Vendor Analysis
published on Jan 22, 2019
Report Overview:
HCL Tech created its independent verification and validation services (IV&V) practice of full-time career testers in 1999, during Y2K preparation projects. HCL’s IV&V practice had a background in providing testing services for its product engineering service unit, which itself is the background of HCL Technologies.
In calendar year (CY) 2012, HCL Tech made a very significant organizational change by grouping into its IV&V unit its full-time testers from other business units, e.g., EAS, engineering, and ER&D services, and custom application services. In CY 2014, the unit was renamed Business Assurance and Testing Services (BATS). BATS is a horizontal line within HCL Tech, with responsibility for P&L, delivery, sales, and IP.
BATS has a NelsonHall estimated headcount of 13.5k. Also, HCL Technologies has career testers in other units, representing approximately another 2k career testers.
It has ~360 testing clients.
Who is this Report for:
NelsonHall’s Software Testing Vendor Assessment for HCL technologies is a comprehensive assessment of HCL Tech’s next-gen testing service offerings and capabilities designed for:
- Sourcing managers monitoring the capabilities of existing suppliers of IT services and identifying vendor suitability for software testing services
- Vendor marketing, sales and business managers looking to benchmark themselves against their peers
- Financial analysts and investors specializing in the software testing sector.
Scope of this Report:
The report provides a comprehensive and objective analysis of HCL Tech’s next-gen testing service offerings, capabilities, and market and financial strength, including:
- Analysis of the company’s offerings and key service components
- Revenue estimates
- Identification of the company’s strategy, emphasis and new developments
- Analysis of the profile of the company’s customer base including the company’s targeting strategy and examples of current contracts
- Analysis of the company’s strengths, weaknesses and outlook.
Key Findings & Highlights:
HCL Tech created its independent verification and validation services (IV&V) practice of full-time career testers in 1999, during Y2K preparation projects. HCL’s IV&V practice had a background in providing testing services for its product engineering service unit, which itself is the background of HCL Technologies.
In calendar year (CY) 2012, HCL Tech made a very significant organizational change by grouping into its IV&V unit its full-time testers from other business units, e.g., EAS, engineering, and ER&D services, and custom application services. In CY 2014, the unit was renamed Business Assurance and Testing Services (BATS). BATS is a horizontal line within HCL Tech, with responsibility for P&L, delivery, sales, and IP.
BATS has a NelsonHall estimated headcount of 13.5k. Also, HCL Technologies has career testers in other units, representing approximately another 2k career testers.
It has ~360 testing clients.