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Apr 2017
Quality Assurance’s mission is to make Celfocus’ brand recognized for excellence, by being strict gatekeepers that ensure high quality delivery and robust solutions.
Celfocus’ Quality Assurance (QA) promotes an effective and efficient service delivery, by applying the expertise and knowledge acquired in the telecommunications industry and by optimizing technology and resources.
Solution Quality & Customer Satisfaction: Acting as an independent and impartial team, our attitude is focused on the quality assurance of our clients’ solutions.
Optimized testing efforts: Our expertise in the Telco Industry & Testing methodologies provide strong knowledge of where and what to test, to maximize effort return.
Quick project setup and timely deliver: Our customers leverage on our expertise, experience and proven testing assets.
2004 marks the beginning of the QA journey at Celfocus.
At this time there was ONE Celfocus tester in a major transformation project at Vodafone Portugal.
In 2006, a new challenge: deliver projects directly to Vodafone Portugal with the full delivery of their life cycle. Due to this new demanding process, the team increased.
At this point,
the demand had increased drastically and the Quality Assurance team became part of the Customer Services business unit.
Given Celfocus’ growth and increasing challenges, either by the relevance of the projects being delivered, or the Telecommunications market demand, Celfocus invested in professionalizing their structures. Thus, since the beginning of the year, 2017, Quality Assurance became an independent business unit.
Today, we are currently 100 people working towards quality deliverables and projects’ success.
When the QA team was created the main challenge was executing tests for our projects. The tests were mainly functional and manually executed. At this time, the team also executed performance testing.
Today our goal is to help Celfocus’ brand be recognized for its software excellence, by being the gatekeepers of High Quality Solutions’ Delivery
As a Business Unit, we have new challenges, namely aiming to be a revenue stream by delivering Quality Assurance projects directly to our customers. To reach these new challenge, we are working on a wide variety of initiatives among them:
Automation, Performance and Security Testing, fully aligned with other ongoing initiatives at Celfocus, like Devops.
Test Automation is the best way to speed release cycles, quickly test fixes, and rapidly change code in order to catch defects without delaying deployment. Once created, automated tests can be run over and over. While automation can be expensive in the short-term, it saves money in the long-term. Celfocus’ QA team created an automation framework, called ATF+, based on Keyword Driven approach that allows testers to create automated test cases, by reusing scripting. It also reduces the maintenance effort of the automation scripts, which is one of the hurdles of test automation.
In the majority of our projects, we have created automated tests to perform a set of regression tests, allowing us to execute those tests after the deployment of a new release, to check the existing functionalities and enable faster error detection.
Performance Testing comprises Load, Volume and Stress Testing. Our performance testers also include Soak/Endurance testing in the scope of their deliveries. This tells us how load can impact the system over an extended period of time.
In order to guarantee the success and best practices of the above-mentioned initiatives the Quality Assurance team has created a Testing Centre of Excellence
Amongst others, this structure is working on the following initiatives:
Our focus is to give our people all the necessary tools and means to deliver quality projects. We have provided a variety of training sessions, including ISTQB certifications.
The International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) foundation training and certification is done in house. However, the certified exam is warranted by Portuguese Software Testing and Qualifications Board (PSTQB).
Other recent training sessions:
BU meetings: Events that take place every 3 months, during 2 hours, normally finished with a cocktail.
The idea behind this type of events is to join the team and share what we have accomplished, a small briefing of the projects and news.
BrownBags: originated in the US, BrownBags are sessions known for their informal nature, which can happen in the workplace or not, typically during lunch, since “brown Bags” refer to paper bags where most Americans carry their lunch daily.
We have adopted the BrownBag methodology and opened doors to public communication, and better acquaintance of colleagues and projects, enhance Networking and Brainstorming, acquire and share knowledge.
Thus far, we have discussed the following topics:
Some sample replies that you get from programmers when their programs do not work:
Quality Assurance’s mission is to make Celfocus’ brand recognized for excellence, by being strict gatekeepers that ensure high quality delivery and robust solutions.
Celfocus’ Quality Assurance (QA) promotes an effective and efficient service delivery, by applying the expertise and knowledge acquired in the telecommunications industry and by optimizing technology and resources.
Solution Quality & Customer Satisfaction: Acting as an independent and impartial team, our attitude is focused on the quality assurance of our clients’ solutions.
Optimized testing efforts: Our expertise in the Telco Industry & Testing methodologies provide strong knowledge of where and what to test, to maximize effort return.
Quick project setup and timely deliver: Our customers leverage on our expertise, experience and proven testing assets.
2004 marks the beginning of the QA journey at Celfocus.
At this time there was ONE Celfocus tester in a major transformation project at Vodafone Portugal.
In 2006, a new challenge: deliver projects directly to Vodafone Portugal with the full delivery of their life cycle. Due to this new demanding process, the team increased.
At this point,
the demand had increased drastically and the Quality Assurance team became part of the Customer Services business unit.
Given Celfocus’ growth and increasing challenges, either by the relevance of the projects being delivered, or the Telecommunications market demand, Celfocus invested in professionalizing their structures. Thus, since the beginning of the year, 2017, Quality Assurance became an independent business unit.
Today, we are currently 100 people working towards quality deliverables and projects’ success.
When the QA team was created the main challenge was executing tests for our projects. The tests were mainly functional and manually executed. At this time, the team also executed performance testing.
Today our goal is to help Celfocus’ brand be recognized for its software excellence, by being the gatekeepers of High Quality Solutions’ Delivery
As a Business Unit, we have new challenges, namely aiming to be a revenue stream by delivering Quality Assurance projects directly to our customers. To reach these new challenge, we are working on a wide variety of initiatives among them:
Automation, Performance and Security Testing, fully aligned with other ongoing initiatives at Celfocus, like Devops.
