Dedicated testing team: Quick and efficient start possible?

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© QATestLab. All rights reserved. Dedicated testing team: Quick and efficient start possible? Ivanna Kyryk QATestLab Program Manager

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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

Twitter: QATestLab

Web-site: qatestlab.com

SkypeID: sales.qatestlab

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