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01/03/2008

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5 Common Bottlenecks in Software Development
As we can conclude from our experience in providing Software Testing and Quality Assurance services there are several potential bottlenecks in software development. Our overview of these delayed-action mines will give you an early warning. Plus, we also offer professional advice on avoiding them.

If you are facing a problem that is not in our list, report it to our QA manager, and we will provide you with a prompt solution.


Missed deadlines

It's the most common bottleneck and the customer is frequently faced with it at the last stage of the project. As a result, this considerably shifts plans on project implementation and launch. Many projects suffered from this bottleneck which postponed their start for an average of 14-60 days.

HOW TO AVOID

The best way to avoid missing deadlines is through simultaneous development and testing. Why wait to adjust software to make it client-friendly, bug-free and correspondent to your business needs? (See the advantages of simultaneous development and testing.)

Down-the-road evaluation of your real project status and understanding of hazards can prevent many potential flops and safeguard meeting your deadline.

Consistent simultaneous development and testing allows the customer:
  • To track progress slowdown to be able to take immediate actions
  • To spot the problems that hamper the flow
  • To see if the project development adheres to the previously agreed schedule
  • To estimate the real project quality and prevent the stabilization delay
  • To properly estimate how much more time is necessary to complete the project
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Overbudget project cost

Your project is overbudget? Project expenses are increasing? You have to pay more than you planned because development is taking more time?
The problem of increased cost and project duration is very common.

HOW TO AVOID
  • Initial investing in QA processes that go simultaneously with project development reduce your costs by 30-60%.
  • The real project quality and progress status will enable you to prevent any project delay and avoid extra expenses.
  • Independent third-party audit will motivate your development team to keep to the project deadlines and milestones.
  • Outsourcing testing services will save you a lot of expenses on establishing your own testing lab, recruiting and training personnel, and acquiring hardware and software.

A1QA offers you a variety of testing solutions, and you can either sign up for the whole package or choose the types of tests necessary for your application.

Report this bottleneck to our Technical Support and get a Free consultation.

Incorrect project progress or project quality information from the software development team

Unexpected changes in the project flow? Shifting your project release to a later date? The quality of implementation is not up-to-date? You spend lots of time on testing your application quality?

Usually these questions arise at the final stage of the project implementation. To early recognize these bottlenecks, it's necessary to have extensive experience in software development.

HOW TO AVOID

With the help of A1QA you will be able to see behind the scenes of your project implementation.

Permanent Quality Control and Project Status Evaluation will give you a full view of your project progress with minimal time frame deviations. Besides, independent third-party audit and testing will motivate your development team to keep up with the project deadlines and milestones.

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Your end-product is not of the reported quality, and now you deal with end-users' negative feedbacks

How can you trace your product quality on the go? How to make sure that your project implementation will flow exactly the way it was supposed to?

It's extremely important to test your project quality before launching your project.

HOW TO AVOID
  • To ensure high quality of your application, it's necessary to execute final testing and project assessment. For this purpose A1QA offers you the Quality Assessment service.
  • Having outsourced the evaluation of your project to an independent QA team, you won't have to test your product yourself – you trust our professional Testing Team expertise instead.
  • Such independent project evaluation will give you additional influence over your development team in case of any defects and variances. As a result, you will benefit from having your application debugged and fixed by your development team at no extra cost.
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Your end-product does not meet your initial business requirements

The end result falls short of your expectations? Your business objectives are not met? You need to have some parts of the project redone?

HOW TO AVOID
  • It is vital to make functional specifications and detailed and clear formulation of your requirements at the initial stage of your project implementation.
  • It is necessary to test your functional documentation and prototypes. A mistake or a defect found at this stage will prevent 10 faults at the development stage.
  • Simultaneous development and testing will enable you to stay updated on your project implementation and keep an eye for any deviations from your initial requirements.

The QA team is a mediator between the development team and the customer that optimizes communication and ensures high end-product quality.

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