Last week, we asked if your Product Issues were worrying you and suggested some reasons why this concern might arise. The question that might come up is: “Why Quality Assurance for addressing this concern?”. QA is more than just software testing, it is all about Process Improvement and reducing the chance of further errors. Whether you are a startup or someone with hundreds of applications, all the processes surrounding those applications can usually be improved. This is where QA comes in and can help you.
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Are your Product Issues Worrying You?
Possibly your customers will not like the User eXperience.
They may use your product in unexpected ways and break it.
OR
They may love it and ask for further functionality.
Any one of the above scenarios can cause problems for a product. Some may arise within hours of release and others may appear over time. Regardless,you need to be prepared.
- Align your Product Assurance with your clients.
- Incorporate Product Assurance and Testing to catch issues early while they are cheap to fix
- Lay the groundwork for future success.
NVP Software Solutions
- NVP Software Solutions provides industry-leading software product assurance and testing services, customized to address client’s business requirements.
Schedule a no-charge one hour consultation with a senior Product Assurance consultant for an initial assessment/problem solving session.
Contact us: Nvp.ca
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Process for a Quality Assessment – Step 4
In last week’s post we asked the question “Where does it hurt?” or ‘What concerns you?”. Obviously we are going to get different answers to these questions depending on who you ask. If no answer is forthcoming, then there would be a question about the need for an Assessment. However, we are usually inundated with concerns and problems – some real and some imagined. As part of the interview we need to ensure that every concern is noted (no matter how trivial it may appear) and that everyone has a chance to state their issues. Answers to this question will probably drive a lot of the second round of interviews to ensure we get all sides of the problem. Some people may not consider some items to be issues until someone else mentions it.
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Process for a Quality Assessment – Step 3
In the last post on this topic we said we would look at the initial set of questions that might be posed to someone involved in an assessment. Obviously the initial set are intended to elicit the information on the person and where they belong in the organization and for what parts of the product they are responsible. These questions are self-evident. There could be red flags raised here if the person does not feel they are responsible for anything or have too much for which they are needed.
However, assuming that those questions go well, the next two may be crucial:
- ‘Where does it hurt?’ or “What concerns you?’ these questions can frequently lead to a long list of issues. After all we would not be doing an assessment if there were no concerns.
- How do you interact with other people who have input on this product? It is crucial to get this question answered by everyone before going for a second round. The answers to this may uncover a lot of secondary questions for people to whom we have already spoken.
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Quality Assurance
How to start QA with an unwilling company?
Sometimes you run into a situation where a company indicates a wish for QA but will not put in any effort to make it happen. It looks like a large effort to them and they cannot see any reason or benefit. In this case there are several steps that you can take to make this happen. We will discuss these over the next few weeks.
The need for Quality never goes away; it just reappears in a different format each time. The same techniques often apply; it is just a different situation.
If you have something you would like to discuss, please get in touch. Our contact information is below.
Test Leader or Manager with concerns? Test Managers Conference.
Services NVP Quality Assurance Services
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Meeting Book a Meeting with NVP
LinkedIn Group Software Testing and QA Group
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Quality Assurance
For those who follow the blog, we gave it a rest over the summer. Not only were we busy with some security testing, we also had a several projects go-live at various dates. One more is going live right now. Between one thing and another, the summer seemed to pass more quickly than we expected. However, quality did not take a break and we are looking forward to the last part of the year for several reasons.
- Some of the rush to get critical items updated has abated.
- Projects are now running for more extended periods of time which will give more time to get the Quality right
- We are getting more buy-in from people with respect to the need for Quality. This is a welcome change
The need for Quality never goes away; it just reappears in a different format each time. The same techniques often apply; it is just a different situation.
If you have something you would like to discuss, please get in touch. Our contact information is below.
Test Leader or Manager with concerns? Test Managers Conference.
Services NVP Quality Assurance Services
Contact Contact us
Meeting Book a Meeting with NVP
LinkedIn Group Software Testing and QA Group
LinkedIn Company Page NVP LinkedIn Company Page
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Last Chance to Register
May 2022 TASSQ & KWSQA Events
You might want to consider this event to network with other QA people or learn some of the new ideas in QA.
NVP Software Solutions will be participating in the following software testing and quality assurance event happening this April. TASSQ is returning to an in-person event for May; KWSQA is meeting remotely on June 1. Check out the relevant websites for more information and to register. This is a great opportunity to connect with other software testing and quality assurance professionals. We hope to see you there!
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
THE TOP TESTING TRENDS FOR 2022
Speaker: Arthur Hicken, Register here
May 31, 2022 6:00 p.m. EST – In person – Albany Club – Pre-registration required
Leading From Quality
June 1, 2022 11:55 a.m. Online
Speaker: Ian Howlett
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Last Chance to register for May 2022 TASSQ & KWSQA Events
May 2022 TASSQ & KWSQA Events
You might want to consider this event to network with other QA people or learn some of the new ideas in QA.
NVP Software Solutions will be participating in the following software testing and quality assurance event happening this April. TASSQ is returning to an in-person event for May; KWSQA is meeting remotely on June 1. Check out the relevant websites for more information and to register. This is a great opportunity to connect with other software testing and quality assurance professionals. We hope to see you there!
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
THE TOP TESTING TRENDS FOR 2022
Speaker: Arthur Hicken, Register here
May 31, 2022 6:00 p.m. EST – In person – Albany Club – Pre-registration required
Leading From Quality
June 1, 2022 11:55 a.m. Online
Speaker: Ian Howlett