The document describes the TCL Test Process Health Check, which is an independent assessment of an organization's test effectiveness and efficiency. It quantifies the real cost of testing, measures the current testing capability, and benchmarks processes against industry standards to identify improvements. The health check gathers data to provide an objective measurement of the current testing function and recommend suitable changes to processes, operations, learning, business benefits, and financial returns. The results report on quality, cost effectiveness, speed, certainty of delivery, risk prevention, and compliance. Benefits include answering questions about testing quality, optimizing test spend, and achieving best-in-class testing.

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TCL TEST PROCESS HEALTH CHECK
A ROADMAP FOR IMPROVEMENT AND TRANSFORMATION
Health Check
What is the Health Check?
The TCL Health Check is an independent and objective measurement of test effectiveness and efficiency. It is an ideal way
to:
• Quantify the real cost of testing in your organisation
• Measure your test teams current testing capability
• Benchmark your testing processes against proven good practice and industry standards
 Assess how testing interfaces and interacts with your business functions and processes
 Identify realistic improvements that deliver value to your business
How does it work?
The TCL Health Check is a transformation tool used within the predicament consultancy space. TCL’s approach combines
industry good practice and standards with our long experience of delivering projects on time and on budget. Our
experienced test consultants gather data, benchmark existing processes and give you the information you need to build
strategic capability and robust assurance in your test teams. It is designed to enable an objective measurement of your
current testing function and identify suitable change points within the areas of process, operations, learning, business
benefits and financial returns.
Results
The TCL Health Check provides objective feedback on test efforts and is targeted to report measured results on:
• Quality of development
• Cost and effectiveness of testing
• Speed and efficiency of change
• Certainty of delivery
 Risk prevention
 Compliance
Each recommendation for change will be tailored to provide the most appropriate enhancement within the context of the
overall business vision.
Benefits
The primary benefits for any organisation undertaking the TCL Test Process Health Check are being able to answer the
following questions:
 Is our testing good enough?
 How can we get more from our test spend?
 How do we make our test function best in class?
Contact
For further information on TCL Health Checks please call 0845 869 6070 or visit www.tcl-global.com.
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