If you heard the expression, “there is more than one way to skin a cat,” you probably understand that there are, at times, multiple ways to solve a single problem. However, that does not mean that every solution is created equal. Some solutions are more efficient than others allowing you to achieve the desired results while employing fewer resources.
In the world of software development, what is not only the best, but the most efficient way to increase your team’s QA competencies, skills, and expertise? The answer is on-site testers. At StarDust, we are helping our clients to round out their Agile teams by offering the services and expertise of our QA testers that they lack.
StarDust’s On-site Testers ?
Like a plumber who is contracted to clear clogged pipes, clients use our on-site testers to increase their QA testing expertise in order to more effectively and efficiently complete a given project.
Our onsite testers integrate themselves within your project team filling a skill or expertise void to complete your team. This ensures that your team can complete their project in manner that will yield the desired results. Once the project is finished, the on-site tester rejoins our internal QA team at StarDust or moves on to the next project with the next client.
The Benefits
Using an on-site tester is advantageous for a number of reasons that permit our clients to achieve their project goals efficiently. These advantages including the following:
Gain the Missing QA Expertise
For one, our on-site testers automatically fill a void or need increasing your QA competencies in manner that ensure the project is completed successfully.
Since certain projects call for certain expertise and skills, using an on-site tester ensures you are receiving someone who can meet your specific needs.
Save Time and Resources
Second, using one of our on-site testers is a more efficient way to fill a void in your team. Going through the recruitment process is costly and time consuming.
Also, there is no guarantee that you be able to hire a qualified applicant; especially since the most qualified applicants will prefer seek long term, CDI, employment opportunities. For projects less than 12 months, it may be difficult to recruit the best applicants.
At StarDust, we have already gone through the recruitment process hiring qualified and quality applicants, which assures that you are adding a highly qualified member to your team who is capable of fulfilling the roles that you need. Skipping the recruitment process also makes it possible for your HR department to invest their time and effort into other important tasks.
Flexible
Third, using an onsite tester provides financial flexibility by requiring you to only pay for the time the tester has worked. As a result, clients can avoid the headache of trying to predict the duration of a project in order to limit the length of an employment contract.
If you hire your own QA specialist to contract that exceeds the duration of the project, you will end up wasting money having to pay him or her despite the fact the project is complete. If the contract , however, is too short, you run the risk of the creating an window for the QA specialist to leave to pursue a more lucrative employment opportunity.
With our on-site testing option, you only pay for what you use even when the project is finished ahead of schedule.
Maintain Security
Fourth, you can maintain your security needs by using an on-site tester. For many organizations, security protocols or needs prevent large scale externalization for product development or quality assurance measures.
Thus, using an on-site tester provides a solution for expanding the scalability of the a QA project while also maintaining the level of security that you require.
On-site Testers in Agile
In the agile model, a team made up of developers, testers, a project manager, and product owner work together to build an app, website, software, etc., chunk by chunk. With testing integrated into every iteration, the agile model enables to digital products to be built and launched more efficiently to better serve the market.
However, a large portion of the advantages that the agile model offers are dependent on the agile team’s ability to test both new and existing functions during each iteration; lacking the expertise needed to incorporate the right testing solutions would be fatal for any agile project.
With the right experiences, on-site testers understand what it takes integrate into an agile team, whether in the beginning or middle of the project, to provide the assistance that is necessary to reach the project’s goals.
Conclusion
With QA testing labs in both France and Canada, StarDust has the expertise and resources to help to your realize your projects. Contact us to learn more about how we can fulfill or enhance your internal QA testing capabilities.
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