HPQC ALM was the tool of choice for organizations to manage their software testing process for decades, however, it is quickly falling out of favor with today’s savvier testers. Learn more in this webinar slide deck.

1. September 25, 2015
Introduction to
QASymphony for [INSERT
COMPANY NAME]
Modern Software Testing
26th July 2016
Kevin Dunne – QASymphony
Thinking Beyond HP Quality Center
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3. Robust test management platform purpose-built to integrate with JIRA and to help
agile teams centralize, organize and gain visibility into software testing
ABOUT QASYMPHONY

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Professional Testers
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UPCOMING WEBINARS
Title: Evolve or Die: Healthcare IT Testing
Date: August 30th
Guest Speakers: Kevin Dunne & Mike Cooper
Huib Schoots
Kevin Dunne Mike Cooper
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5. • Kevin Dunne is theVP of Strategy and Business
Development at QASymphony, ensuring their
continued commitment to innovation and delivering
tools to create better software. With a deep interest in
the emerging trends in software development and
testing, Kevin is dedicated to collaborating with
thought leaders in this space. Kevin comes to
QASymphony from Deloitte, where he managed
testing on large government and Fortune 500
engagements.
OUR PRESENTER
Kevin Dunne
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HOUSEKEEPING
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7. • What has changed related to software development and
testing since HP Quality Center was released?
• How have recent changes caused HP Quality Center to
become a less effective solution for software testing and
development?
• What is HP’s strategy for modernizing the Quality Center
solution to meet today’s testing demands?
• How can QASymphony help you to better manage my
testing and development in today’s environment?
AGENDA
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8. HP acquires the then market leader in testing tools, Mercury,
and its 3000 employees in 2006 for $4.5 billion.
HP software unit doubled with Mercury’s ~$800 million rev.:
Source: http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/investor/financials/annual/2005/05ar-graphics.pdf
WHERE DOESTHE STORY BEGIN?
Before acquiring Mercury,
HP had $90 billion of
revenue, with 1% coming
from “software and other”,
meaning $1 billion or less in
revenues
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9. Mercury was the market leading developer of testing tools,
having produced current HP products such as:
WHO IS MERCURY?
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10. The acquired Mercury products still continue to be the cash cow for HP’s
testing practice, while self-built tools have struggled:
HP STACK
Category Sub Cat. Tool Notes
Test Auto
Functional UFT Mercury Acquisition
Perf/Load Load Runner/Performance Center Mercury Acquisition
Integration Service Tester Mercury Acquisition
Test Mgmt
Agile Octane (future) Built
Waterfall HP Quality Center Mercury Acquisition
Infra &
Setup
Test Cloud StormRunner (Load only) Built
Mobile Device Farm Mobile Center Built
Test Data Mgmt Test Data Management Mercury Acquisition
Environment Mgmt Surgient VQMS Mercury Acquisition
Other Logging/Debug Sprinter Built
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11. What has Changed Since HP
Acquired Mercury?
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12. HP HAS MADE MANY MORE ACQUISITIONS
HP’s modest growth since 2006 has been achieved through making more
acquisitions of high performing companies, not through making
meaningful improvements to the software they acquire:
Year Company Revenue
2007 Opsware $100m
2008 Exstream $30m
2011 Autonomy $900m
+Est. 2006 Software Revenue $1.8b
2006 Rev. + Acquired Rev. $2.83b
2015 Annual Report
HP has experienced only 2.5% annual organic growth in software revenue
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13. FOR STARTERS:
To put things in perspective, the iPhone was released a year after the
Mercury acquisition, in 2007:
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14. 1. Agile adoption
2. Adoption of
open source
tools/best-of-
breed
3. SaaS growth
4. Multi-channel
development
5. DevOps and
Automation
OTHERTRENDS SINCE 2006
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15. Since 2006, the growth of Agile has been tremendous:
THE GROWTH OF AGILE
2006
39%
of organizations practicing Agile
development
2016
95%
of organizations practicing Agile
development
