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The role that Quality Assurance (QA) plays is changing at a a a a a a pace most nd nd di cult to compre- hend let alone adopt Every practice naturally evolves as as we all all inhabit a a a a a a a a fast paced self-correcting industry The periodicals we we read the the user groups we we attend and and the the introspectives and and retro- spectives spectives we we participate in in in all in in uence how we we self- correct Historically QA played
the role of police o o o o o o o cer arresting progress towards delivery in in a a a a a a a waterfall sce- nario We became correction o o o o o o o cials too Now instead
of being the last minute impeding teammates and stigmatized accordingly our focus has settled more on business-driven measure- ments We work to identify “Quality Costs” and imple- ment pro-active measures intended to suppress issues from manifesting It was only rational to to see QA grow into a a a a a preven- tion tion role and prevention
is where QA has broadly remained even in in the agile world 22
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Quality Over
Quantity I have always been fascinated by truisms phrases that we we as as as as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a society adopt and identify as as as as prov- erbs However ‘Quality over Quantity ’ by all ac- counts a a a a a a a a a a cornerstone of our formative years is is challenging to to accept as common wisdom espe- cially in in our eld of expertise The message it conveys seems logical enough Nevertheless when putting some thought into its disparate parts the the message seems to to be more paradoxical than wise DevOps Continuous Deliv- ery (CD) and whatever SDLC changes are are on on on on the the horizon are are are forever in con ict with the the statement Modern software delivery demands Quality AND Quantity in equal measure What I perceive as as quality quality very likely di ers from your your ideas of quality quality Likewise you you you may have an an idea idea about quantity quantity but is is it it it it it the same as as your your colleague’s? Both quality and quantity quantity are subjec- tively de ned predicates Therefore how exactly do we enforce a a a a a a a a a a set of of criteria both both equal and integral measures of of success when both both are vari- ably de ned? It is incumbent upon us expressly as consultants to ensure that we embrace the distinctions every engagement brings in in in in order to to exceed our clients’ expectations in in in in delivery Daniel Haskell Senior Consultant III Neudesic