Stepping up a gear for improved Quality Assurance

Radical changes in the IT market, such as the introduction of cloud computing services and the increased demand for mobility, are pushing organizations to require consistently reliable applications and infrastructure. This growing complexity is putting pressure on quality assurance teams. 

Mapping Trends in Quality Assurance and Testing

The 3rd Annual World Quality Report examines the state of Application Quality and Testing practices across the globe, as well as emerging trends that may affect the future of testing.

This year’s report provides valuable insight into topics such as:

• How companies’ IT investments and QA budgets have been affected by the economic recovery
• Shifting trends in QA outsourcing requirements and locations
• Emerging testing technology, methodologies, tools and processes
• How new technologies, such as cloud computing, may impact QA practices
• The growing role of Testing Centers of Excellence (TCOE)
• The effectiveness of collecting and applying quality assurance metrics to demonstrating value delivery.

About the Report

The World Quality Report aims to help organizations make more informed quality assurance and testing decisions. It is the result of ongoing collaboration between Capgemini, Sogeti and HP Software. The report is based on a global survey of more than 1,200 CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, IT directors/managers and quality assurance directors/managers from around the world The World Quality Report is the only major global report for application quality covering:

• Tools, technologies and processes
• The state of quality and outsourcing trends
• Industry-specific analysis
• Region-specific analysis