Services

Quality Assurance & Software Testing
Factory

We have developed this services scheme to support our customers who require a high volume of design and execution of test cases. We adopt the client’s testing methodology or provide him our best practices.

With our global workflow “Follow The Sun” we can meet schedule work orders 24 hours a day thanks to our offices locations… Our customers rest as we execute.

Among the services we offer under this scheme are:

• Design of Test Cases
• Execution of Test Cases

Methodology

We developed a Methodology for Software Testing, QAST®. Our methodology is applicable to any type of technology and QA & ST are conceived as a whole process, not as a phase of the software development process, this shows a high level of maturity of the Methodology owned by BSD Enterprise.

The main objectives of Software Testing are:

• Avoid gaps between business requirements and the delivered product
• Early identification of flaws that cause service interruption
• Evaluate software compared against performance requirements

BSD Enterprise, supported by our QAST® Methodology, provides a solution as Software Testing Center to ensure the quality of software products within budget and schedule, through a defined, replicable, measurable process, where control levels depend on the use of documented and updated procedures subject to requirements and business performance.

Methodology
Technologies

• WEB (.NET, Java)
• CRM
• ERP
• Client-Server
• Among others

Tools

• ALM 11
• CITRIX
• VPN Client
• FIREFOX
• GOOGLE CHROME
• SAFARI
• IE8, IE10
• LOAD RUNNER
• QASPIRAL
• Open Source Tools

Success Stories
We have won different projects and maintained testing factory operations with several different clients, in various market industries, among the following:

• Steel
• Construction
• Banking and Financial
• Insurance
• Retail

Outsourcing

As part of its integrated portfolio of services, BSD Enterprise provides IT-Specialized personnel outsourcing and assignment schemes, which successfully cover the business needs demanded by our customers.

Your company will acquire the following advantages when working under our outsourcing scheme:

• Counting on qualified personnel that will provide rapid access to new or specialized technologies
• Gaining access to the best practices in Software Development, Quality Assurance & Software Testing, and Project Management
• Small adoption and/or learning curves
• Being able to focus on your main business; BSD Enterprise will take care of the IT tasks, our expertise
• Allowing you to timely react to sudden changes in your working environment
• Hiring qualified personnel for a particular function within your company

Methodology

BSD Enterprise has an effective recruitment process and resources for the acquisition of Human Capital in any IT area, including:

• BSD Enterprise Database
• BSD Enterprise Incubator
• Alliances with Universities
• Referenced Candidates
• External Job Listings

Shortlisting:

• Résumé filtering and reviewing for feasible candidates
• Location, contact and scheduling of initial interviews with candidates.

Interviews:

• Formal
• Technical
• Foreign language evaluations
• Psychometric tests applications

Introduction of candidates according to job profiles. We provide our customers with large IT personnel recruitment projects.

Additionally, BSD Enterprise, as part of its integral improvement program for its personnel, has the following resources:

• Excellence Centers: Their goal is to provide BSD Enterprise with frequent training in different IT areas, as well as in other personal and professional development areas.
• Integration activities: Their goal is to maintain a constant integration of the employees and their families with BSD Enterprise.

Technology and Tools
We have qualified personnel in the following technologies:

Development:

• Microsoft: VB .Net, C# .Net, Visual Basic 6, C, C++, Visual C, FoxPro, ASP, ASP .Net, VBScript
• Java: Java SE and Java EE
• 4GL: Informix and Progress
• SAP: Abap and Netweaver
• Oracle: PL Sql and OCI
• Mobile: Android, Objective C / Cocoa, Windows Mobile, JME
• Others: RPG, AS400, Centura, JDEdwards, Cobol, Delphi, ANSI, Power Builder, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, Perl, Visual Interdev, among others

Database Managers:

• Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Informix, Sybase, MySQL, Progress, Postgress, and others

Database Tools:

• WinSql, SQL Navigator, DBArtisan, TOAD, SQL Server Manager Studio, Erwin, Reporting Services, Analysis Services, TSQL

Data Management:

• Database normalization, DB2 DML, table load/unload tools (BMC and DB2), Oracle DML, Oracle SQLLDR, ODBC and JDBC.

Frameworks:

• Struts, Spring, Hibernate, Ajax, Jquery, Jreport, Log4j, Telerik, Jmeter, Expresso, Tapestry, Javascript, JSP, JCA, JMS, Swing/AWT, Grails, DevExpress, and others

Reporting:

• Crystal Reports, Jasper Reports / iReports, Flying Saucer PDF

Datawarehouse and BI:

• Cognos, Business Object, Oracle, Informix, Artus, Microstrategy and QlikView

CASE Tools:

• Xponent (Progress), AS-SET (RPG Cobol), Oracle Case and JDEdwards.

Success Stories
Following are some of our current customers successfully working under our personnel outsourcing or assignment scheme:

• Ternium, Aba Seguros (now ACE Group), BanorteGenerali, Neoris, Pepsico International Mexico, Nemak, Marsh, 7 Eleven, Alfa Corporativo, British American Tobacco, Banregio, Principal Afore, Carrier, Universidad de Monterrey, Lucas (A Mars Inc. company), among others.

Software Development
Project

Our software development projects are always under continuous improvement, this means we are in constant adaptation to domestic and international markets’ needs; consequently, we make use of our homegrown methodology named “CODE” (Customized Optimization Development Engineering) for the development of software projects.

