Qzen Infotech

In-house testing vs Outsourcing

Testing is one of the most critical and innovative part of software development life cycle. Without sufficient testing coverage, its difficult to assume if everything is working as per the business requirements. Sufficient testing gives good confidence in the product and ease any long term implications. Unfortunately, business houses feels why to put money on testing if the development team can do the testing and thinking to get the testing done by anyone as its part of SDLC. We, at Qzen, think in different way. For us, if s/w testing performed in a specific way, with broader coverage, it will save a lot of future business downtime and hence will increase the business productivity.

You can do the testing in-house or you can outsource, but before taking any decision, first a business should understand the pros and cons for each. We at Qzen offers both, depending on the business requirements. Before a business takes a decision on this, they should differentiate advantages and disadvantages for both of these...

When it comes to the outsourcing budget, a key point is to understand the business goals and determining the desired success criteria with defined coverages. There are two major options that business should keep in their mind before a product development process begins and these are to whether hiring in-house employees or dedicated outsourced teams of developers and testers who are having expertise in the business carried out. In fact, testing has to be an integral constituent of development and the sooner the business should engage QA experts on the project for the better results.

To decide whether its in-house testing team or outsources, a business should think about QA budget and overall impacts on the project cost reduction. QA rate is a complex question. It depends on the multiple factors such as qualification of a QA expert, the tasks required to be carried out, project working hours, the project's deadline and so on..

Of course, as a business your priority will be to release a quality product, so you will need a QA team that can ensure the product works perfectly well. The safest way to get QA is to hire them in-house. You can hire in-house QA with the skillset you need, train them according to your goals and tasks, and get a fully functional QA team, but you will have to select candidates for every position (one QA might not be enough), provide them with all the in-house benefits (salaries, bonuses, social security, Insurance etc.), train and retain them. The hiring process usually takes up to 60-90 days. You need to be able to select the right candidate, recruit them and onboard your new employees. and then, organizing a QA department, and this entire process is costly affair

Advantages of In-house Testing

Full control

Control over the QA testing is in your hands. You have physical access to your QA team along the whole workday. You can set up an effective process, build verification testing runs without delays, and you can resolve occurring problems faster. You can always get in touch with your QA team personally and get instant answers. As a professional QA company, at Qzen, we can offers the same experience with with best expertise

Corporate culture

The QA team you hire for in-house testing integrates into the corporate environment, sharing the company's values and mission.

Disadvantages of In-house Testing

Long hiring process

Experienced and qualified QA testers/analysts are difficult to find. A business would need another expert to hire QA tester and the rest of the staff according to business needs, which will take significant time in hiring process. Hiring and On-boarding process will take up to 3-4 months. On the other hand, at Qzen, we have experts, who can be easily available and can be fit for any type of testing with basic training

High cost

In-house QA experts require salary, bonuses, training, and other expenditures. Total cost of an in-house QA team per year is quite high. A QA company can offer you less expensive services with better expertise

Management challenges

An in-house QA team can't be scaled instantly for any immediate business requirements. Creating a QA team from scratch is another challenge. Business will always have budget constraints and resources for the QA team are always limited. You can combine in-house and QA outsourcing teams effectively, in this case, or hire a QA company.

Advantages of QA Outsourcing

Fast team building

At Qzen, you ask for QA experts, and we will be there to help you with the required count with the area of expertise

Flexibility

At Qzen, our QA experts will determine what tests your project needs according to your specific requirements, budget, and schedule.

Tuned-up processes

We already have well-trained teams of QA experts. They can provide you with QA testers and other specialists for performance, accessibility, security and other tests right when your project needs them. An experienced QA team will provide you with information about the tests and procedures your project may require before you think of them.

Disadvantages of QA Outsourcing

Lack of control

Outsourcing companies are out of your direct control. You need extra time to discuss problems, develop and implement QA solutions. It may have an adverse effect on the QA process. At Qzen, we will provide you with direct access to the QA team working on your project, so you'll have the same level of control as an in-house team can give.

Time zone difference

The company and its outsourcing partner may and, usually, will have time zone differences depending on the location that, in turn, may complicate the communication and cooperation process. At Qzen, we understand this problem and work as per the best time, what is suitable for the project to be successful and gives the maximum benefit to the business

Qzen QA Rate Card

We promise to provide the best competitive results with lowest cost in the industry. We are able to provide this cost not by doing some compromise and reducing the quality, but with our long experiences and continuous strive to optimize the testing approach and methodologies used

Our QA cost is as low as $3 / Hour and goes up to $45 / Hour depending on the location, skill set required for resources to perform the job, nature of work and business hours etc.

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