AMP Case Study – A Trusted Partnership

“As a result of this project, I have a lot of confidence in the people Planit provide. There’s a basis of teamwork that runs through them all. I have a great relationship with Planit’s local director, because he works with me. It’s an engagement where we meet every two weeks so he knows what I need and can respond responsibly and sensibly. I value the trusted relationship we have with Planit.

“We trust each other and the team dynamics between Planit and AMP people are excellent. For example, we’ve had one Planit person who’s stayed with us the whole time, and she’s grown considerably in the role.

“The benefits to us in having Planit on board include:

• Process and test methodology. They leave their mark! The provided documentation and new learning was a considerable value add.
• Optimised use of tools like Jira. We use it prolifically now, which saves us considerable time. Our BAs also bought into Jira, rendering time-consuming spreadsheets obsolete. We now use Jira to communicate with development vendors, which speeds up the defect process and makes it transparent and more effective to us, as well as to our customers and stakeholders.
• Modelling. Planit brought excellent modelling to my team, who both enjoy and benefit from the learning.
• Heightened visibility. Planit provides weekly reporting on the status of the project, which includes defect status graphs that indicate where we are and where we should be. There’s also daily reporting on status during in test phase, with everything max 24 hours behind at any time.
• Risk management training. This is of great benefit to us.
• Accelerated delivery. We were doing a collaborative project with our Australian counterparts and Planit provided the staff. It was an exceptional engagement and Planit were instrumental in the success. They totally embraced the problem and nothing was too much trouble for them.
• Improved customer experience. Planit’s contribution to improved customer experience occurs as a result of their commitment to the testing process, and the knowledge transfer my staff receive and continue to practice.
• Quality the Planit way. The addition of rigorous questioning by Planit people showed our team the benefit of questioning to increase product quality.
• Continuous improvement. Planit is proactive in their approach; they work to upskill our staff, not just testers but application support people as well. They provide new views and broader thinking.  Feedback from my team is consistently positive.

“We want to add value too, so I provide Planit with half yearly reports or project-based reports detailing their performance. It’s win-win when our vendor appreciates our feedback and acts on it.

“I’ve watched Planit over the last few years and seen they are growing to meet the needs of their customers. They constantly look at their market and make sure their customers are getting current, well-skilled people.