1. Quality first is our Motto!!!

2. Is testing just “a nice thing to do when you can” ?? Testing is one of the core competencies, not all companies possess. It is common wisdom that if an activity is not a core competency of an individual, team or company, you either build up your skill set or have an expert third party perform the work for you.

3. Small and Start-up companies prefer investing on stabilizing & marketing their product with focus on development and marketing teams. Quality comes at last. Will the internal team of testers have all the testing skills? What about the Sprint Cycles? QA Reports? Etc.. As per a case study(Source: Google), the average defect removal cycle is about 75-80%.

4. Feasibility Assess Current Test processAssess Current Test process Develop Business CasesDevelop Business Cases Evaluation Evaluate ProposalsEvaluate Proposals Transition & Operation Finalising ContractFinalising Contract Define Setup governance & Split of work.Define Setup governance & Split of work. Perform Service level management.Perform Service level management.

5. A multitude of testing tasks can be carried out by a third party, from test strategy development to penetration testing. Speed up testing: Test execution, at the end of development cycle can be a bottleneck. Thus a thorough test preparation and readily available testing staff are needed. Improve quality: The need to adhere to a formal testing process and to provide a proper test basis in the form of well-documented and stable requirements will result in finding more bugs, therefore improving the quality of the end product.

6. Reduce testing costs: The main driver for outsourcing is often cost reduction, by moving operations to low-cost sources. Also in testing, costly IT and business resources can be freed from repetitive and time-consuming test activities as, for example, regression testing. The improved software quality can also lead to cost savings. Take a Note Outsourcing resource- and time-consuming test activities, not only allows for greater capacity, scalability and flexibility, but also has the additional benefit of an independent validation.

7. Test Levels: Low level – Unit testing – Dev team System Testing – Int./Ext. Testers Acceptance Testing – Internal testers Test Types : Functional – Internal & External Testers Non Functional – External Testers Test Activities : Test Planning. Specification/Requirements. Execution. Reporting and Documentation.

8. Functional testing It is basically a testing service meant to confirm that your interactive project “works” as intended, for those times when your boss or client is repeatedly asking you “can we push it live, yet?” Compatibility testing Are you struggling with compatibility issues between Android devices & other platforms, Web and mobile browsers, we got you covered!

9. Exploratory testing Exploratory testing is best when combined with design testing. Typically, a tester will work according to a test plan, and “wander off” to further explore a possible defect. Beta testing Beta testing is quite popular in the mobile application community. It offers users the opportunity to get a glimpse of a product in development, and the development team an opportunity to see how the server structure reacts to a huge influx of players connected all at once.

10. Design testing / Comparative testing Although it requires an investment of time upfront for the tester to read your documentation before he can begin his tests, this is probably the most useful type of testing for companies who are eager to get their product out the door as fast a possible. Non Functional Testing (NFT) Non-Functional testing includes – Performance, load, Stress and Security Testing. Depending on the need, stability and complexity, various Test types are performed on the application. Non-Functional testing includes – Performance, load, Stress and Security Testing. Depending on the need, stability and complexity, various Test types are performed on the application.

11. Test plan design Providing a test plan is the best way to tap into the maximum potential of crowd sourced testing. The tester assigned to your project performs EXACTLY the tests that you need him to do. We simply need your design documents, and one of our experts will get to work. Test plans are usually built in Excel. On-site testing It depends on the need and complexity of the features being released in the product. It usually takes place while performing regression cycle in prod replica environment maintained at client site.

12. It is imperative to use a well thought & planned procedure that uses best practices and address the risks involved. Look at feasibility of Outsourcing efforts. Consider not only the testing know how, but also the product and technology knowledge. This will result in a steeper learning curve, allowing you to become productive sooner.

13. We Prepare a Service level Agreement by: Identifying key Performance Indicators Define Service level to be achieved Help describe how these will be measured  What  Who  When  How in a Service Level Agreement.

14. Functional testing. Test Suites/Scenario identification and Maintenance. Web Automation Testing (Selenium and QTP) Mobile Automation Testing (Appium/Robotium likes) Non Functional Testing: Security Testing Performance Testing (We have our licensed tools) Network Auditing DevOps and Configuration Management QA Auditing and Reporting

15. Increased focus on product and features. Reduced costs on internal testing teams. Improved Quality of product with multi dimensional testing. Outsourcing leads to lesser infrastructural costs for Testing. Greater capacity, scalability and reliability in product releases. We partnered with BiCS InfoTech which is already into development of many outsourced projects and some indigenous ones.

16. Best Quality processes implemented when outsourced. Customer side defect findings are greatly reduced. Well-defined processes for the creation and handover of test deliverables as well as defect-reporting will help minimize the potential for friction in daily work. Defined Quality Gates – What is to be delivered and in what quality. Testing process is transparent and test status updates are provided at regular intervals. We are providing opportunity to fresh engineering talents in Automation/Manual/NFT related fields & Internship.

17. Outsourced testing can speed up testing, improve quality and reduce costs. But, no big surprise, it won’t fall into your lap – it requires a well-managed effort before, during and after the transition. And we at SQOWT, do it all for you.

18. We also have ideas and are researching on some Marketing concepts. Can you join us in solving some new age challenges??? Please feel free to get in touch with us…  Team SQOWTs