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Vangent Ltd / Pearson Government Solutions

Analysis Communication's Business Analyst (Duncan Cheshire) spend 14 months on secondment as a Test Analysit to Vangent Ltd (previously part of Persons Government Solutions):
  • Project: Telecommunications order handling system for a business-to-business (B2B) interface with British Telecom’s XML gateway (Openreach).  Wholesale line rental (WLR2 & WLR3) and carrier pre-select (CPS) systems.  Development of a new product for integration with BT’s WLR3 system, using Agile/Scrum development method.
  • Technology: Web Client developed with .NET, Biz-Talk server and orchestration, SQL Server database.  XML & CSV Messaging.
  • Role: System testing and Test CoordinatorTasks included:
    • Produce test conditions and scripts from use-case specification documentation.
    • Production of test data, SQL & Excel spreadsheet.
    • Execution of test scenarios/scripts.
    • Defect logging/monitoring/retesting (using OnTime).
    • Following outsourcing of the systems test team, Duncan was the main point of contact for the test team and test manager (in Argentina) and for...

TD Waterhouse / Internaxx

We supplied a Business/Systems Analyst to help TD Waterhouse to migrate a Share Dealing website from Microsoft ASP to Websphere.
  • Project: Project:  Replacement website for Internaxx, online stock broker.  (www.internaxx.lu). A joint-venture project between TD Waterhouse and Fortis in Luxembourg, Internaxx is an international online brokerage service for several thousands of expatriate and international clients throughout the world.  Their existing website was maintained by TD Waterhouse (USA), build using ASP on Microsoft servers.  The project was to bring the website to the UK offices of TD Waterhouse, convert the website to HTML and Java running on a Websphere server and to improve the functionality and reliability of the Website. 
  • Technology: Website front end, (HTML, Java, Websphere).  Integration with TD Waterhouse financial systems, running on AS400 with DB2 database.
  • Role: Business System Analyst. Full Lifecycle, responsible for:
    • Liaising with...