Challenge
The client was developing a complex custom business software solution for managing company processes, documentation, tasks, time and salary calculations, and employee leave tracking. Although the company already had an in-house QA team, the growing scope of work required two additional experienced QA Engineers to work on the project full-time.
The main challenge was onboarding specialists into an unfamiliar product that had already been under active development for a year. The QA Engineers needed to quickly understand the existing functionality, determine the current state of development, and identify the quality issues already present in the product.
Because the software was large, fully customized, and continuously evolving, the specialists also had to become an integral part of the client's team almost immediately. They needed to establish effective communication with developers, analysts, and project managers while taking responsibility for specific product areas and maintaining continuous testing coverage.
The client was developing a complex custom business software solution for managing company processes, documentation, tasks, time and salary calculations, and employee leave tracking. Although the company already had an in-house QA team, the growing scope of work required two additional experienced QA Engineers to work on the project full-time.
The main challenge was onboarding specialists into an unfamiliar product that had already been under active development for a year. The QA Engineers needed to quickly understand the existing functionality, determine the current state of development, and identify the quality issues already present in the product.
Because the software was large, fully customized, and continuously evolving, the specialists also had to become an integral part of the client's team almost immediately. They needed to establish effective communication with developers, analysts, and project managers while taking responsibility for specific product areas and maintaining continuous testing coverage.
Solution
QA Madness provided a dedicated team of two QA Engineers who worked full-time as an integrated part of the client's team. The specialists completed the onboarding process within several days and quickly familiarized themselves with the complex custom software and its current development stage.
After onboarding, the QA Engineers divided the product features and tasks between them, with each specialist taking responsibility for a specific area. Their responsibilities included communicating with developers, creating and maintaining test cases, testing new and existing functionality, and presenting their work during daily meetings.
The QA Engineers also worked closely with the client's analyst and project manager to identify potential issues in requirements, documentation, and the implementation of new features. Regression testing was performed before and after releases to verify that changes did not negatively affect existing functionality.
For isolated testing, the specialists deployed new features in independent GitLab environments. After confirming that the features worked correctly, they deployed them to the shared staging environment for further verification.
QA Madness provided a dedicated team of two QA Engineers who worked full-time as an integrated part of the client's team. The specialists completed the onboarding process within several days and quickly familiarized themselves with the complex custom software and its current development stage.
After onboarding, the QA Engineers divided the product features and tasks between them, with each specialist taking responsibility for a specific area. Their responsibilities included communicating with developers, creating and maintaining test cases, testing new and existing functionality, and presenting their work during daily meetings.
The QA Engineers also worked closely with the client's analyst and project manager to identify potential issues in requirements, documentation, and the implementation of new features. Regression testing was performed before and after releases to verify that changes did not negatively affect existing functionality.
For isolated testing, the specialists deployed new features in independent GitLab environments. After confirming that the features worked correctly, they deployed them to the shared staging environment for further verification.
Results
QA Madness provided continuous QA coverage for the client's custom business software throughout its development and release process. Although the team did not track the total number of reported defects, ongoing testing identified numerous issues and provided the development team with actionable feedback for improving individual features and the product as a whole.
The QA Engineers also shared recommendations for improving software functionality and development processes. Their involvement helped accelerate testing activities and maintain the quality of new builds as the product continued to evolve.
The software solution was successfully released, and the client secured investment for the MVP version of the product that QA Madness had supported. Continuous QA coverage helped validate the quality and readiness of the solution, contributing to investor confidence in the product.
QA Madness provided continuous QA coverage for the client's custom business software throughout its development and release process. Although the team did not track the total number of reported defects, ongoing testing identified numerous issues and provided the development team with actionable feedback for improving individual features and the product as a whole.
The QA Engineers also shared recommendations for improving software functionality and development processes. Their involvement helped accelerate testing activities and maintain the quality of new builds as the product continued to evolve.
The software solution was successfully released, and the client secured investment for the MVP version of the product that QA Madness had supported. Continuous QA coverage helped validate the quality and readiness of the solution, contributing to investor confidence in the product.