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Info-Tech Research Group Publishes Six-Step Quality Assurance Approach for Modern Development Practices

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As organizations integrate Agile, DevOps, automation, and AI into their development workflows, they encounter unique challenges in maintaining high software quality. To address these issues, Info-Tech Research Group has published a blueprint that provides actionable steps for consistently delivering exceptional software. The research emphasizes the need for IT leaders to equip themselves with the right templates, technologies, and tactics, ensuring that QA activities meet the criteria for high-quality and successful solutions.

TORONTO, Aug. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ – With the rapid adoption of Agile and DevOps practices and a growing reliance on automation and AI, organizations face significant challenges in maintaining software quality. These evolving methodologies have reshaped the role of quality assurance (QA), making it simultaneously more complex and crucial in the current technological landscape. To address these pressing issues, Info-Tech Research Group has released its latest blueprint, Build a Software Quality Assurance Program. This data-backed resource offers comprehensive insights to help organizations and IT leaders define quality standards, align QA practices with business objectives, and consistently deliver high-quality software solutions.

“Quality assurance (QA) has undergone a significant transformation over the years, evolving from a step in the development lifecycle to a pivotal, integrated process throughout the solution delivery cycle,” says Bhavya Vora, research analyst at Info-Tech Research Group. “This shift reflects a broader understanding that QA is not merely a gatekeeper of quality but a strategic partner in ensuring software excellence and reliability.”

Info-Tech’s blueprint highlights that organizations are increasingly looking to invest in AI to automate QA processes due to industry hype. However, the adoption of AI involves significant organizational changes, and many current systems, processes, and roles are not yet ready to integrate these advanced technologies. Test requirements and scenarios have become broader and more complex, making manual testing insufficient to achieve the desired test coverage. Additionally, QA teams are struggling to keep up with new and evolving security risks, aggressive performance standards, constantly changing priorities, and misunderstood quality policies. These challenges underscore the critical need for a robust QA strategy, which Info-Tech’s research insights and advisory aim to address.

“Today, the emphasis is on a proactive QA approach that aligns with Agile methodologies and continuous improvement/continuous delivery practices, fostering a culture where quality is everyone’s responsibility,” explains Andrew Kum-Seun, research director at Info-Tech Research Group. “By leveraging advances in automation, AI, and machine learning, modern QA practices emphasize collaboration, early defect detection, and preventive measures to ensure product robustness.”

The firm emphasizes that when it comes to software quality assurance programs, IT leaders must standardize their definition of quality. It is essential to reach an organizational agreement on what attributes define a high-quality solution, accommodating both business and IT perspectives.

In Build a Software Quality Assurance Program, Info-Tech outlines a six-step approach for IT and the organizations they support to ensure quality is central to all organizational activities:

Achieve a Quality-First Vision: Integrate quality as a core development principle.

Delegate QA Responsibilities: Empower teams to embed quality at every stage of delivery.

Instill Cross-Functional Accountability: Encourage shared responsibility for quality across delivery roles and teams.

Build Your Fit-for-Purpose Toolbox: Deliver essential tools, templates, and resources for effective QA.

Embrace Collaboration and AI: Innovate QA with the latest trends and technologies.

Coach, Mentor, and Support: Foster growth, maturity, and change with training, knowledge sharing, and mutual assistance.

The comprehensive blueprint by Info-Tech offers IT leaders tools and insights that empower organizations to elevate their QA strategies. The firm explains that organizations can navigate the complexities of modern software development by aligning QA practices with business objectives, ensuring they are well equipped to handle evolving technologies and industry standards.

For exclusive and timely commentary from Bhavya Vora or Andrew Kum-Seun, experts in solution delivery, and access to the complete Build a Software Quality Assurance Program blueprint, please contact pr@infotech.com.

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Registration is now open for Info-Tech Research Group’s annual IT conference, Info-Tech LIVE 2024, taking place September 17 to 19, 2024, at the iconic Bellagio in Las Vegas. This premier event offers journalists, podcasters, and media influencers access to exclusive content, the latest IT research and trends, and the opportunity to interview industry experts, analysts, and speakers. To apply for media passes to attend the event or gain access to research and expert insights on trending topics, please contact pr@infotech.com.

About Info-Tech Research Group
Info-Tech Research Group is one of the world’s leading research and advisory firms, proudly serving over 30,000 IT and HR professionals. The company produces unbiased, highly relevant research and provides advisory services to help leaders make strategic, timely, and well-informed decisions. For nearly 30 years, Info-Tech has partnered closely with teams to provide them with everything they need, from actionable tools to analyst guidance, ensuring they deliver measurable results for their organizations.

