Independent Testing Services: Value Propositions

While the primary benefits of using an Independent Testing services provider is better quality software and cost savings, most customers are realizing that this is only the appetizer benefit.

Organizations around the world using independent testing services providers are benefiting with significant improvement in their business strategies that include risk mitigation, validation of new products/services, being able to support faster time-to-market with reduced test-cycles and improving real-time business performance and monitoring.

On the operational front customers are better able to meet security audits, develop custom testing solutions that focus on their industry, better use packaged application testing for ERP implementations and upgrades, leverage transaction testing in support of revenue assurance and ensure applications' country/ region specific readiness.

The technology benefits reaped include standardization and optimization of test tools, processes, QA environments, ability to leverage the right third-party tool expertise, use turnkey test solutions for performance testing, benefit from automated regression testing, use third-party for infrastructure testing and above all benefit from frameworks that help drive validation into upfront SDLC.

In short cost savings and better quality are only the appetizer benefits of engaging a test-only or independent testing service provider; the main course is business strategy benefits, technology leverage and remarkable operations value.