Products are released at breakneck speeds these days. Can in-house QA teams keep up? For product companies with large budgets and a wide pool of resources to pull from, maybe. But for the budget-conscious majority, outsourcing is the perfect alternative. Offshore providers are able to provide dedicated teams of QA engineers with coveted skill sets, and at a fraction of the cost of training your existing team or working with a nearshore provider
It simply isn’t cost effective to perform certain types of QA testing in-house, or to expand bandwidth in order to do so. Some of the top product companies always outsource these QA services -- we think you should, too:
Automated Testing:
An extensible, robust automation framework can be one of the best investments you ever make. Experienced teams of automation experts will create all the test cases and user scenarios your specific product demands, eliminating the need for time-consuming manual testing. As you would expect, it’s much easier to hire on this expertise as needed, rather than investing time and energy into training your current team.
Usability Testing:
Bias exists -- we all know this. But it’s especially damaging when it has an impact on the quality of your product. Your team may overlook bugs that will be glaringly obvious to users. Hiring on an objective third-party tester ensures that they truly view the product through the eyes of the user, not someone with a stake in the project and product’s success.
Performance Testing:
What’s more affordable: building out an extensive tech infrastructure to conduct performance testing, or contracting with a provider with that infrastructure already in place? When you take into account the fact that you’ll need to upgrade everything frequently, the better choice is clear. An outsourced provider offering performance testing QA services will be able to test your product across all support devices, anytime.
Security Testing:
With cyber attacks and user data infringement on the rise, you can’t take any chances when it comes to securing your product. Contracting with a high-quality QA provider is the best insurance policy. They have rich experience in certifying the security of products across high-stakes industries such as finance, healthcare, retail and more -- why chance it by pursuing rigorous security testing with less-qualified resources?
In some cases, it makes perfect sense to maintain an in-house QA team. They help perform functional testing, essential manual testing, and help support the dev team as they work out kinks in the latest features. But for these four types of testing, collaborating with an experienced third-party provider is a wise choice, both practically and financially.
Automated Testing:
An extensible, robust automation framework can be one of the best investments you ever make. Experienced teams of automation experts will create all the test cases and user scenarios your specific product demands, eliminating the need for time-consuming manual testing. As you would expect, it’s much easier to hire on this expertise as needed, rather than investing time and energy into training your current team.
Usability Testing:
Bias exists -- we all know this. But it’s especially damaging when it has an impact on the quality of your product. Your team may overlook bugs that will be glaringly obvious to users. Hiring on an objective third-party tester ensures that they truly view the product through the eyes of the user, not someone with a stake in the project and product’s success.
Performance Testing:
What’s more affordable: building out an extensive tech infrastructure to conduct performance testing, or contracting with a provider with that infrastructure already in place? When you take into account the fact that you’ll need to upgrade everything frequently, the better choice is clear. An outsourced provider offering performance testing QA services will be able to test your product across all support devices, anytime.
Security Testing:
With cyber attacks and user data infringement on the rise, you can’t take any chances when it comes to securing your product. Contracting with a high-quality QA provider is the best insurance policy. They have rich experience in certifying the security of products across high-stakes industries such as finance, healthcare, retail and more -- why chance it by pursuing rigorous security testing with less-qualified resources?
In some cases, it makes perfect sense to maintain an in-house QA team. They help perform functional testing, essential manual testing, and help support the dev team as they work out kinks in the latest features. But for these four types of testing, collaborating with an experienced third-party provider is a wise choice, both practically and financially.