QA consulting
When to turn to quality assurance consultancy services
Poor software quality
We design a comprehensive, systematic QA process to help you eliminate quality issues and bottlenecks.
Structural changes in the company
The a1qa team looks into legacy workflows and suggests how to best reshape them to fit into the transformed environment.
In-house QA underperformance
We review and fine-tune existing QA practices of organizations to ensure that quality requirements are met.
High testing costs
Our consultants optimize your spending on software QA without compromising on the quality of products or frequency of releases.
Adoption of new methodologies
We identify top ways of retrofitting testing infrastructures in line with continuous testing, SAFe, Agile, and TDD engineering practices.
a1qa’s quality assurance consulting process
1. Discovery
The a1qa team starts with the following:
- Interview key stakeholders
- Analyze current workflows and practices
- Determine deficiencies and their root causes
2. Strategy formulation
Next, our consultants proceed to:
- Decide on the QA practices to be replaced or introduced
- Identify the testing toolkit fit for purpose
- Draw up a transformational roadmap
3. Implementation & transformation
We offer three distinct engagement modes for the final stage:
Full-on implementation by a1qa
- Joining your QA team to implement full-scale transformation
- Introducing new tools and solutions
- Monitoring their performance
- Educating your staff about the reformed processes
- Addressing any arising issues
Shared responsibility
- Cooperating with your in-house QA team to adopt continuous changes
- Taking on the agreed scope of tasks
- Providing actionable recommendations to the team
Post-implementation support
- Looking into the performance of reformed QA workflows on request
- Assist in addressing any occurring bottlenecks and errors
Building a culture of quality through QA consulting
Our QA consulting specialists help teams adopt shift-left testing practices that foster quality monitoring from the outset of development, ensuring faster feedback, fewer defects, and more reliable releases. For companies navigating Agile and DevOps transformations, this shift marks a critical milestone, boosting velocity, strengthening stakeholder confidence, and enhancing business agility.
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Team bonding
The effects of QA consulting
By bringing QA consultants with 20+ years of experience in projects across 10+ industries and leveraging time-tested approaches from TMMi, ISTQB, ISO/IEC 29119, TPI, and others, we create consistent QA standards, enhance team capabilities, drive measurable quality improvements at scale, and help derive the following benefits:
Refined software testing strategy to meet quality gates and align solutions with industry standards.
Up to 40% shorter testing cycles only through a1qa’s suggested process improvements.
Improved alignment between QA and executive leadership, resulting in advocacy for new QA strategies, budget approvals, and stronger positive QA influence on delivery outcomes.
Enhanced end-product quality and higher customer satisfaction level, as demonstrated by successful consulting engagements with 40+ clients, where shift-left consulting and implementation led to significant quality improvements and elimination of critical production defects.
Testing infrastructure setup and optimization (tracking systems, testing environments).
Proven 45% cost savings in migration testing for 20+ clients — a part of a broader impact on optimizing software development, QA, and compliance-related costs.
More effective workload planning and collaboration between units involved in the SDLC.
Accumulation of best testing practices and continuous upskilling of in-house teams.
Transparent, measurable, and controllable QA processes built from scratch, confirmed by 300+ real-world successful projects.
Enhanced prioritization of features and faster resolution of defects throughout the entire SDLC acknowledged by all our clients.
Why a1qa?
Talent-driven staffing policy
a1qa employs over 1,100 full-time QA professionals, possessing in-depth experience in numerous industries and testing disciplines. At our proprietary QA Academy, we help our employees broaden their knowledge, acquire and practice up-to-date skills.
Diverse experience
As a software quality assurance consulting company, we have been implementing both manual and automated testing workflows, optimizing software testing and management processes, and adapting Agile methodologies for QA for almost two decades now.
The culture of excellence
Being an ISO 9001 certified company, we master process maturity and provide expert advisory services and constantly apply best practices to help clients get confident in the software quality.
Advanced technical competencies
We bring deep expertise in AI and apply it where it makes sense in QA, from intelligent test automation to anomaly detection and predictive defect analysis, enabling smarter, faster, and more adaptive quality processes for modern delivery pipelines.
Frequently asked questions
QA consulting aims to optimize your quality assurance processes, identify bottlenecks, and implement testing strategies often supported by automation that enhance software quality and delivery efficiency.
Opting for QA consulting services, your organization can optimize testing strategies, improve collaboration among teams, speed up product releases, and enhance customer satisfaction.
a1qa offers deep expertise and a structured three-step approach: Discovery (assessing existing workflows and identifying root causes of issues), Strategy formulation (developing a detailed roadmap for improving QA practices), and Implementation & transformation (either fully implementing recommended changes, sharing responsibility, or providing post-implementation support).
a1qa provides multiple collaboration modes to meet varying business needs, including full-on implementation by the a1qa team, shared responsibility with your in-house team, and post-implementation support for ongoing refinement of QA practices.