RATIONAL FOR ENGAGEMENT

Dragonfly was referred by the primary product vendor, following our successful implementation of their product at two other “challenger” banks.

 

CLIENT PROFILE

  • A startup intending to launch deposit and current accounts within nine months

  • Stack mobile-heavy, and utilizing back-end vendor products on-premise and integrations on a SaaS basis

  • Series-A funding in place, but Series-B dependent upon meeting testing milestones to gain regulatory approval.

SOLUTION

  • Dragonfly was engaged to provide full lifecycle test management and execution

  • Test strategy definition for the UK core-banking offering

  • Full lifecycle (functional and non-functional) test management and test delivery

  • Provision of C-Level stakeholder management and programme-board representation for testing

 

  • Provision of senior testing specialists covering functional and non-functional testing, performance engineering and defect management

  • Introduction of transparent and rigorously controlled testing processes, working with a range of offshore and third-party providers as well as banking SMEs and business owners.

OUTCOME

  • Launch of a new market-leading digitally focused challenger bank

    Transformation of the MI process for C-level sponsors to improve test transparency and drive programme decision-making 

  • Significant improvement to test run rates and milestone achievement, e.g. SIT, UAT, Performance Testing

 

  • Reduction in defect resolution times 

  • Identification and resolution of performance and other non-functional issues

  • Delivery of platforms that were functionally correct, robust, performant and secure.