Effective QA Team Management: Determining the Ideal QA to Dev Ratio

Effective QATeam Management:

Determining theIdeal QA toDev Ratio

WHAT’S THE RIGHT RATIOOF QA ENGINEERS TO DEVELOPERS?

THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE:“IT DEPENDS.”

SEVERAL VARIABLES WILL AFFECT THE STRUCTURE OF

YOUR OFFSHOREQA AND DEV TEAMS:

COMPLEXITYof the PRODUCT

DEPLOYMENT&

First:

CONSIDER:INTENDED USE+

CONSIDER:INTENDED USE+AUDIENCE+

CONSIDER:INTENDED USE+AUDIENCE+

+ SUPPORTED OS

TESTINGREQUIREMENTS

Second:

COMPLIANCE TESTING?

COMPLIANCE TESTING?

COMPATIBILITY TESTING?

COMPLIANCE TESTING?

COMPATIBILITY TESTING?

LOCALIZATION TESTING?

COMPLIANCE TESTING?

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COMPATIBILITY TESTING?

LOCALIZATION TESTING?

RISK APPETITEQUALITY REQUIREMENTS

&TIME MARKETto

Third:

Risk averse?

Risk averse?Require quality?

Risk averse?Require quality?Fast releases?

Risk averse?Require quality?Fast releases?

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LEARN HOW TO

FIND YOUR IDEALQA to DEV RATIO

READ THE FULL BLOG POST AT QALOUNGE:DOES IT ALWAYS “DEPEND”? FINDING THE RIGHT

QA TO DEV RATIO

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