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QA Consulting: Test Strategy & Test Management
Which test strategy brings efficiency to quality assurance? How does your competition test? When is test automation recommended – and how can AI support software testing? QA Consulting provides answers:
We highlight best practices, develop scalable test concepts and optimize your QA processes – for sustainable quality from test execution to results.
Roadmap for Quality Assurance: Test strategy with a system
Integration or unit tests, automated or manual analyses, E2E regression tests or targeted load and performance checks: The list of testing options is long and makes it difficult to find the ideal entry point for software quality assurance. Depending on the development stage, very different approaches may be the right ones. You need an individual roadmap that takes your requirements into account right from the start.
Our software testing consultancy provides the compass for this: together we develop a target-oriented test strategy and ensure that the right tests are carried out at the right time.
Head of AI, QA & DevOps
We know from more than 200 QA projects: A test strategy that works for one person may be the completely wrong approach for another. In our QA consulting, we find well-founded answers to questions that cannot be answered in a generalized way and implement tailor-made solutions that bring predictability, effectiveness and cost efficiency to test processes.
Michael Blum
Systematically planned, implemented end-to-end
QA consulting for effective test management
A well-founded test strategy goes hand in hand with an overarching QA strategy and is the guideline for effective test management. Our modular QA consulting services bring focus, speed and efficiency to the testing lifecycle:
Analysis and evaluation of the status quo to identify critical system components
Specification of the target image and definition of the desired results (KPIs), taking into account individual project and industry requirements
- Showing industry benchmarks and examples of success in the competitive environment
- Weighing up innovation and optimization potential through automation (e.g. AI for test automation, live monitoring, data analysis, evaluation and reporting of test results)
- Defining the scope of the test and determining resources
- Assigning clear roles and responsibilities for test management, execution and evaluation
- Prioritization of test activities
- Outlining the test procedures and framework conditions (test concept)
- Defining and structuring the test methods (e.g. automated and manual tests)
- Evaluation and selection of suitable QA tools (e.g. for test management and test automation) with a focus on effectiveness and cost efficiency (total cost of ownership, TCO)
Development of an actionable roadmap with clearly defined test processes, milestones, KPIs and performance metrics for monitoring success (e.g. test coverage, defect density, progress of test execution)
- Implementation of the selected QA and test management tools as well as the test processes
- Scripting of test cases and user scenarios
- Test execution including monitoring, error logging and data-based optimization of test processes
We coordinate the specific services and steps with you in our QA consultation.
Our dedicated team of experts – consisting of ISTQB-certified software testers, test managers and test automation engineers – supports you in all tasks and phases of quality assurance as required.
The overriding goal: sound, comprehensible test results that ensure the highest release and software quality.
Quality with business impact: That's why strategic testing!
QA Consulting is the first step towards a holistic QA strategy with which you can optimize development and test processes and ensure the highest software quality.
We see quality assurance as an integral part of agile software projects and pursue an end-to-end approach that delivers measurable benefits and sustainable business impact:
Highest quality
through early error detection, optimal test coverage and uniform quality standards – both in the test process and on the product
More efficiency
through predictive test and resource management as well as automation and AI in software testing
Lower costs
by avoiding increasing correction efforts and error costs, predictability and adherence to deadlines in the development and release cycle
Data-based insights
with measurable KPIs and metrics as an objective decision-making basis for data-driven quality assurance and targeted optimizations
Risk minimization
through analytically sound QA audits & QA maturity assessments for adherence to central compliance standards, data & IT security
Agility
through scalable QA & test strategy frameworks for new requirements, future updates and increasing system complexity
Enablement
through know-how transfer, industry insights and best practices as well as transparency and structure in agile collaboration
Speed
through efficient test execution and accurate results for fast releases in time, scope and budget
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FAQ: Frequently asked questions about QA consulting, test strategy and test management
A QA strategy (quality assurance strategy) describes the holistic approach to quality assurance. It defines the overarching framework for ensuring software quality based on key quality characteristics (functionality, performance, usability, standard conformity). The QA strategy includes QA workflows and processes, responsibilities and measures for continuous improvement during the development and product life cycle.
A test strategy is part of the QA strategy and describes specifically how software quality is tested, i.e. which test types and methods (e.g. unit testing, regression tests, manual, explorative and automated software tests, load and performance testing, continuous integration and continuous delivery testing (CI/CD testing), etc.), QA testing tools and environments are used to implement the objectives of the QA strategy.
QA consulting for agile projects brings clarity and orientation to the development process. Software tests and quality measures are continuously integrated into each sprint, iteratively developed and optimized based on data. Continuous measurement of success using defined performance metrics and KPIs creates the basis for improving test processes and the quality of results, detecting errors and inefficiencies at an early stage and shortening both test and release cycles.
Particularly important for agile software projects: effective collaboration between product development or DevOps, QA and testing teams. QA consulting helps to establish appropriate feedback and control structures, anchor test and quality standards and make processes more efficient in the long term.
For the effective implementation of a test strategy, all steps and measures must be tailored to the specific project and industry requirements. QA consulting creates the strategic roadmap for this. Experts provide support in sharpening the target picture and defining a KPI-based test strategy, evaluating suitable test methods, identifying efficiency and automation potential, selecting suitable testing tools and integrating them into the testing lifecycle. Comprehensible documentation, adaptability of test concepts through agile testing frameworks and transparent communication of results (KPIs) and progress are fundamental to the successful implementation of the test strategy.
QA consulting for efficient test management? Absolutely!
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