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How can you get help with a project for software testing when you’re not a big software company or sizzling startup?  Can you get the same quality of software testing services that the “Big Guys” and “Cool Kids” get?

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Three Great Criteria for Selecting the Best Partner for a Software Testing Project

  1. Safe – chose a partner for your software testing project that has experience working with clients like you. Look at their client list and testimonials. If they serve customers like GE, Amazon or eBay then they probably don’t have what you need.
  2. Easy – chose a software testing company that makes it easy to work with them. Do they respond to your inquiry quickly? Do they explain their services in terms that you can understand? Do they deliver the value you really need?  You can discover all of this in a quick 5-10 minute phone conversation.
  3. Reliable – will your chosen software testing company be there when you need them?  You might need them tonight and you might need them in “about a couple weeks”.  Either way, will the software testing team you talked with be the same team you get on your project for software testing?

Project for Software Testing or Outsourced QA Support

Making a smart choice for your software testing project can be a challenge. But, if you know (and try) these three simple software company selection criteria, you’ll save time right now and you’ll save money on your software testing project.

At TESTCo, we believe in honoring promises and delivering safe, easy and reliable value. This is as true for our on-demand software testing as it is for our long-term outsourced QA services.

Feel free to chat with us at any time about your project for software testing – big or small.

 

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Software Testing Companies and Software Testing Tools

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Competition between software testing companies is fierce! There’s no better place to see the battle being waged than the front page of Google.  Search for any software testing related search term – especially software testing tools – and you’ll quickly get bombarded with “Me Too!  Look At My Tools!”

Just because a worker’s tool belt is full of tools, it doesn’t make them an expert – not even close.

Software testing tools are a fantastic leverage point for getting more software testing completed in shorter times for less money (faster, better, cheaper).

But, only if they are used for their intended purpose and by someone who has at least a couple successful projects completed.

Otherwise, you just wind up with a situation where “when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail” syndrome.

Don’t Gauge Software Testing Companies by the Tools They Use

  1. Your Tool May Not Work – Most test automation tools favor or REQUIRE a certain technology stack.  If your’s doesn’t match, your tool and project will fail.
  2. Your Tool Handler May Use It Wrong – Just because someone has used a hammer, doesn’t make them a carpenter. Most software testing tools have 2 layers, beginner and advanced. Either way, without proper training and at least a couple successful projects under their belt, your chance of success on YOUR project is low as the tool handler is learning on your dime.
  3. Your Tool Works but Doesn’t Solve the Problem – Test case management tools are great for organizing a bunch of test cases and test plans. But, if it doesn’t also provide the metrics you need to measure quality, it won’t solve your problem.
  4. Your Tools Works AND Solves the Problem but Costs Too Much – This is how most software test automation projects end up – languishing in the background because they person who built it isn’t around anymore to maintain it. You did consider the cost of maintaining your test automation didn’t you?
  5. And Causes Other Problems Later – Test Case Management systems are prone to this issue. They work great at the beginning.  So great that they become integral to your project management and quality assurance procedures. But, because they tend to be tuned to support one development methodology or another (Scrum, Agile, etc.), if or when you change development methodologies, your test case management system presents work flow problems.

So, how can you avoid falling prey to good SEO but poor software testing tool knowledge? Ask more questions!

Here are a few Great Questions to ask your Short List of Software Testing Companies

  1. What evidence and/or experience can you show me that will help me believe that your approach will work for my project?
  2. Who is your tool expert, how did they become an expert, can I speak with them before the sale and will they be assigned to my project?
  3. How can you convince me that this tool and tool expert will effectively solve my problem?
  4. What is the long term cost projection for continuing to use this tool?
  5. Who else has used this tool for a couple years that can explain how well it works over time?

At TESTCo, we believe in honoring promises. We’ve successfully implemented and used software testing tools for almost 20 years. Like you, we expect a software testing tool to solve the problem and keep it solved at a cost that is less than the benefit received from using the tool. If we can’t make the math work, we’ll tell you and offer an alternative. Our tool belt is full and we know when and where to use every one of them successfully!