Malfunctioning software cost U.S. businesses over $2 trillion in extra expenses in just the year 2020. Within this spectrum, the financial impact of software bugs extends beyond just the cost of fixes. System flaws can lead to downtime, delays, reputational damage, and security risks.

While testing for security vulnerabilities and system performance is essential, many companies can’t scale QA efforts while also achieving acceptable time-to-market rates. In this article, Dev.Pro explores how outsourcing IT services helps scale QA and testing without sacrificing quality or speed. 

Why In-House QA Teams Struggle to Scale Efficiently

Relying solely on in-house teams for scaling QA efforts presents several challenges. As Forbes explains, “Businesses continue to increase the use of connected technology innovations to stay competitive in today’s marketplace.” In fact, “the average large company leverages 175 applications” at any given time. 

With such baseline complexity for the average IT team, it is extremely difficult to ramp up testing efforts during peak development cycles. At the same time, hiring and training new QA professionals requires significant time and investment – often further delaying project timelines. 

As software complexity grows, internal teams may struggle to keep up with specialized testing requirements like automation, security, and compliance. This notion is particularly true with novel technologies such as AI. 

The Impact of Effective QA & Testing on Product Success

The importance of continuous testing protocols in the software development lifecycle (SDLC) can’t be overstated. Similarly, QA procedures should be implemented early in the SDLC to minimize technical debt and optimize development costs.

Here is a closer look at the more granular benefits of both: 

Ensuring Software Reliability

Thorough QA and testing detects and resolve bugs and performance issues before user experiences are impacted or system failures occur. Whether it be regression testing or functional testing, QA efforts keep software software reliable, stable, and smooth. 

Enhancing User Experiences 

Ensuring your software functions smoothly enhances user experience, boosts customer confidence, and strengthens your brand’s reputation. Importantly, research shows that 90% of consumers will abandon applications due to poor performance.

Minimizing Security & Compliance Risks 

QA testing helps identify security vulnerabilities and ensures adherence to industry compliance standards like GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS. Even the smallest mistake with security and compliance can have serious repercussions. 

One of the most significant compliance violations occurred in 2017 when Equifax suffered a data breach due to an unpatched system. Because of negligence, the credit agency was ordered to pay $575 million in compensation.

Reducing Costs 

Implementing continuous testing protocols early in the SDLC ensures accuracy from the start, helping to minimize technical debt and optimize development costs. 

As Forbes explains, “If a bug is introduced at an early stage of the SDLC and is not immediately addressed, then its costs will only increase as it progresses through the SDLC. For example, fixing a bug in the planning stage can cost $100 if found early, but that same bug can escalate to become a $10,000 problem if it is discovered later on in the production stage.”  

Achieving QA & Testing Excellence Without Delaying Time-to-Market

While QA and testing efforts must ensure software meets reliability and performance standards, quality control loses its value if it delays a timely product launch. In fact, time-to-market has a greater impact on an app’s profitability than development and production costs. According to several leading studies, businesses risk losing 33% of their profits if product launches are delayed by a timeline of 6 months. 

Tapping into global talent pools with IT outsourcing enables companies to meet the most rigorous QA and testing requirements without sacrificing speed. You can scale your team up or down as needed while ensuring round-the-clock coverage with distributed teams to keep projects moving.

Dev.Pro: Driving Innovation, Efficiency, and Scalability

Partnering with Dev.Pro for QA and testing needs offers numerous advantages that enhance work quality and accelerate delivery: 

  • Access to specialized QA teams: We provide experienced testers skilled in manual and automated testing.
  • AI knowledge: Our team is skilled with AI tools like GitHub Copilot that improve productivity by up to 55%. 
  • Industry expertise: Specialized testers at Dev.Pro maintain industry-specific quality standards for regulated sectors like fintech.
  • Cost efficiency: Our packages allow you to throttle up and down with QA and testing professionals to only pay for the labor you need. 

Dev.Pro employs comprehensive software testing and QA methodologies throughout the SDLC, continuously assessing the most effective techniques to enhance code quality and application resilience.

Conclusion   

While QA and security testing are crucial, many companies struggle to scale their efforts while maintaining efficient time-to-market metrics. Such organizations face a tough choice: sacrificing quality and accumulating technical debt for quick launches or delaying releases and missing critical market opportunities.

By partnering with Dev.Pro, you don’t have to make such difficult decisions with your testing and QA efforts. By tapping into our global talent pool of experts, you will achieve the ideal balance between speed and quality with every product launch. 

Dev.Pro provides testing and QA services that help clients accelerate feature releases, improve code quality, minimize downtime, and prioritize customer satisfaction. 

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