Dedicated testing team: Quick and efficient start possible?

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Dedicated testing team Quick and efficient
start possible?
Ivanna Kyryk QATestLab Program Manager
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About me
5 years experience in management
Experience in testing, marketing, sales, business
development
15 active projects
Team of more than 20 members
Like to travel and fond of learning something new
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To create an effective and competitive product,
companies have to ensure a quick project start
including fast and resultative testing. QA
activities is often handed over to a remote
team. How to ensure an efficient start of a
project in case of remote collaboration?
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When to apply for dedicated QA team?

• Exceeded time and fixed release date
• Lack of testing resources or QA experience
• No previous testing
• Parallel development processes
• Required double checking

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How to start collaboration?
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Workflow planning
Vendor searching
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Test assignment
Vendor selection
Vendor informing
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Step 1. Workflow planning
To select a proper vendor, specify the following
aspects
Development stages Development
methodology Available and required
resources Project budget Scope of
work Business model QA team size Testing type
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Step 2. Vendor searching
According to project specifics, available budget
and testing purposes, companies can search for a
QA vendor based on recommendations,
advertisements, ranks or using freelance
marketplace.
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Step 3. Test assignment preparation
In order to verify vendor's competence, a
customer can set a small testing task with a time
limit. Customer should pay attention to
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Step 4. Vendor selection
The analysis of a conducted testing task will
help to select a proper vendor that will fully
meet the project specifics and product
requirements. Apart from that, time zone may
influence a work efficiency.
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Step 5. Vendor informing
To ensure a quick start and smooth collaboration,
companies provide a remote team with the project
documentation including release notes, specs,
test cases, etc. By holding a meeting with
Project Leads, everyone will clearly understand
the specifics of processes.
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Specifics of Cooperation
By establishing constant communication,
specifying daily processes and integrating a
remote QA team, customers ensure a flawless
cooperation.
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Despite being remote, a QA team ensures a quick
and efficient start of a testing project as well
as unbiased quality evaluation.
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Contacts
E-mail contact_at_qa-testlab.com
Twitter QATestLab
Phone [phone] Address 154a,
Borschagivska str., 03056, Kiev, Ukraine
Web-site qatestlab.com
SkypeID sales.qatestlab
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Thanks