Test Automation is the best way to speed release cycles, quickly test fixes, and rapidly change code in order to catch defects without delaying deployment. Once created, automated tests can be run over and over. While automation can be expensive in the short-term, it saves money in the long-term. Celfocus’ QA team created an automation framework, called ATF+, based on Keyword Driven approach that allows testers to create automated test cases, by reusing scripting. It also reduces the maintenance effort of the automation scripts, which is one of the hurdles of test automation.
In the majority of our projects, we have created automated tests to perform a set of regression tests, allowing us to execute those tests after the deployment of a new release, to check the existing functionalities and enable faster error detection.
Performance Testing comprises Load, Volume and Stress Testing. Our performance testers also include Soak/Endurance testing in the scope of their deliveries. This tells us how load can impact the system over an extended period of time.
In order to guarantee the success and best practices of the above-mentioned initiatives the Quality Assurance team has created a Testing Centre of Excellence
Amongst others, this structure is working on the following initiatives:
Our focus is to give our people all the necessary tools and means to deliver quality projects. We have provided a variety of training sessions, including ISTQB certifications.
The International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) foundation training and certification is done in house. However, the certified exam is warranted by Portuguese Software Testing and Qualifications Board (PSTQB).
Other recent training sessions:
BU meetings: Events that take place every 3 months, during 2 hours, normally finished with a cocktail.
The idea behind this type of events is to join the team and share what we have accomplished, a small briefing of the projects and news.
BrownBags: originated in the US, BrownBags are sessions known for their informal nature, which can happen in the workplace or not, typically during lunch, since “brown Bags” refer to paper bags where most Americans carry their lunch daily.
We have adopted the BrownBag methodology and opened doors to public communication, and better acquaintance of colleagues and projects, enhance Networking and Brainstorming, acquire and share knowledge.
Thus far, we have discussed the following topics:
Some sample replies that you get from programmers when their programs do not work:
Quality Assurance’s mission is to make Celfocus’ brand recognized for excellence, by being strict gatekeepers that ensure high quality delivery and robust solutions.
Celfocus’ Quality Assurance (QA) promotes an effective and efficient service delivery, by applying the expertise and knowledge acquired in the telecommunications industry and by optimizing technology and resources.
Solution Quality & Customer Satisfaction: Acting as an independent and impartial team, our attitude is focused on the quality assurance of our clients’ solutions.
Optimized testing efforts: Our expertise in the Telco Industry & Testing methodologies provide strong knowledge of where and what to test, to maximize effort return.
Quick project setup and timely deliver: Our customers leverage on our expertise, experience and proven testing assets.
2004 marks the beginning of the QA journey at Celfocus.
At this time there was ONE Celfocus tester in a major transformation project at Vodafone Portugal.
In 2006, a new challenge: deliver projects directly to Vodafone Portugal with the full delivery of their life cycle. Due to this new demanding process, the team increased.
At this point,
the demand had increased drastically and the Quality Assurance team became part of the Customer Services business unit.
Given Celfocus’ growth and increasing challenges, either by the relevance of the projects being delivered, or the Telecommunications market demand, Celfocus invested in professionalizing their structures. Thus, since the beginning of the year, 2017, Quality Assurance became an independent business unit.
Today, we are currently 100 people working towards quality deliverables and projects’ success.
When the QA team was created the main challenge was executing tests for our projects. The tests were mainly functional and manually executed. At this time, the team also executed performance testing.
Today our goal is to help Celfocus’ brand be recognized for its software excellence, by being the gatekeepers of High Quality Solutions’ Delivery
As a Business Unit, we have new challenges, namely aiming to be a revenue stream by delivering Quality Assurance projects directly to our customers. To reach these new challenge, we are working on a wide variety of initiatives among them:
Automation, Performance and Security Testing, fully aligned with other ongoing initiatives at Celfocus, like Devops.
Test Automation is the best way to speed release cycles, quickly test fixes, and rapidly change code in order to catch defects without delaying deployment. Once created, automated tests can be run over and over. While automation can be expensive in the short-term, it saves money in the long-term. Celfocus’ QA team created an automation framework, called ATF+, based on Keyword Driven approach that allows testers to create automated test cases, by reusing scripting. It also reduces the maintenance effort of the automation scripts, which is one of the hurdles of test automation.
In the majority of our projects, we have created automated tests to perform a set of regression tests, allowing us to execute those tests after the deployment of a new release, to check the existing functionalities and enable faster error detection.
Performance Testing comprises Load, Volume and Stress Testing. Our performance testers also include Soak/Endurance testing in the scope of their deliveries. This tells us how load can impact the system over an extended period of time.
In order to guarantee the success and best practices of the above-mentioned initiatives the Quality Assurance team has created a Testing Centre of Excellence
Amongst others, this structure is working on the following initiatives:
Our focus is to give our people all the necessary tools and means to deliver quality projects. We have provided a variety of training sessions, including ISTQB certifications.
The International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) foundation training and certification is done in house. However, the certified exam is warranted by Portuguese Software Testing and Qualifications Board (PSTQB).
Other recent training sessions:
BU meetings: Events that take place every 3 months, during 2 hours, normally finished with a cocktail.
The idea behind this type of events is to join the team and share what we have accomplished, a small briefing of the projects and news.
BrownBags: originated in the US, BrownBags are sessions known for their informal nature, which can happen in the workplace or not, typically during lunch, since “brown Bags” refer to paper bags where most Americans carry their lunch daily.
We have adopted the BrownBag methodology and opened doors to public communication, and better acquaintance of colleagues and projects, enhance Networking and Brainstorming, acquire and share knowledge.
Thus far, we have discussed the following topics:
Some sample replies that you get from programmers when their programs do not work:
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