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People Matter: Considerations When Outsourcing QA

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Page 1: People Matter: Considerations When Outsourcing QA

People Matter:Considerations

WhenOutsourcing QA

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YOU’LL ADDRESS SEVERAL VARIABLES WHEN CHOOSING

A QA PARTNER:

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• COST

YOU’LL ADDRESS SEVERAL VARIABLES WHEN CHOOSING

A QA PARTNER:

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• COST• LOCATION

YOU’LL ADDRESS SEVERAL VARIABLES WHEN CHOOSING

A QA PARTNER:

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• COST• LOCATION• SUPPORTED TECH

YOU’LL ADDRESS SEVERAL VARIABLES WHEN CHOOSING

A QA PARTNER:

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• COST• LOCATION• SUPPORTED TECH• AND MORE

YOU’LL ADDRESS SEVERAL VARIABLES WHEN CHOOSING

A QA PARTNER:

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WHEN OUTSOURCING, PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE PEOPLE THAT WILL MAKE UP YOUR QA TEAM.

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THE IDEAL QA TEAM WILL EXHIBIT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING TRAITS:

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COMMUNICATION

Trait #1:

SKILLS

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Good communicationaugments the

positive impactof your team’s skill set.

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Communication equalsTransparency

• Engineersbetween:

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Communication equalsTransparency

• Engineers• Project Managers

between:

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Communication equalsTransparency

• Engineers• Project Managers• Stakeholders

between:

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RESULT?• Healthy working

relationship

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RESULT?• Healthy working

relationship• Streamlined test cycles

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RESULT?• Healthy working

relationship• Streamlined test cycles• Successful projects

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CRITICALTrait #2:

THINKINGSKILLS

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RECIPE FOR GREAT QA:Latest testing tools

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RECIPE FOR GREAT QA:Latest testing tools

Rich knowledgeof QA methodologies

plus

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SHARP critical thinkinghelps teams apply tools and methodologies with

little oversight.

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Trait #3:

HIGHRETENTION

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Quality engineersare ASSETS:

• To the team

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Quality engineersare ASSETS:

• To the team• To the project

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Quality engineersare ASSETS:

• To the team• To the project• To the stakeholders

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Quality engineersare ASSETS:

• To the team• To the project• To the stakeholders• To the company

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Established teamsBOOST

project successwhile

training costs.REDUCING