Making UAT Mainstream

Marston’s – IT and the business 5 breweries, 1,700 pubs & bars 13,000 employees, around 35 people in Corporate IT SAP is the core application with 4 modules used – ECC, HCM, SRM and BW/Business Objects. New Test Analyst employed in 2016…

Adam & George Adam Tedstone George Wilson . 23 yrs old 32 yrs old C. Eng BA Business Dev Tst C U PM Test Dir I S . Quality Assurance

What is software quality? Effective Reliable Adds value Safe

The User Acceptance Testing Gap Dev QA UAT Prod

The User Acceptance Testing Gap Dev QA UAT Prod

Our challenges Limited Technical Knowledge Disparate Business Process Knowledge

Our challenges User Availability Not experienced Testers

Collaboration Tearing down the wall Knowledge Resources Execute Test Cases Approval Results Go Risk Adopt Resources Status Effort Tasks Done Availability Time Execute Issues Clarity Repeat Improve

What happened Reduced Effort Better Relationship Increased Commitment Better Understanding Clarity Speed

Previously SAP ECC6 Upgrade Capture Business User Processes IT Convert to Automation Complete Test and Regression Pack Zero Defect Go-live

Future On all Projects Capture some for UAT Automation Less Load on Users Better Coverage

Thanks for listening… Any Questions?

Adam Tedstone IT Test Analyst, Marston’s PLC adam.tedstone@marstons.co.uk https://uk.linkedin.com/in/adamtedstone George Wilson Senior VP of Operations & Sales, Original Software gwilson@origsoft.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgewilsonuk/