ImpactQA: One-Stop-Shop for all Your QA Needs Date:   Friday , December 05, 2014 Until recentlysoftware testing was considered to be an elephant in the room; acknowledged by everyone, but mostly ignored. However, over the last few years the IT landscape has changed and QA has taken the center stage. Although IT budgets show little or no growth (and in some cases a decline) the demand for software testing has been on the rise. Today the spending on QA/Testing is almost 26 percent of IT budget (a 40 percent increase in 2 years). Recent studies by NASSCOM and Gartner estimate the global testing services market to be $50 Billion and Indian testing market to be $13-15 Billion by 2020. Disruptions around technology adoptions in Digital Space will require new age software testing services and QA providers will have to gear up for that. \"Even today almost 90 percent of the web and mobile applications are not tested for security and performance. In fact, many CXOs do not even have a QA Strategy. For many companies, mostly start-ups and mid-sized firms, QA is still an afterthought. This is where we saw a huge market that was still untapped and thus ImpactQA was born,\" says Jyoti Prasad Bhatt (JP), Founder & CEO, ImpactQA. ImpactQA was incepted in the year 2010 to provide quality software to its clients. The company provides a gamut of software testing services ranging from Functional to Automation, from Performance to Security and from ERP Testing to Mobile App Testing. It provides end-to-end QA services throughout the SDLC; right from requirements testing to code analysis to testing the design. Not many QA organizations today focus on requirements testing and code analysis and that results in tremendously high Cost of Quality (COQ). ImpactQA consultants work with the clients and development teams in defining a Test Strategy. Across all verticals, the rich experts work on testing areas such as Mobile App, ERP Testing, White Box Testing and Test Consulting. The Initial Dilemmas Like any other startup, ImpactQA too faced the initial crunches of fund and resources. But their creative software solution offerings and persistent work culture helped them overcome these glitches. Most of the initial business came with word of mouth.Recently,ImpactQA joined hands with Icreon, a NY based software development firm, and that opened doors for ImpactQA to deliver an independent third party testing services to Icreon and their customers. Adding one more to the list, the company partnered with a Spanish firm (a leader in Static Testing and Code Analysis Tools) to provide end-to-end QA solutions to the customers and also help companies to get their code reviewed before it gets tested.This will help customers reduce QA cycles and time-to-market.In a nutshell, ImpactQA is one-stop QA &Testingshop, be it Test Consulting, Static or Dynamic Testing, Functional or Non-Functional Testing.Four years down the lane since inception, ImpactQA elbowed out one of India\'s top IT Companiesto win a QA contract witha Fortune 500 company. \"Hiring smart people and taking good care of them is always the top priority\", says JP. Star performers are periodically recognized, promoted up the ranks quickly and are compensated really well.\"We believe in working hard and playing harder and never miss out on an opportunity to let our hair down and go for outing and team get-togethers. We are a young and vibrant team and ImpactQA is a happening place,\" adds JP. Creating Niche Areas of Excellence in Software Testing Today,ImpactQA is a small enough organization to listen but big enough to deliver. Energetically and enthusiastically ImpactQA has the ability toreact to changes very quickly. The company has a very stringent hiring process andtheir applicant-to-hire ratio is 42:1. They also ensure that within6 months of joining,their people write international certification.As a result,today all their QA engineers are either CSTE or ISTQB certified and QA Managers PMP Certified. With a vision to be the market leader in providing innovative QA and Testing Solutions to the customers, the company focuses on niche areas like security testing, load/stress testing, mobile app automation and SOAtesting. The company has plans to strengthen its delivery by setting up more delivery centers onshore and near-shore to cater quality services to customers across U.S. and Europe. \"As we grow and mature as an organization, we wouldalign our QA and Testing strategy to TMM & CMM. There is a lot of business potential in the testing tools space (particularly test management and mobile automation) and at some point, we would like to develop our own tools,\" affirms JP. With a strong foothold the companystresses on concept of continuous investment on people, processes and tools. Exploring new possibilities of working with Middle East and other European companiesis also on the agenda. Panel: Offices: U.S., UK and India Services Offered: Functional Testing, Automation Testing, Performance Testing, Security Testing, Mobile App Testing, Code Analysis, ERP Testing, Test Process Improvement Key Management: Jyoti Prasad Bhatt, Founder &CEO JP is a graduate from prestigious NIT Allahabad, India and prior to setting up ImpactQA he worked in various leadership roles for clients like American Express, JP Morgan Chase, Toyota, Schneider Electric, CSFB, Virgin Group and FedEx. CEO Speak: Organizations today look for more than just staff augmentation. QA providers are expected not just to bring to the table specialized testing skills but also a thorough understanding of applications and business processes. Although the QA and Testing spending will continue to increase, the CIOs will be under pressure to measure the performance of QA function vis-a-vis the money spent. The Internet of things has changed the IT landscape dramatically and non-functional issues (performance, UI/UX and security) will attract more eyeballs than ever. The rush to put applications on the cloud would result in an increase in cloud testing and increased usage of cloud and virtualized testing environments. QA organizations will also be on the hook to innovate and improve their testing efficiency and show signs of growing maturity.