Methodology

At BSD Enterprise, our CODE methodology is built on the world’s best quality standards and best practices. Some examples are: BABOK Guide, PMBOK Guide, RUP, CMMI DEV, and Moprosoft. As a result of our continuous improvement initiatives, we have been granted the CMMI-DEV v1.3 Level 3 and Moprosoft Level 2 Certifications.

Technology and Tools
Our tools are adapted to work seamlessly with our CODE methodology, thus our technology is fundamental for the continuous improvement standardization. We have tools for the management of our project portfolio, project management, customer requirements, testing, and quality of processes and products.

Success Stories
As a core part of our CODE methodology, it is defined that successful projects must have the seven restrictions in balance (scope, time, cost, quality, risks, resources and customer satisfaction). As a result, our customers have received and acknowledged the benefits, as well as the accomplishment of the project goal.

Software Development
Factory

Our software factory is the software development area where systems and modules are built and maintenance is provided, just as a traditional manufacturing production line does, based on a predefined set of designs and specifications.

Why choose BSD Software Factory as my solution provider?

Different decision criteria apply, including: insufficient office space for a development team, high costs generated by development team payroll, lack of a mature development methodology, absence of a management team for the proper monitoring and control of the development work, and irregular workloads, just to name a few.

Methodology

Successful performance results of the BSD Software Factory are obtained thanks to the F-BSDev model, which is able to process a large number of components development and maintenance requests (corrective, preventive, and perfective), leveraging diverse technological platforms for the proper monitoring and control; this allows us to guarantee being a strategic ally for your organization.

Phases:

• Programming request process
• Planning, analysis, and design
• Programming
• Testing and debugging
• Integration and Staging
• System deployment
• Stabilization

Technologies and Tools
Over the years, the F-BSDev methodology has been used to generate software solutions in different technologies, such as:

Technologies:

• .Net
• Java
• Progress
• ABAP
• Microestrategy
• Oracle (RMS, OWB)
• Artus
• Among others

Tools:

• BSD Tools
• MS Project
• Enterprise Architecture
• Among others

Success stories
BSD Software Factory has long-term successful relationships with industry-leading customers, among Market Industries like Manufacturing, Banking, Convenience and many others.

IS/IT Management Consulting Services

Our innovative approach & BSD Method Framework allows us to offer our customers a full set of solutions to face the strategic challenges in the midst of the most competitive business environment ever.

Methodology

ITQAST for e-Business improvement:

• e-Infrastructure & e-Architecture / Cloud Services / SaaS
• Strategic Vision for Cloud Services (e-Business/Cloud Vision)
• e-Service Delivery
• e-PMO (Programme Management Office) & e-Organization Services

IT Value Enhancement:

• IT Governance & Management
• ITQAST Assessment & Benchmarking
• IS/IT Risk Management
• IS/IT Management & Improvement of Outsourcing Contracts
• IT Business Case Development
• IT Accelerated Benefits
• Document Management & Digitalization Services

IT Efficiency and Effectiveness:

• ITQAST for ERP (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft)
• IT Cost Alignment & Reduction
• IT Sourcing & Shared Services
• IT Service & Process Improvement
• IT Service Process Model

IT Architecture and Management:

• Corporate IS/IT Management Assessment & Improvement
• Service Level Management Assessment & Improvement
• IT Infrastructure Improvement
• Technology & Vendor Selection
• Information Quality Assurance Services (QA) & Security Operations Center

IT Organization & People:

• IS/IT Organizational Design
• IT Competencies assessment
• IS/IT Cultural Alignment
• Enabled IT Organization
• PMO (Establishment, Assessment & Improvement)
• ITQAST for Mergers & Acquisitions
• Professional Services Automation

Design and Audiovisual Production

High-quality solutions delivered by our consultancy, development, and creation of graphical and audiovisual products.

As an integral part of every technology product, and based on our GOMFIT methodology framework, we are able to provide high-quality solutions through our consulting, development, and creation of graphic and audiovisual products services.

Methodology

Founded in highly specialized creative processes and adaptability, and customized to the project to perform, we leverage on methods such as ICEDIP Creative Process, Pipeline Animation Process, and the Audiovisual Production Process -among others- to deliver top quality products.

Technologies and Tools
We have experience on a wide range of projects, including but not limited to: Corporate Identity, Graphical and Editorial Design, Audiovisual & Multimedia Production, Post Production & Visual Effects, 2D, 3D, and Motion Graphics.

The tools that we use include Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, Fireworks, Flash), Maya, Cinema 4D, Final Cut, and Real Flow, among others.

Success stories
Thanks to the high quality service standards that we offer, we have been able to overcome various challenges and opportunities, such as the creation of the audiovisual material for our 10th Anniversary celebration in BSD Enterprise. The main goal of this project was to produce audiovisual material that effectively transmitted the history and principles of the company, aimed at important personalities from different society sectors of the city of Monterrey, who were likely to know little or nothing about the company and its services.

The Audiovisual Design and Production team is highly qualified to execute and deliver complex projects in tight schedules. Because of this, though requiring a high level of communication and coordination of the allocated limited time and resources, the project could be successfully executed thanks to the team’s remarkable abilities and equipment availability. The outcome was the successful production and presentation of a 12-video high quality program, including the specific features and contents the customer required, in record time, and complying with the high standards a Global company like BSD Enterprise has.