Defining and implementing the project test strategy and approach
Define the test policy and approach for plan for projects in conjunction with the Project Manager and other parties involved in testing
Pull together all impacted test teams to form a project test team
Ensure the project test team is clear on the test approach and plan, their responsibilities and the timing of their involvement
Ensure that all relevant and impacted parties have been engaged in the definition of test objectives
Ensure test activities are identified to mitigate all test objectives
Document all the test activities in the project test strategy, and issue the project test strategy to timescale
Meet with the project / business to document which test activities are being performed and which test objectives the business accepts as risks
Coordinating project test activities
Act as the main point of contact regarding test issues for a project
Identify the need for test improvements and drive them into the project and related test activities
Attend project meetings as required and regularly track the progress of all test activities
Regularly review and update RAID (Risk, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) and the scope of testing (test objectives)
Issue the project test completion report to timescale
Conduct a testing Project Implementation Review (PIR) 1 month post go-live of the project – providing input into and taking actions from the Project PIR (co-ordinating all inputs from and actions to the relevant test teams)
Escalate project test issues to the project manager
Escalate project test lead issues to line management/Test Governance forum
Managing stakeholders, partners and supplier management
Communicate and maintain relationships with the impacted business, operational and technical teams (internal and external) throughout the delivery of projects
Ensure deliverables are agreed with external partners and that end delivery meets specification and contractual obligations
Represent testing considerations in partner selection and commercial discussions
Ensure all test results are clearly communicated to the relevant development teams
Assuring quality
Ensure the appropriate use of tools, metrics, and processes by projects and programmes
Review the efficiency of programmes and projects – ensuring that they are operating within their budget and time constraints – and contribute to optimization
Provide direction and support to programme/project managers on all aspects of testing
Ensure projects and programmes adhere to organization testing standards, and that the test partner is supported by the right levels of resources
Ensure testing issues and defects are escalated in a timely manner to the Project/Programme Manager and the Test Manager
Log all defects raised during QA, and track them until resolution
Primary skills required:
Knowledge of software quality assurance methodology.
Proficiency with requirements gathering tools.
Test Case Management
Defect Management and tracking
Manual Testing (hands on)
Excellent communication skills
Nice/Good to have:
Test Automation
Performance testing
Is any certification required?
ISTQB Testing certification (nice to have)
Agile methodologies (nice to have)
Total years of Experience:
5-7 years of relevant exp in testing – Manual
Educational Qualification:
Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
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