Rex Black Consulting Services | software testing experts
providing consulting, outsourcing, and software training

"Poor testing is one of the four leading causes of schedule and budget overruns and outright cancellation of projects." - Capers Jones, software quality industry expert and author, in his book Estimating Software Costs

Is your current software release on time? If not, can you explain why? What does your support team say about your most recent release? How much time and money have you spent on resolving last-minute defects discovered before release, or worse yet by your customers?

RBCS-AU offers customised consulting services that will not only help you answer these important questions, but also provide you with the tools and framework for managing a successful testing organisation. RBCS-AU’s consulting services include:

• Test Assessments
  Following Rex Black’s professionally-acclaimed book, Critical Testing Processes, we examine the twelve critical testing processes for effectiveness and efficiency, including defect detection and return on investment metrics. The assessment report will also list specific, prioritized recommendations, your roadmap for future test process improvement. Please click here for more information on our Test Assessment service.
  
  
• Quality Assessments
  RBCS-AU will evaluate and make recommendations for the best overall approach. This will ensure high quality deliverables, from requirements, design and code reviews to unit, integration, system, and acceptance testing. We also compare financial and project timelines of your current practices against the industry’s best practices.
  A typical assessment engagement involves about one week on-site, plus one week of off-site analysis and report preparation. Please click here for more information on our Quality Assessment service.
  
  
• Jump-Starts
  RBCS-AU provides short engagements that bring best practices into your test processes. All jump-starts enable you to introduce a new technique, approach, tool or process in your organisation quickly, bypassing common mistakes and pitfalls. E.g. implement a real Risk Based Testing approach allowing you to deal with schedule and budget constraints in a way that intelligently and transparently manages risk.
  A typical jump-start engagement involves anywhere from one week to two months of on-site services, generally include a blend of training, consulting, and hands-on mentoring on a pilot project.