Testing teams at various organizations have evolved organically over time. As part of this evolution, different teams follow their own set of processes and templates. This silo-based approach is sub-optimal. It inhibits the sharing of best practices across teams within your organization. The overall test organization is typically not aligned with your IT strategy. But still, you need to build and operate an enterprise-level testing organization with robust standardized processes.
Our Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE) serves all applications software testing requirements. Our TCoE streamlines the testing processes and eliminates the risk & uncertainty involved in haphazard testing. The TCoE will adopt a core-flex staffing model. The core team is dedicated to a group of applications who will retain knowledge and ensure continuity throughout the testing process. In addition to the core team, a flex team may be deployed or withdrawn to address changes in work volume. This flex team pool is trained in and made available for use across applications. This core-flex model helps to optimize the overall team size without impacting the quality of testing. The core-flex team will be supported by our technical Centers of Excellence (CoE's), which will address niche testing requirements like test automation and performance testing. The TCoE provides overall cost optimization by leveraging tools and infrastructure across different application teams and by building a central knowledge repository containing all relevant artifacts. |