Quick QA Team Scaling for Supply Chain Software Company
Challenge
Orderly, a UK-based supply chain technology provider, was experiencing a period of hypergrowth and needed to rapidly expand its QA department with experienced testing specialists. The company had high standards for its QA function and needed a partner capable of providing an expert who could join the team quickly and take responsibility for organizing the testing process.
The required QA specialist had to go beyond executing individual tests. The role included establishing communication within the team, analyzing the product and its goals, preparing comprehensive testing documentation, defining and performing the necessary testing activities, and aligning QA processes with the overall software development workflow.
Orderly follows two-week development sprints with daily meetings, backlog refinement, sprint planning, and retrospectives. The new QA specialist needed to integrate into this workflow while establishing a consistent quality assurance process that could be maintained throughout ongoing product development. Rapid team scaling was essential so the client could gain the required expertise without a lengthy recruitment process.
Orderly, a UK-based supply chain technology provider, was experiencing a period of hypergrowth and needed to rapidly expand its QA department with experienced testing specialists. The company had high standards for its QA function and needed a partner capable of providing an expert who could join the team quickly and take responsibility for organizing the testing process.
The required QA specialist had to go beyond executing individual tests. The role included establishing communication within the team, analyzing the product and its goals, preparing comprehensive testing documentation, defining and performing the necessary testing activities, and aligning QA processes with the overall software development workflow.
Orderly follows two-week development sprints with daily meetings, backlog refinement, sprint planning, and retrospectives. The new QA specialist needed to integrate into this workflow while establishing a consistent quality assurance process that could be maintained throughout ongoing product development. Rapid team scaling was essential so the client could gain the required expertise without a lengthy recruitment process.
Solution
QA Madness provided a dedicated QA engineer who joined Orderly's existing development workflow and helped establish a structured testing process. The specialist first became familiar with the product, its objectives, and the way Orderly's solutions support profitability and sustainability in food and beverage supply chains.
The QA engineer discussed testing goals with the client, performed a detailed assessment of the software system, and defined the testing activities required for effective quality assurance. Extensive testing documentation was then prepared to describe the QA process and establish clear standards for the team.
Because mobile testing was particularly important for Orderly's products, testing on tablets became a key focus. The QA specialist introduced functional, exploratory, smoke, UI, performance, and accessibility testing. Regression testing was also performed during every two-week sprint before new builds were released to production.
The QA engineer participated in the client's regular development activities, including daily meetings, backlog refinement, planning, and retrospectives. As the cooperation expanded, QA Madness scaled the dedicated team to four full-time specialists working on different parts of Orderly's solution.
QA Madness provided a dedicated QA engineer who joined Orderly's existing development workflow and helped establish a structured testing process. The specialist first became familiar with the product, its objectives, and the way Orderly's solutions support profitability and sustainability in food and beverage supply chains.
The QA engineer discussed testing goals with the client, performed a detailed assessment of the software system, and defined the testing activities required for effective quality assurance. Extensive testing documentation was then prepared to describe the QA process and establish clear standards for the team.
Because mobile testing was particularly important for Orderly's products, testing on tablets became a key focus. The QA specialist introduced functional, exploratory, smoke, UI, performance, and accessibility testing. Regression testing was also performed during every two-week sprint before new builds were released to production.
The QA engineer participated in the client's regular development activities, including daily meetings, backlog refinement, planning, and retrospectives. As the cooperation expanded, QA Madness scaled the dedicated team to four full-time specialists working on different parts of Orderly's solution.
Results
The cooperation started with one QA Madness engineer and expanded to four full-time QA specialists working on different parts of Orderly's solution. This allowed the client to scale its QA capacity quickly while maintaining a structured testing process within its existing development workflow.
The QA team created detailed test cases that enabled specialists to track functionality areas most prone to defects. Based on this information, the team adjusted the testing strategy and allocated additional attention to problematic areas before software releases.
QA activities were integrated into Orderly's two-week sprint cycle, with functional, exploratory, smoke, UI, performance, accessibility, and regression testing repeated as needed throughout development. This provided continuous quality control across the product and helped identify potential issues before new builds reached production.
The established QA process supported Orderly's broader product goals by helping maintain the reliability and usability of digital solutions that transform supply chain data into actionable insights for QSR and grocery businesses.
The cooperation started with one QA Madness engineer and expanded to four full-time QA specialists working on different parts of Orderly's solution. This allowed the client to scale its QA capacity quickly while maintaining a structured testing process within its existing development workflow.
The QA team created detailed test cases that enabled specialists to track functionality areas most prone to defects. Based on this information, the team adjusted the testing strategy and allocated additional attention to problematic areas before software releases.
QA activities were integrated into Orderly's two-week sprint cycle, with functional, exploratory, smoke, UI, performance, accessibility, and regression testing repeated as needed throughout development. This provided continuous quality control across the product and helped identify potential issues before new builds reached production.
The established QA process supported Orderly's broader product goals by helping maintain the reliability and usability of digital solutions that transform supply chain data into actionable insights for QSR and grocery businesses.