When is “good” good enough? As available budgets for IT development by definition are limited, finding the balance between quality, innovation and a short time-to-market is a challenge.
This presentation is about gaining control on IT quality and processes for project managers and IT professionals as well as business executives. Now that test methods and a test management approach are common knowledge business departments within companies find that testing is not aligned with the company strategy and policies. A test policy is very powerful to align testing and quality control with strategic views.
A test policy should be based on the mission and vision of the company and the derived corporate strategy. The test policy will be the framework for all testing projects. It formalises both the test approach and the reporting on product quality. Thus the test policy helps gaining control on the IT quality and getting grip on the IT processes. A test policy can be created using a bottom-up or a top-down approach, depending on the circumstances in the company.
In our presentation we also describe the impact of the test policy on the test organisation and the natural evolution of a test organisation when a company matures. As in our book we cover the improvement of organisational maturity with the term Test Process Evolution.
This presentation is indispensable for all organisations and companies that can’t do without testing, to get a well founded strategy at work: create a good test policy, establish an overall test organisation and last but not least an effective and efficient testing process. No matter if you choose for operational excellence, customer intimacy or product leadership, you need a good grip on testing to be a leading and successful company.