Strategic Workforce Planning

Strategic Workforce Planning

Publish Date: July 1, 2015

Strategic workforce planning is all about establishing an outline of business strategy for the success of your onshore and offsite resources. This type of strategy can help you evaluate your current team, technological landscape, communication style, staffing and overall company culture. It can also help you manage and refine management practices based on which techniques work and where you need to improve. Planning this type of strategy can help bridge the gap between projected goals and actual results.

Starting Formal Offshore QA

Starting Formal Offshore QA

Publish Date: June 3, 2015

Starting a formal offshore QA engagement can be a daunting experience as you are trusting people thousands of miles away to ensure the quality of your product. Although every company has different guidelines, some practices, such as effective communication, are common throughout the industry. Our recommendations on how to start your formal QA outsourcing process are below.

QASource’s Advanced Technology Group Monthly Update: May 2015

QASource’s Advanced Technology Group Monthly Update: May 2015

Publish Date: May 13, 2015

Every month our Advanced Technology group evaluates the latest tools in QA testing and passes on their findings to you. This month, we will take a look at Geb, Apache Archiva, Helium, Gradle. We have also provided a list of the latest support updates. As always, we hope this will help increase your QA team’s efficiency and productivity, as well as get the most out of test automation.

Offshore QA vs. Nearshore QA

Offshore QA vs. Nearshore QA

Publish Date: April 29, 2015

Companies have many options when it comes to QA including onshore and outsourcing QA. To get the most out of a QA team, the goal is to weigh the pros and cons of each of these options and determine which formula is best for your company.

Switching QA Partners

Switching QA Partners

Publish Date: April 22, 2015

Though it can seem to be a daunting task, there are many reasons to switch QA providers or integrate QA into your project. QA ensures that your project is released with as few flaws as possible.

QASource’s Advanced Technology Group Monthly Update: April 2015

QASource’s Advanced Technology Group Monthly Update: April 2015

Publish Date: April 15, 2015

Every month our Advanced Technology group evaluates the latest tools in QA testing and passes on their findings to you. This month, we will take a look at Selenium Builder, Applitools Eyes, Circle CI, and Koding. We have also provided a list of the latest support updates. As always, we hope this will help increase your QA team’s efficiency and productivity, as well as get the most out of test automation.

5 Tips to Train Your QA Team

5 Tips to Train Your QA Team

Publish Date: April 7, 2015

Training a QA team is no easy task, but there are several guidelines to follow in order to make your team successful. Keep in mind that the success of the team in the long run depends on each individual engineer.

Why Outsource QA to India?

Why Outsource QA to India?

Publish Date: April 1, 2015

QA outsourcing is a great way to give specific projects the needed attention from the experts in the QA field. Companies outsource to stay ahead of the competition. Outsourcing can free up internal resources to focus on the core aspects of the business and boost efficiency. In this regard, India has made a name for itself in the outsourcing field – especially in the IT industry. But, why India? Below are the top 5 reasons why you should outsource QA.

QASource’s Advanced Technology Group Monthly Update: March 2015

QASource’s Advanced Technology Group Monthly Update: March 2015

Publish Date: March 25, 2015

Every month our Advanced Technology group evaluates the latest QA testing tools and passes on their findings to you. This month, we will take a look at Monte Media Library, iMacros, Travis CI and Yeti. We have also provided a list of the latest support updates from the past month. As always, we hope this will help increase your QA team’s efficiency and productivity, as well as get the most out of test automation.

Authors

Our bloggers are the test management experts at QASource. They are executives, QA managers, team leads, and testing practitioners. Their combined experience exceeds 100 years and they know how to optimize QA efforts in a variety of industries, domains, tools, and technologies.