Services

SQA leadership #

Owning quality across the whole delivery, not only the testing.

We set the standards and processes the team works to, point effort at the highest risks first, and put a clear defect process in place, including how issues are raised with software suppliers. We also give senior stakeholders a plain view of quality and readiness, so go-live decisions are made on facts.

Test strategy and delivery #

Testing is a skill in its own right, and we cover it end to end.

We set the test approach, plan and run the test cycles, and design tests that go after the highest risks first. We use whichever technique fits: scripted tests where repeatability matters, exploratory testing where it finds problems scripts would miss. We also lead the testers and report progress as the work goes, so you always know what has been tested and what has been found.

Data quality and testing #

Data quality is where much business pain is felt, and where software projects often go quietly wrong.

Quality slips over time in almost every system, and that’s normal. It might be an enterprise database or a spreadsheet that has grown into “The Beast” over the years. Either way, we know how to get it under control.

• We profile your data, reviewing its structure and real entries, to see what is really there.
• We define and refine the data mapping, so data lands where it should.
• We test the whole dataset, not just a sample, because the one or two bad records that cause the most trouble are easy to miss. A sample is fine if we agree it up front.

Use us ahead of a migration, when bringing in new or updated software, or as a stand-alone data quality review of a system you already run.

Ad hoc assurance for smaller organisations #

Not every organisation needs a full-time tester, but many want confidence in their software before it goes live.

We work short-term or as needed, from a few hours of advice to a defined piece of work. We work alongside your software supplier to understand what has been tested, what hasn’t and whether that is enough for your situation. Sometimes their testing is all you need. Sometimes we help fill the gaps.

Capability uplift #

Good testing shouldn’t depend on one person, including us.

We help you set up a testing practice that your team can run with confidence: the approach, the templates and libraries, and the habits that make it stick. Are you recruiting? We can sit on your interview panel and recommend onboarding activities. Or we can help build up the testing skills of the people you already have. Testing can feel like another language until you learn it. We aim to leave your team fluent and able to carry on without us.

Not sure which of these fits? Get in touch and tell us what you’re working on.