whether it’s client onboarding, due diligence, or any other step in the process of running a bank, there is always information to gather, store, interpret, review and transfer in order for the business to continue operating effectively. Many of these processes require a series of actions, which often take […]
Brickendon Consulting, holder of the 2016 financial testing project of the year award, has again been nominated as a finalist in two categories of the 2017 European Software Testing Awards. Brickendon was nominated as a finalist in the Best Overall Testing Project in the Finance Sector and Best Agile Project categories. Brickendon helped reduce the […]
Balancing testing speed and release quality is one of the biggest challenges in software engineering. Even if you can keep up with testing the new functionality of a release, the continuous needs of testing the ever-growing regression scope can often seem unattainable. Regression testing is performed when changes are made to the existing functionality of […]
Brickendon Consulting has been nominated as a finalist in two categories of the DevOps Industry Awards. Brickendon, two-time winner of the European Software Testing Awards, won its first ever finalist nomination in the DevOps Awards for a project which reduced testing and business analysis time by around 80 per cent and significantly cut overall costs […]
A large international bank was struggling to keep its global DevOps programme on track and realise the full range of benefits. The bank engaged Brickendon to help speed up the implementation of the programme and to ensure the organisation adopted agile and DevOps practices globally. Brickendon’s experienced DevOps specialists were able to successfully embed DevOps […]
Recent news that a 20-day Poker tournament ended with a robot beating the world’s four best players and amassing $1.7 million in chips has been described as a crushing defeat for humanity, but a major milestone for artificial intelligence (AI). It’s not the first time that phrase has been used and definitely won’t be the […]
By Brickendon Principal Consultant Jonathan Pell What do UBS, Macquarie Bank, National Australia Bank, Google, Microsoft, KPMG and Ernst & Young all have in common? Yes, they are all global organisations, but more importantly, they have all embraced, and are advocates of, flexible and activity-based working. In today’s environment where budgets are being squeezed by […]
Quality Maturity Model Software QA traditionally poses many challenges. Brickendon’s Quality Maturity Model (QMM) solution improves both business and delivery opportunities through a structured programme of proven and measured testing methodologies. It increases transparency and efficiency, improves time-to-market and tracks progress towards the client’s goals. View PDF