Colleen M Esposito

US Patent:

6799145, Sep 28, 2004

Filed:

May 12, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/435263

Inventors:

Joseph Kennedy - Maple Glen PA
Colleen Esposito - Bensalem PA

Assignee:

GE Financial Assurance Holdings, Inc. - Richmond VA

International Classification:

G06F 1130

US Classification:

702182, 714 38

Abstract:

A process and system for quality assurance. The process includes developing a high level quality assurance resource estimate and a high level quality assurance time estimate; producing a business analysis outline; and creating an acceptance test plan using an acceptance test plan template with the business analysis outline. The process further includes creating a plurality of test cases to be carried out during a test execution phase of the quality assurance process using the acceptance test plan; refining the high level quality assurance resource estimate and the high level quality assurance time estimate based on the acceptance test plan; executing each of the test cases in an acceptance test to produce a set of test results for each of the test cases; and evaluating the test results against the refined high level quality assurance resource estimate and the refined high level quality assurance time estimate. One or more defects tracked during the execution of the test cases are reported and a sign off of the acceptance test is negotiated with a client. An application audit package is created and stored for future reference.

US Patent:

20050043919, Feb 24, 2005

Filed:

Sep 13, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/938957

Inventors:

Joseph Kennedy - Maple Glen PA, US
Colleen Esposito - Bensalem PA, US

International Classification:

G06F011/30

US Classification:

702182000, 714038000

Abstract:

A process and system for quality assurance. The process includes developing a high level quality assurance resource estimate and a high level quality assurance time estimate; producing a business analysis outline; and creating an acceptance test plan using an acceptance test plan template with the business analysis outline. The process further includes creating a plurality of test cases to be carried out during a test execution phase of the quality assurance process using the acceptance test plan; refining the high level quality assurance resource estimate and the high level quality assurance time estimate based on the acceptance test plan; executing each of the test cases in an acceptance test to produce a set of test results for each of the test cases; and evaluating the test results against the refined high level quality assurance resource estimate and the refined high level quality assurance time estimate. One or more defects tracked during the execution of the test cases are reported and a sign off of the acceptance test is negotiated with a client. An application audit package is created and stored for future reference.

US Patent:

6601017, Jul 29, 2003

Filed:

Nov 9, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/708715

Inventors:

Joseph Kennedy - Maple Glen PA
Colleen Esposito - Bensalem PA

Assignee:

GE Financial Assurance Holdings, Inc. - Richmond VA

International Classification:

G06F 1130

US Classification:

702182, 702 82, 702 84, 714 38

Abstract:

A process and system for quality assurance. The process includes developing a high level quality assurance resource estimate and a high level quality assurance time estimate; producing a business analysis outline; and creating an acceptance test plan using an acceptance test plan template with the business analysis outline. The process further includes creating a plurality of test cases to be carried out during a test execution phase of the quality assurance process using the acceptance test plan; refining the high level quality assurance resource estimate and the high level quality assurance time estimate based on the acceptance test plan; executing each of the test cases in an acceptance test to produce a set of test results for each of the test cases; and evaluating the test results against the refined high level quality assurance resource estimate and the refined high level quality assurance time estimate. One or more defects tracked during the execution of the test cases are reported and a sign off of the acceptance test is negotiated with a client. An application audit package is created and stored for future reference.