Releasing Unreliable Software Simply Isn't an Option

 

We’ll bet you know this from experience.  You probably wouldn’t be visiting us if you didn’t.  You remember all too clearly the increase in customer support calls and costs; the daily calls that drew your developers into support issues; the long hours; and the added difficulty of selling a product that has a damaged reputation.  You’ve been there – and you don’t ever want to go back.

 

Fortunately, There Is Never a Reason to Get into This Situation – or to Stay There

 

Good Software Testing pays for itself – and then some.  Money wisely spent on testing will generate much larger savings in tech support and will make your sales efforts much more fruitful.

 

Now all you have to do is to decide how you accomplish the testing you need – with in-house staff or with external help.

 

Some Amount of External QA Help Is Always Advisable

 

Whether your development team is too small to justify even one full time test engineer or you are running a development effort with dozens of engineers, you can always benefit from outside help.  For starters, in today’s economy, fully staffing any QA effort with full time employees is an unjustified risk.  The cost of recruiting really good software test engineers is very high.  Layoffs can be even more expensive – both immediately and in their less tangible effects on morale and increased recruiting and salary costs.

 

And even if you build an internal team and they become experts on your products, daily pressures will keep them from ever having the time to stay current on testing tools and techniques.

 

So wherever you are in your company’s history or your product’s life cycle, adding an external partner can fill in the gaps and raise the bar. And it can do so while insulating your valued team members from the ups and downs of the economy.

 

For External Testing Help, There Is Simply No Better Partner Than Provaré

 

Project-Based Engagements – When you work with Provare, you can forget having to read countless resumes and conduct interviews yourself. We listen to your needs and bid the job.  Then we take full responsibility for its completion relieving you of most of the management burden. You get the most cost-effective combination of our skills on every job.

 

Unmatched Experience and Expertise – Good software QA is engineering. We hire the top 10% of software quality engineers at all levels. Our engineers are literally an order of magnitude more productive than average “testers.”  Once here, they are challenged daily by the variety of products we test.

 

Cutting Edge Knowledge – Because the scope of our services is so focused, we can afford the time to stay current on testing techniques, tools, and technologies.

 

Adaptability – We can jump in at any point in your development - from concept to release - and immediately add value. And because we have worked with teams using every development model out there (or in some cases no development model) we will never disrupt your ongoing efforts.

 

Consistency – We often have less turnover than our customers’ full time staffs. Let that sink in a minute. Testing is often perceived as the job nobody wants.  But all of our test engineers are here because testing is what they want to do. Combine this with our training, education, and retention policies and you’ll have a trusted partner that you can depend on for years.

 

Unmatched Flexibility – No job is too large or too small. With Provaré, there are no required termination notices or cancellation fees. When you need us we’re there and when you say stop, we stop – regardless of what the PO or task order says.

 

Availability – We’re based in Atlanta. Our entire staff is in North America, so there is no 12 hour time difference to work around. And no language barriers either.  Documents and bug reports come to you ready for publication in your favorite technical journal.

 

You Can Pay More or You Can Pay Less, But You Can’t Get More for Your Money

 

We’ll admit it, you can get testing help for a lower per hour rate than at Provaré… or if you prefer, you can pay more. But if you judge us on reproducible bugs reported per dollar, you won’t find a better value. Period.

 

We’d love an opportunity to talk with you about how we can help improve the quality of your products starting today.