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16. With agile has come a switch to more best of breed tooling:
Source: https://www.planittesting.com/nz/insights/2013/industry-stats-test-tool-utilisation-2012/
SWITCHINGTO OPEN SOURCE
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17. The growth of Atlassian has been incredible to experience:
Source: http://static.amigobulls.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/TEAM_Chart-3_121515.png
ATLASSIAN:ATECH UNICORN
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18. The demand for Selenium automation engineers points to
equally impressive growth:
Source: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u5tJObxwS2g/Vl9jHto3Z7I/AAAAAAAAAH0/a3LNQxgOJf8/s1600/jobgraph.png
SELENIUM:THE MARKET STANDARD
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19. The demand for JMeter is growing quickly and has surpassed
load runner in job postings:
Source: http://www.indeed.com/trendgraph/jobgraph.png?q=load+runner%2C+jmeter
JMETER: AN EMERGING COMPETITOR
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20. The growth in new technologies is driven almost entirely by
subscription based solutions, rather than traditional licenses:
Source: http://blogs-images.forbes.com/louiscolumbus/files/2015/01/Global-Forecast-Public-Cloud-Forrester.jpg
SAAS RULESTHEWORLD
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21. Chrome, Firefox, and Safari have taken over the world and
driven the adoption of Internet Explorer to all-time lows:
Source:
http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/moneybox/2012/06/12/the_rise_of_chrome_and_the_fall_of_internet_explorer/13395169
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THE DEATH OF INTERNET EXPLORER
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22. Seemingly, almost every organization is thinking about
DevOps, if they aren’t doing it already:
Source:
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MDIwMTQzMg.png
THE RISE OF JENKINS
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23. qTest isToday’sTesting
Solution
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24. 1. Agile adoption
2. Adoption of
open source
tools/best-of-
breed
3. SaaS growth
4. Multi-channel
development
5. DevOps and
Automation
REMINDING US OFTRENDS SINCE 2006
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25. HP QC has several limitations from its waterfall architecture
that prevent it from working well in Agile, including:
WHY HP QC FAILS IN AGILE
Heavy Workflows/UI
A clunky UI and restrictive
workflows prevent quick
iterations
Rigid Structure
The rigid, prescriptive
workflow doesn’t adapt to
various agile flavors
Expensive Licensing
Expensive licensing
prevents collaboration and
team quality
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26. By building a platform later (in 2011) we were able to build to
the then-currentAgile process:
QTEST: AGILETEST CASE MANAGEMENT
Intuitive UI/Workflows
The modern web UI allows
you to work quickly and
efficiently
Adaptable Structure
The adaptable structure is
embraced by all
methodologies, from
waterfall to BDD
Lower Cost of Ownership
Lower licensing cost, with
included support and
maintenance than HP
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27. HP QC has lackluster integration to JIRA that causes both
process and technology problems when leveraged:
HP’S POOR JIRA INTEGRATION
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28. We have put intense focus into our unique real-time JIRA
integration, which 80%+ of our customers use:
QTEST’S REAL-TIME JIRA INTEGRATION
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29. SaaS (if implemented properly) has many benefits to
organizations, HP’s model captures none of them:
HP ISN’T SAAS, IT’S ON-PREM INTHE CLOUD
qTest HP QC
Ability to add extra servers/resources on demand  ×
No minimum purchase/service fees  ×
Instant upgrades and hotfixes  ×
Ability to convert trial data into paying sites  ×
Access to full features of On-Premise product  ×
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30. We have implemented true multi-tenant architecture, a best-
in-class way of optimizing resources across customers:
HP QASymphony
Source: http://erpcloudnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/multi_tenant_versions_2.png
COMPARINGTHE ARCHITECTURES
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31. For years, HP QC had no support for Chrome, FireFox, and
Safari. Their recentWeb client still falls short in many areas:
HPQC DOESN’T SUPPORT MODERN BROWSERS
Requirements Test Cases Test Execution Defects
Chrome  × × 
Firefox  × × 
Safari  × × 
IE 10,11


