CAST’s U.S. Federal group helps government agencies maximize IT investments and optimize performance through the use of proven technologies and best practices.
3. Software Code Quality Checking
Software Code Quality Checking (SCQC)
is an automated analysis of source code
to ensure that the application meets the
stated performance, maintainability, and
usability requirements within program
budget, program schedule, risk, and
other constraints. SCQC complements
Developmental Test & Evaluation (DT&E)
and Operational Test & Evaluation (OT&E)
by identifying defects earlier in the system
development lifecycle (SDLC). Since
SCQC focuses on the structural, and not
functional, aspects of the application,
government testers can concentrate on the
objectives of DT&E and OT&E, as opposed
to finding defects overlooked by the
developer and having to return the product
for resolution and rework. By identifying
and correcting defects earlier, end-users
will see measurable improvements in
the performance of the application and
program executives will see a reduction in
sustainment/maintenance costs.
Program and IT Portfolio
Benchmark
Benchmarking delivers critical benefits for
the enterprise or larger individual Category
1 or 2 programs looking to continuously
improve application development
governance and transparency. First,
benchmarking provides objective
current-state assessments that provide
insight into cost, quality, and cycle time,
external and internal comparison of
quality, and identification of meaningful
gaps that can be improved. Second,
effective benchmarking is a foundation
for transformation since it enables an
organization to easily identify and prioritize
opportunities—by process, vendor,
and cost driver—which, in turn, results
in relevant improvement targets and a
stronger overall business case for the
transformation effort.
Benchmarking initial quality and state of
a portfolio forms the basis for continuous
“The CRASH Report shows that Government, more than any other industry, has the most complex and most difficult
to maintain IT systems. What’s worse is that, in this highly outsourced ecosystem, the system integrators that develop
these systems do not suffer the consequence of these higher sustainment costs – the government does.”
-Dr. Bill Curtis
SCQC ensures
critical systems
meet performance,
reliability, and security
requirements within
budget and other
program constraints.
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