One of the primary differentiators between an average and a great product is the extra attention that’s paid to the quality of a product. Software Quality Assurance (QA) encompasses all aspects of a product’s functioning, whether it’s the user interface, user experience, application functionality and features, application performance, or application security.
QA can be a daunting task, especially when you have a product that evolves rapidly, a fast-growing customer-base, and high criticality for new features to reach the market in time. In such scenarios, it would serve you well to have help at hand with a dedicated QA team – a team that extends, complements, and supports the operations of your onshore teams.
So, what exactly is a dedicated QA team, and how can it help you? Read on to learn more.
A global team is an extension of your organization that’s based in a separate location. This team is provided to you by a vendor, who also provides the infrastructure and setup required to carry out day-to-day work operations.
A QA team should be comprised of highly skilled and experienced QA professionals who can work seamlessly with your development/onshore teams to continuously test and improve the quality of your software. Outsourcing QA can be one of the most effective ways to produce the best quality output at a faster pace and at the most affordable cost.
You should opt for a vendor with a flexible engagement model that can be tailored to best address your unique needs. Depending on the kind of QA team and setup you already have (or don’t), you can choose a fully outsourced or hybrid (internal-external) team that offers services from either local or global locations.
Here are some points you may want to consider before choosing a software development and testing partner for your organization.
The right QA team will:
Weighing out which of these QA considerations are essential for your product and organization can help you make the right choice for a vendor that can provide you a “best-fit” team and engagement model to carry out testing activities.
To summarize, here some of the top benefits of having the right QA partner to complement your team.
Leverage BTC’s Quality-as-a-Service offering to ensure you can hit the market shelves with confidence, establish your brand, and inspire customer loyalty. Get in touch with us to learn how we can help you improve the quality of your software while savings costs.
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