Edge Consulting
Our consulting solutions are focused on leveraging our testing expertise to enable our clients to gain measurable benefits in terms of quality, costs and time to deliver.
We embrace an approach which includes a strong focus on ‘prevention before cure’ through early lifecycle testing techniques, testing improvement initiatives and the enabling of client teams. Our ethos is about blending our experience with your knowledge of the business to support our three key pillars for a successful testing regime.
Edge Consulting adds real value to this combining good practice with innovation and recognition of real world challenges. This includes:
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Focused improvement initiatives, using the Edge Process Improvement Model and driven by business objectives
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The Edge Toolkit of testing collateral (Testing Framework, Test Policy, Test Strategy, Test Plan, Script Templates, Defect Management Process) provides a solid foundation so that you can focus on the things that will make a real difference
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Supporting business readiness activities and business implementation from defining strategy and implementation approach through to its execution
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Business benefits focused test tool implementation and skills transfer through our Edge Products solutions.
Edge Process Improvement Model
The Edge Process Improvement Model (Edge PIM) is based on many years of experience of listening to and advising clients of how to reap the benefits of a sound testing process aligned to real business objectives.
Organisations are often aware of areas where improvements can be realised and our model is based on a short, sharp exercise to understand your challenges, recognise areas for change and provide both quick win and strategic solutions.
Test Policy & Strategy
There is a requirement for organisations to have a robust Test Policy and Test Strategy which supports the implementation of a consistent and well understood approach to testing. This also ensures that project specific Test Plans focus on those testing elements which are specific to the project, enabling Test Managers and Team Leads to focus on optimising the delivery of testing for each project within the framework the Test Policy and Test Strategy provide.
Our solutions include both reviewing existing documents through to providing ‘off the shelf’ and customised collateral, ensuring a focus on adding real value and not unnecessarily ‘re-inventing the wheel’.
Standards & Processes
We can support your drive for consistency of approach across the organisation by assisting with the definition of standards and processes. This can range from a testing framework with standards and processes with touch-points across the whole software development lifecycle through to tailored versions to reflect your specific needs. As well as traditional testing areas this can also consider, for example, product accreditation, change management, quality gate implementation, audit and regulatory compliance, test environment management and test data management.
Business Readiness
Ensuring business readiness is a key element of project and business implementation. This includes sign off of User Acceptance, business user training, setting up the live environment, planning and executing the implementation approach (including data migration or set up) and ensuring that audit, sign off and contingency planning is in place. Our extensive collateral provides a baseline for establishing your specific Business Readiness and Implementation Strategy and supporting the definition of project specific requirements.