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Offshore Software Testing (QA) Services
QA - Methodology
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The
expertise that we provide, both through our quality assurance consultancy
services and our testing tools, is based on two prominent sources of pragmatic,
high-quality, state-of-the-art know-how:
- Globally accepted and
researched best practices and consolidation frameworks, and
- Internally envisioned and
developed world-class assets.
Our
methodology research function is a key factor in enabling this double
foundation. By combining intensive internal research and a continuously updated
wide-angle view of the global testing and quality assurance community, our
methodology research team is building a theoretical and pragmatic know-how
platform that enables us to bring on a Software Quality Revolution.
The QA
services offered by A-1 Technology are designed to address the challenges faced
in software testing field and cover all phases of Quality Assurance activities
for the successful testing and release of the software product. We provide total quality assurance
program support to our clients encompassing all of the following areas:
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Requirements Analysis
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Evaluating all requirements documents applicable to the client's organization
or operation, determining which requirements apply and to what degree they
apply, and recommending how clients can best implement those requirements
within their own management framework.
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Summarizing existing client testing procedures and mapping them to the
controlling directives and orders in a Required Implementation Matrix to
illustrate their degree of compliance.
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Recommending what new testing system controls and implementing procedures are
needed.
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Requirement Traceability Matrix ix prepared, which includes the business
requirements, system requirements and tests to be performed.
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Program Development
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Determining quality assurance requirements applicable to the particular
operation.
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Evaluating existing quality achieving and quality assuring activities.
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Preparing quality assurance plans or program descriptions to integrate
requirements with existing controls.
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Determining the need for new and/or revised quality assurance procedures and
assisting in preparing them.
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Establishing a graded testing approach, where appropriate, to apply more
extensive controls to high-risk activities.
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Implementation
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Implementing quality assurance programs in accordance with applicable
standards.
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Providing testing implementation documents such as:
- Quality
assurance program descriptions, plans, and procedures
- Testing evaluation and assessment plans
- Testing Schedules
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Each test phase identified in the master test plan is accomplished in
accordance with the applicable test plan.
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Testing in a given phase does not begin until established entry criteria are
met.
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System test and subsequent test phases are conducted in a production-like or
production-level environment as appropriate.
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Testing is performed on the appropriate version of the software in accordance
with version control procedures.
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The project/application-approved promotion model is followed for testing.
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Problems found in testing are documented in a test problem report.
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Problem fixes undergo the same testing as the software in which the problem
was found.
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Evaluation and Assessment
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Identifying testing requirements, developing testing schedules, assisting in
testing evaluations independently or as a team, documenting and analyzing
testing results, evaluating and tracking corrective actions, analyzing quality
trends and developing program improvement plans.
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Conducting quality assurance assessments, audits, surveillances, reviews,
appraisals, and procurement surveys.
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Assisting in managing and coordinating corrective action programs in response
to testing evaluations and assessments.
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Step 1
Planning |
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Step 2
Execution |
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Step 3
Reporting |
Define Scope
Identify the tests to be conducted for the projects
Identify the tools to be utilized during testing
Design Project Inception Checklist
Create Test plan
Create Detailed Test Cases/Scripts
Create Test Data |
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Preparing the test environment
Execute test cases/Scripts
Identify issues following test cases and logical thinking
Investigate the bug found until its impact is fully understood
Perform Fix Validation process |
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Document Issues found
Provide clients daily, weekly and end of test cycle reports
Discuss through conference calls (if needed) |
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A-1 promises a compelling experience that
will generate new and greater revenue opportunities, increasing
customer loyalty and hence gaining competitive advantages for
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