Requires
300MB client

Requires
300MB client

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32. Unlike HP ALM, qTest offers full functionality in a modern,
cross browser web app, with no thick client to install:
QTEST IS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR
Requirements Test Cases Test Execution Defects
Chrome    
Firefox    
Safari    
IE 10,11    
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33. When using JIRA for defect and requirements management,
their synchronizer provides a clunky 5 step process:
Viewing impact of Defects on User Story Releases
HP IS NOT BUILT FOR DEVOPS
Defect
Viewed in
JIRA
Navigate to
Defect in
ALM
Link to Test
Run in ALM
Link to
Requirement
in ALM
Navigate to
Requirement
in JIRA
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34. When using qTest with JIRA, all related executions as well as
linked issues and test cases are visible directly in JIRA:
QTEST + JIRA – DEVOPS NIRVANA
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35. HP’s Future Plans
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36. At HP Discover this June, HP announced the release of a new
ALM offering Octane, which will solve some key problems:
As is common for HP, the specific features/dates are uncertain:
HP’SVISION FORTHE FUTURE
HP Octane
Cross Browser Support 
Gherkin Support 
Organize tests & requirements by feature 
Robust REST API’s 
DevOps workflows 
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37. Though ALM Octane may solve many problems, it will leave
many old ones unsolved and create several new ones:
ONE STEP FORWARD,TWO STEPS BACK
No Migration Path
ALM.net users have been
told they need to start
completely fresh in Octane
Scheduled Sync with JIRA
HP still sees Octane as the
system of record for user
stories and defects
No Bi-Modal Reporting
ALM.net and Octane use
separate reporting
architectures with no
shared visibility
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38. Given the uncertainty around HP Octane/ALM, rumors of HP
selling off assets are gaining traction once again:
Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-08/hewlett-packard-enterprise-said-to-mull-selling-software-assets
RUMORS ARE SWIRLING
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39. The QAS Experience:Why the
most HP Users Choose Us
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40. qTest offers a viable path forward for large organizations that
are ready for a change, but not convinced of HP ALM Octane:
QTEST IS BUILT FORTHE ENTERPRISE
Proven Migration Path
• Migrate all relevant assets
yourself or through
partners
• No additional license or
cost
Best In Class Support
• Dedicated support rep for
implementation, installs,
upgrades, training, etc.
• Support included with no
additional cost
Continued Innovation
• Monthly releases with
input collected directly
from customer base
• Five new products released
in 5 years of development
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41. We’ve migrated dozens of enterprise customers using our best-
in-class migration tool. Others lack a cohesive migration tool:
BEST-IN-CLASS MIGRATION
qTest HP Octane Zephyr
Users/Assignees  × ×
Custom Fields/Values  × ×
Requirements  × ×
Links (Req<>TC, DF<> TR, etc.)  × ×
Test Cases   
Test Results  × ×
Defects


(using TaskTop)
×
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42. You’ll enjoy the level of attention and enablement you receive
as part of your qTest subscription:
UPGRADEYOUR CUSTOMER SUPPORT
qTest HP Zephyr
Assigned Account Rep  × ×
Customer Product Council   ×
Best Practices Webinars  × ×
Live Installation Support  × ×
24x5 support coverage  × ×
1 hour response time  × ×
Annual User Conference  × ×
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43. Unlike HP, we practiceAgile development using our own tools
+ many others, meaning more functionality, delivered faster:
YOU’RE AGILE,WE’RE AGILE
2016 2017Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Q1
2017
Late
Q2
Late
Q3
Early
Q1
Feb 22 - Mar
28 Armstrong
Mar 28 -
May 9
Baffin
May 9 - Jun
6 Columbus
Jun 6 - Jul
11
Drake
Jul 11 - Aug
15
Ericson
Aug 15 - Sep
19
Fraser
Sep 19 - Oct
24
Gama
Oct 24 - Nov
28
Hudson
Nov 28 -
Jan 9
Ingstad
Cloud releases every
five weeks with
features prioritized by
customer requests
On Premise
Releases
Cloud
Releases
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44. 5 KeyTakeaways
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45. IFYOU ONLY REMEMBER ONE SLIDE…
1. HP is not a software company
• They still do less than 3% of their revenue on software
2. HP tools have not evolved
• Many things have changed drastically since 2006, HP’s stance on testing has not
3. Using HP can hold you back
• There are major drawbacks to using outdated testing tools, including operational inefficiencies
and competitive losses
4. HP is trying to evolve, but the vision is unclear
• Octane might be a step in the right direction, but many questions are unanswered and the track
record for HP built software is poor
5. QASymphony is the dominant HP replacement option
• We’ve build a business on replacing HP and considered the key challenges of moving from HP
from top to bottom – we are the complete solution with the pedigree
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46. Q&A
Questions?
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47. Thank you