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SQS-UK is part of the SQS Group of Companies, the largest independent testing group in Europe.

We consider ourselves to be the market leaders and part of our philosophy is to be thought leaders and advocates for Testing and Quality Governance.

We believe that we add significant value to all our projects and help to improve the perception of the benefits that effective testing can bring to projects.

As thought leaders and advocates we make available survey results and statistics, information and benchmarking services free of charge. We also produce white papers to bring the latest thinking and information into the marketplace.

The perception of testing is that it is often considered a grudge purchase. It is often left to the end of a project and undertaken under extreme time pressures. Some projects even neglect to undertake any testing at all!

Cost of Not Testing Benchmark
To help understand better what this course of action could actually cost your company, our Cost of Not Testing Benchmark will work out for you, using your numbers, the real cost of failure to your project.

Testing can actually significantly reduce the overall cost of development and implementation of IT projects. Undertaken properly, testing reduces redevelopment costs by finding faults and errors at an earlier stage of development. A bug found at requirements stage is accepted to be 1,000 times less expensive to correct that a bug found at go live stage. more

Return on Investment Benchmark
All activities within IT Projects need to be seen to be adding value. Our Return on Investment Benchmark will enable you to see how much your project could save by applying effective testing practices. Simply complete the formula by adding your own costs of redevelopment and downtime and see the calculation change and work out your own return on the investment in efficient testing. more

Performance Assessment

Web Perspective 30-day free trial
Web Site Perspective is a completely outsourced, subscription-based service that enables you to measure Web site performance from multiple points on the Internet. As part of this 30 day free trial, you will receive:

  • Performance measurements of your designated URL from 10 major geographic areas
  • Comparative performance data from the Keynote Business 40 index so you can benchmark your performance
  • Daily reports via e-mail summarizing performance and failure rates for the last 24-hour period
  • Site-down and performance-based alarms by email or pager
  • Web access to detailed performance data in easy-to-interpret graphical and tabular formats

 

 

 

 

NO installation is required to get started right away. Simply tell us who you are, where you work, which URL to measure, and how we can contact you to let you know the passwords for accessing your performance data once your trial period has begun. Please email to request the free trial with the information above or you can call us on 01483 733119. We will not release any information about you to anyone else.

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Salary Survey
In association with ISEB, Scottish SIGIST and Ascend, SQS-UK commissioned the UK's only independent salary survey covering just the testing industry. The figures are therefore not confused by other sectors of the IT marketplace. No developers, no programmers, no IT support - just the testing market place.

The survey highlights financial and other rewards and breaks down by 13 geographic areas, by eight business sectors and by nine separate testing functions. Download a copy of the Salary Survey and compare your company. You can add your input to the next survey by filling in the Salary Survey Input here. All those taking part in the survey will automatically receive updates as they are undertaken.
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Testing Metrics Survey
The UK's first survey of the metrics achieved in the test process is a unique report that outlines the results from a questionnaire covering the implementation of testing strategies, the design and preparation of test cases, the number of defects found and where in the build cycle they occur and the Test Planning to Test Execution ratio.

22 statistics ranging from the amount of budget devoted to testing, through the number of test cases run per day to the ratio of developers to testers within projects are covered.

Download a copy of the Metrics Survey and benchmark your project. Take part in the next survey and we will keep you updated on future changes. Email and we will assist you in completing the questionnaire.
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