Banking & Financial Markets
Partner of banks and insurance companies
Mergers, increasing internationalisation and new technologies: although faced with these and other challenges, the business and IT processes at banks must run smoothly and securely. They also have to meet the large number of requirements imposed by supervisory bodies. SQS prevents possible risks and losses of reputation through software quality management and testing.
For example, SQS AG assisted the responsible IT managers at Raiffeisen Bausparkasse regarding the implementation and design of a new software tool named ”Bauhaus Suite”.
In detail, the steps taken by the Raiffeisen Bausparkasse and SQS were as follows:
- Design and implementation of an iterative, self-motivated control loop for the introduction of Code Quality Management (CQM)
- Holding workshops to draw up an examine a set of CQM criteria
- Drafting of a proof of concept with selected software tools
- Implementation and integration of the Bauhaus Suite from Axivion
- Automation of analysis with regularly recurring measurements
- Customising of the measuring tool and adaption of new releases
- Continuous definition, implementation and automation of additional measurement criteria
The benefits for the client at a glance:
- Greater transparency of the software code
- Establishment of a binding set of rules with verifiable coding conventions
- Automated test processes and regular reporting and evaluation
- Faster and simpler troubleshooting at the back-end
- Tracking down performance-related points consumes 30 per cent less resources than before
- Production problems can be rectified quickly and selectively
- Higher overall performance of software engineering
The following case studies from the finance industry are available for you to download:
- Download Case Study Lloyds TSB (PDF) Download
- Download Case Study Raiffeisen (PDF) Download
- Download Case Study Santander (PDF) Download
- Download Case Study St.Galler Kantonalbank (SGKB) (PDF) Download
Financial services providers and insurance companies are feeling the pressure more than ever of the tension triangle of profit oriented sales, service orientation and cost optimisation. The experts at SQS Management Consulting advise them within this tension-filled area and ensure that businesses’ strategic aims for organisation, business processes and IT are achievable – making their projects spot on.
For further information on SQS Group Management Consulting and its range of services please visit www.sqs-mc.com.
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