CSC are a premier CAST partner and use CAST software solutions to industrialise application delivery to its existing customers. CSC has deployed CAST solutions on several strategic outsourcing projects to improve staff productivity, thereby increasing responsiveness and reinforcing the quality of service to CSC customers. Based on these successful projects, CSC and CAST jointly developed the concept of the Software Engineering Assessment Service to industrialise the production of high value application assessments from low cost delivery centres. The SEAS is a fast, effective and globally proven solution for senior IT management to make sound business decisions reasoned from an understanding of the inherent quality and engineering of key business applications when compared with over 700 industry standard metrics.

CSC’s SEAS uses industry standard best practices and metrics to rapidly ascertain the level of business risk associated with a business critical application. The detailed technical analysis of CAST is coupled with CSC’s consulting expertise to provide a detailed, actionable report on the health of the application along with clear recommendations for a suggested course of action. The entire project is delivered without the need to invest in licences, hardware, staff training or the need to dedicate manpower on the project.

To find out more about how SEAS can help you, talk to CSC on +44(0)1252 536783 or email offshore_direct@csc.com.

The National Outsourcing Association (NOA) is focused on promoting best practice, service and innovation in the application and development of outsourcing. It is involved in the lobbying of national governments, sector regulators and the EU on matters affecting the collective interests of its members.

As part of its best practice role, the NOA delivers information on market developments in business outsourcing to its members (benchmarking, standard contracts, market research, tariff and pricing reviews etc.) and communicates the benefits and lessons learnt of business outsourcing encompassing business processes and supporting infrastructure (on-shore & offshore).

The NOA has established worldwide industry links - it is the voice, forum and champion for the business outsourcing community

Atos Origin's Application Health Check service is built on CAST's Application Development Governance software and uses Atos Origin's proven methodology to assess an application's business, technical and operational health.

Using the CAST Application Intelligence Platform to analyse a wide array of different software systems, Atos Origin executes a technical check of any software application to measure their system risks and long term technical reliability.

Based on clearly defined metrics generated by CAST software, Atos Origin makes recommendations to create an effective strategy that will reduce risk and total cost of ownership to increase quality and business value

In creating the Application Assessment Programme, SQS and CAST have established an effective quality and testing service providing clients with the expertise and tooling they need to be successful without the overhead.

The Application Assessment Program sees SQS consultants using the CAST Application Intelligence Platform to analyse a wide array of different software systems. The result of this technical check is a determination of long-term technical viability, assessing whether the technical quality allows errors to be swiftly localised and later system adaptations to be effectively planned and implemented in a cost-efficient manner.

The Application Assessment Program provides a turn-key solution, where experts interpret the test results and deliver concrete recommendations on the basis of business application risks, which customers are able to implement immediately.