There's a sea of QA vendors out there -- but what differentiates a mere vendor from a true partner? In this deck, we review a few of the core qualifications for an effective QA partner.

1. Checklist:
Finding
the Right
QA Partner

2. There are many
TESTING VENDORS
in the market today

3. But selecting the right
QA PARTNER
takes time & deliberation

4. Use these questions to
HELP DETERMINE
if your partner is a good fit:

5. Do they embrace a
“ONE TEAM”
PHILOSOPHY?

6. • ALIGN QA & DEV:
✓ Product knowledge

7. • ALIGN QA & DEV:
✓ Product knowledge
✓ Agile methodology

8. • ALIGN QA & DEV:
✓ Product knowledge
✓ Agile methodology
• TEAM EXTENSION:
✓ Seamless communication

9. • ALIGN QA & DEV:
✓ Product knowledge
✓ Agile methodology
• TEAM EXTENSION:
✓ Seamless communication
✓ Personal stake in work,
product & organization

10. Are they
UP-FRONT
& TRUSTWORTHY?

11. • TRACK RECORD:
✓ Noteworthy clients

12. • TRACK RECORD:
✓ Noteworthy clients
✓ Continuous growth

13. • TRACK RECORD:
✓ Noteworthy clients
✓ Continuous growth
• TRANSPARENCY:
✓ Data protection

14. • TRACK RECORD:
✓ Noteworthy clients
✓ Continuous growth
• TRANSPARENCY:
✓ Data protection
✓ Proprietary code
protection

15. Do they use
METRICS
TO IMPROVE?

16. • STRATEGY PROPOSAL:
✓ Track project progress

17. • STRATEGY PROPOSAL:
✓ Track project progress
✓ Monitor engineer
contributions

18. • STRATEGY PROPOSAL:
✓ Track project progress
✓ Monitor engineer
contributions
• IMPROVEMENT:
✓ Continuous, metrics-
based iteration

19. Can they
COMMIT
TO YOUR NEEDS?

20. • PROJECT REQUIREMENTS:
✓ Tech infrastructure

21. • PROJECT REQUIREMENTS:
✓ Tech infrastructure
✓ Domain expertise

22. • PROJECT REQUIREMENTS:
✓ Tech infrastructure
✓ Domain expertise
• SHORT/LONG TERM:
✓ On demand…

23. • PROJECT REQUIREMENTS:
✓ Tech infrastructure
✓ Domain expertise
• SHORT/LONG TERM:
✓ On demand…
✓ ...or long-term
engagement?

24. LEARN MORE ABOUT
FINDING THE
RIGHT QA PARTNER
READ THE COMPLETE BLOG POST:
Q&A: IS A QA PARTNER RIGHT FOR YOU?
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