Software Quality Management  


 

 

 


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Software Quality Management

 

  

 

With today's focus on achieving more with fewer resources, applying consistent quality to the software engineering process is critical. Behind or over-budget development projects, never ending enhancements, and applications riddled with defects can ruin a company's reputation in today's value conscious climate.

At a minimum, the costs of inadequate quality processes include lost opportunities, excessive corrective procedures, reduced competitiveness, and reduced profits. These costs, taken together, can outweigh the expenses associated with an application's development and implementation, as well as all future enhancements.

Additional investment in prevention and appraisal measures frequently reduce the cost of failure and return significant savings to the organization. AlphaSoft can help your organization strike the right balance between time, cost and quality.

AlphaSoft's Software Quality Management approach starts with a view of the entire organization and addresses the need for repeatable, consistent, and thorough quality assurance processes, standards, and guidelines. Implemented through solid test planning and management, software testing becomes a key element in ensuring quality and the long-term success of an organization.

By involving the quality function from beginning to end, you can guard against costly and time-consuming mistakes and actually reduce your total costs while building quality into applications.

At AlphaSoft, we believe that software quality is strategic for any business. The engineers in our Software Quality Practice are dedicated professionals who are committed to the success of your project. We can work with the resources you already have or build an entire team from scratch.




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Service Offerings
AlphaSoft Services has developed a range of software quality services to help your organization deliver defect-free software, on-time and within budget, to help you meet your business needs. The Software Quality Mangement Practice (SQM) provides specialty services in:

Software Testing and Validation
Quality Consulting
Test Automation

Software Testing and Validation
In today's environment of rapid application development, many traditional safeguards such as process and standards are lacking. Coupled with unpredictable environments and platforms, as well as security concerns, testing is even more important. Software testing and validation can help your organization ensure that:
 
  • Failure costs are reduced by identifying defects earlier in the SDLC
  • Development and maintenance costs are reduced via repeatable and reusable testing processes
  • Products get to market sooner because of less rework
  • Risks are identified by knowing what has NOT been tested and what unresolved defects remain
Testing and Validation Services:
 
  • Testing Planning and Management
  • Integration Testing, Regression Testing, User Acceptance Testing
  • Functional Testing, Compatibility Testing
  • Outsourced Testing
  • Independent Test Teams
  • Testing Staff Augmentation

AlphaSoft's approach to software testing is based on our Software Testing Methodology ("STM").
Methodology

Please click on this link to review a representative case study on a recently completed testing engagement.
Case Study

Quality Consulting
Working with your organization to identify and prioritize process weaknesses, AlphaSoft can help your organization build a road map for:
 
  • Improved process and software quality
  • Improved service to clients
  • Reduced exposure to risk
  • Reduced costs through standardized and repeatable processes
  • Ongoing improvement
Quality Consulting Services:
 
  • QA Process Assessment
  • Development and Implementation of Quality Processes
  • Testing, Problem Reporting and Tracking, Acceptance, Library Control, Change Control, etc.
  • Development and Implementation of Standards and Guidelines
  • Independent Quality Assurance
Test Automation
More and more organizations now realize that automating the testing and validation process is essential in order to achieve productivity and quality goals. Through test automation AlphaSoft can help your organization reduce costs through repeatable automated testing.