Testing Consulting Solution

Indium’s “consulting led delivery model” ensures that all the relevant data is gathered from the respective stakeholders to get a clear picture of the “As-Is” QA Process within our client’s environment.” By adapting the TMM / TPI standards, we identify the gaps in your current process and recommend the To-Be improved QA model.

Indium's Approach to QA Process Consulting

• Gather data about past/present Business, QA maturity & Methodology/approach within the customer’s QA eco-system
• Gather data about SDLC process, QA/STLC process, Tools & Techniques, Documentations, Manual vs. Automation (% Automated), Infrastructure setup
• Collect real time information from Business Analysts, Tech Leads/Architects, Developers & QA testers
• Study of Products/Application under test and understand the frequency of releases
• Analyze current defects, collect / Develop metrics (Test coverage analysis, Defects identified in each phase, User reported defects vs. QA reported defects etc.)
• Provide an indicative 'RoI'

• QA Maturity assessment - Use models like Test maturity model (TMM)
• Domain Centric approach to test process improvement - Combining the Business knowledge with Software Testing for better QA outcome and higher user experience
• Involvement (advisory & handling roles) in QA tasks - Indium will act as an extended arm of your existing QA team or help in setting up center of excellence by leveraging offshore team through transaction based pricing model (pay on usage)
• Requirement Testability Analysis - Indium's contribution in analyzing the requirements for completeness with usage of proven parameters
• Road map of an improved and well managed QA process

How to Start - A Quick & Easy Grab

Typically such engagements would be carried out for a period of 4 to 5 weeks. Indium also offers a short term (2 weeks) 'QA Consulting' that has the following scope and deliverables

• Test automation assessment for one of the modules or an application (10-12 Functions)
• Analyzing existing test case templates, documents, defects reports, traceability matrix - Suggesting improvements using Indium's best practice and QMS
• Tools assessment
• Identify Gaps in existing Test cases and Improve test coverage (regression suite and Traceability from Requirements-> Scenarios->Test Cases->Defects-> Fix/Resolution)