Here is a draft of the allocation level with set of tasks and activities to be delivered during the Setup / Feature Sprints / UAT matrix.
QA main responsibilities in general:
Functional testing based on User stories Documenting of testing on the project in X-Ray - test cases, bug reporting, reporting of test results Retesting bugs after bug fixes Regression testing after bug fixes and new development Performing smoke tests after deployments to a partition Checking risks connected with testing of the solution Prepare test strategy for the solution Prepare and present functional demo for the customer during Feature Sprints Communication with PM, SA, CE, IE, BA and the customer to understand the user stories definition and the customer needs Reviewing Acceptance Criteria Test automation in Cypress - optional API testing in Postman - optional Basic Performance testing - optional Helping the customer with UAT preparation - optional
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Allocation level of QA analyst | Project maturity and recommendation | Preparation and Setup | Feature Sprints | UAT |
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Full time allocation (this should correspond to expected 1:2 ratio (1 QA Analyst for 2 CEs on the project)) | Pilot / New projects, full QA support for the customer is expected | stand-up meetings UAT intro with the customer SA, CE discussions - scope and solutions Integration and data testing document integration and data testing X-Ray preparation test plan and test strategy preparation
| stand-up meetings SA, CE discussions - user stories and AC discussions create test cases X-Ray usage testing according to test cases - positive cases testing according to test cases - negative cases, exceptions report bugs as sub-tasks Pfx project team communication communication with the customer about UAT preparation and testing related issues investigate bugs from customer sw demo for the customer (prepare and deliver) regression testing after bugfixes smoke testing before customer testing SPOC for the customer for all QA related issues
| stand-up meetings SPOC for the customer for all QA related issues Customer support (UAT testing) Smoke testing bug investigation and retesting
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Half time allocation (this should correspond to about 35% - 40% of CE allocation for QA Analyst) | Pilot / New projects, basic QA support for the customer is expected Risk: As we don’t expect using X-Ray in this option, it can be difficult to share our test cases with the customer. The customer can get some examples, but he should know our support in this will be limited. | stand-up meetings UAT intro with the customer Integration and data testing test plan and test strategy preparation
| stand-up meetings create test cases (no X-Ray usage expected) testing according to test cases - positive cases testing according to test cases - negative cases, exceptions report bugs as sub-tasks Pfx project team communication communication with the customer about UAT preparation and testing related issues regression testing after bugfixes smoke testing before customer testing
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12 hours a week (this should correspond to about 25% of CE allocation for QA Analyst) | Smaller project, QA Analyst will support internal Pfx team only, NO SUPPORT FOR THE CUSTOMER Risk: if the customer maturity in testing is low, without QA Analyst support it can lead to not prepared UAT tests, misunderstandings reported as bugs and project delay. | | stand-up meetings create test cases (just high level, to be used by internal team only) testing according to test cases - positive cases report bugs as sub-tasks Pfx project team communication regression testing after bugfixes - partly
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8 hours a week (this should correspond to about 20% of CE allocation for QA Analyst) | Smaller project, QA Analyst will support internal Pfx team only, NO SUPPORT FOR THE CUSTOMER Risk: if the customer maturity in testing is low, without QA Analyst support it can lead to not prepared UAT tests, misunderstandings reported as bugs and project delay. | | stand-up meetings (partially) testing according to user stories - positive tests only report bugs as sub-tasks Pfx project team communication
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4 hours a week - note this can be used just for next stage of existing project when QA Analyst was on the previous stage and therefore knows the project and the customer. DON’T USE THIS ALLOCATION FOR A NEW PROJECT! | Existing customer, ongoing project, small enhancements, no support to the customer Risk: For a new customer this option has no sense, it means NO QA Analyst on the project with all consequences as here there will be no QA support for the customer and for our internal Pfx team | | | |
