dedicated testing team: quick and efficient start possible?
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Dedicated testing team: Quick and efficient start possible?
Ivanna KyrykQATestLab Program Manager
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About me2
Team of more than 20 members
5 years experience in management
Experience in testing, marketing, sales, business development
15+ active projects
Like to travel and fond of learning something new
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To create an effective and competitive product,
companies have to ensure a quick project start including fast
and resultative testing.
QA activities is often handed over to a remote team.
How to ensure an efficient start of a project in case of remote collaboration?
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When to apply for dedicated QA team?4
• Exceeded time and fixed release date
• Lack of testing resources or QA experience
• No previous testing
• Parallel development processes
• Required double checking
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How to start collaboration?5
Workflow planning Vendor searching
Test assignment Vendor selectionVendor informing
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Step 1. Workflow planning6
To select a proper vendor, specify the following aspects:
Development stages
Development methodology
Available and required resources
Project budget
Scope of work
Business model
QA team size
Testing type
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Step 2. Vendor searching7
According to project specifics, available budget and testing purposes,
companies can search for a QA vendor based on recommendations,
advertisements, ranks or using freelance marketplace.
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Step 3. Test assignment preparation8
In order to verify vendor's competence, a customer can set a small testing task with a time limit.
Customer should pay attention to:
Number of bugs
Quality of bug reports
Recommendations for improvement
Number of asked question
Quality of communication
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Step 4. Vendor selection9
The analysis of a conducted testing task will help to
select a proper vendor that will fully meet the project
specifics and product requirements.
Apart from that, time zone may influence a work
efficiency.
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Step 5. Vendor informing10
To ensure a quick start and smooth collaboration,
companies provide a remote team with the
project documentation including release notes,
specs, test cases, etc.
By holding a meeting with Project Leads,
everyone will clearly understand the specifics
of processes.
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Specifics of Cooperation11
By establishing constant communication,
specifying daily processes and integrating
a remote QA team, customers ensure a
flawless cooperation.
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Despite being remote, a QA team ensures a quick and
efficient start of a testing project as well as unbiased quality evaluation.
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Contacts13
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: +380 (44) 501-55-48
Address: 154a, Borschagivska str.,03056, Kiev, Ukraine
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Web-site: qatestlab.com
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