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You do not need an independent software testing consultant every time a defect escapes into production. Software breaks. People make mistakes. One bad release does not automatically justify a six-week…
There is no sensible universal price for software testing consultancy because the thing being bought can range from a short independent challenge to months of specialist work. Comparing the price without…
If delivery is struggling, the quickest answer is often to ask for more testers. It is also one of the easiest ways to spend a lot of money without fixing the thing that is actually slowing you down.
‘Software testing services’ is a wonderfully broad phrase. It can mean exploratory testing by one experienced person, a managed test team, automation specialists, performance testing, accessibility testing…
If you have a continuing need for testing, hiring your own people is often the better answer. If you have a specific problem you need diagnosed, challenged or stabilised, consultancy can make more sense.
A software testing audit should not begin with a 97-question maturity model and end with a coloured spider diagram. That may look impressive, but it does not automatically tell you why your releases keep…
If nobody trusts the testing, doing more of the same testing is unlikely to repair the trust problem.
Testing governance is useful when it makes risk visible, creates a clear decision or prevents something important being missed. It becomes a problem when the machinery for governing testing consumes more…
Forty recommendations is usually a sign that the review found forty things. It is not proof that you should do forty things.
Congratulations. Your testing function is apparently a 2.8 out of 5.