To learn more about Info-Tech’s divisions, visit McLean & Company for HR research and advisory services and SoftwareReviews for software buying insights.

Media professionals can register for unrestricted access to research across IT, HR, and software and hundreds of industry analysts through the firm’s Media Insiders program. To gain access, contact pr@infotech.com.

For information about Info-Tech Research Group or to access the latest research, visit infotech.com and connect via LinkedIn and X.

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TPA Technologies Named A Workday Staffing Partner

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BOSTON, Jan. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — TPA technologies, a leading technology consulting firm, today announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), a leading provider of solutions to help organizations manage their people and money. This partnership will expand and enhance TPA technologies’ ability to deliver Workday-certified talent to organizations implementing the Workday platform.

To meet the growing needs of clients, TPA technologies expanded its team of Workday experts to help connect top talent with Workday support opportunities. Led by Michael Wrightington, who brings 10 years of expertise in supporting the Workday ecosystem, its practice continues to thrive. As a Workday Partner, TPA technologies will offer clients the ability to work with a trusted partner that understands their needs and can provide the team needed to support their implementation and use of Workday.

“The need for Workday certified professionals continues, and we have to adapt to serve our clients and consultants,” said TPA technologies president Dan Hinckley. “Our ability to understand technology challenges and find the talent needed to solve them is at the heart of our team.”

Workday Financial Management, Workday Human Capital Management (HCM), and Workday Adaptive Planning support a full range of financial and people-based processes that help provide real-time operational visibility along with the speed and agility to plan for and adapt to business growth and change.

For more information on TPA technologies’ Workday Practice, visit: https://tpatechnologies.com/solutions/workday-services/

About TPA technologies 
TPA technologies is a leading technology consulting firm serving the information technology needs of national and international clients seeking “Staffing Solutions.” TPA is headquartered in Boston MA. www.tpatechnologies.com

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Elsayed Talaat Appointed President & CEO of Universities Space Research Association

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Universities Space Research Association (USRA) announced today that Dr. Elsayed Talaat will join USRA as President and CEO, effective January 27. Dr. Talaat is an accomplished leader with a strong background in Atmospheric and Space Science and well-rounded experience with NOAA, NASA, and JHU/APL. Dr. Talaat has been responsible for programmatic and technical coordination with OSTP, the Department of Defense, other federal agencies, non-Federal agendas/industries, and international partners. Dr. Talaat was selected following an extensive national search undertaken by the USRA Board of Trustees, assisted by the executive search firm of Korn Ferry

Currently, Dr. Elsayed Talaat is the Director of the Office of Space Weather Observations at NESDIS, where he provides leadership and oversight in the development, acquisition, integration, installation, and acceptance of major system elements (spacecraft, instruments, launch services, and ground systems) for NOAA’s operational environmental satellite systems.

Before joining NOAA, Dr. Talaat was the Chief Scientist of the Heliophysics Division at NASA Headquarters. In this role, he directed overall development efforts for the Heliophysics space science program in Solar, Heliospheric, Magnetospheric, and Ionospheric, Thermospheric, and Mesospheric physics. Previously, he was a Program Scientist at NASA Headquarters where he served as Program Scientist for the Living with a Star mission and science line, grant research lines, and Heliophysics and Planetary missions.

Prior to joining NASA, he was Supervisor of the Earth and Planetary Atmospheres Section at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), where his research focused on developing remote sensing techniques and data analysis and modeling of geophysical and planetary phenomena.

 “We are excited to welcome Dr. Talaat as the next CEO of USRA. We firmly believe he is the ideal leader to guide the organization into its next phase of growth and success,” said Gen Lester Lyles, Chair of the Board of Trustees. “Dr. Talaat brings extensive leadership experience and a strong track record of success from his time at NOAA, NASA, and APL, which will enhance USRA’s credibility and collaboration with these key agencies and with our University Association. He has demonstrated an exceptional ability to build coalitions with both existing and prospective partners, always with a focus on addressing future customer needs. Additionally, his forward-thinking vision for leveraging USRA’s unique University Association value proposition positions the organization for continued success. We are excited to see how Dr. Talaat will build upon Dr. Isaacson’s remarkable legacy and drive USRA towards an even brighter future.”

Dr. Talaat received his Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering from the University of Washington, and a Master of Science and Doctorate from the University of Michigan in Atmospheric and Space Sciences. He has authored or collaborated on over 60 journal papers and over 250 conference papers.

About USRA

Founded in 1969, under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences at the request of the U.S. Government, the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) is a nonprofit corporation chartered to advance space-related science, technology, and engineering. USRA operates scientific institutes and facilities and conducts other major research and educational programs. It is an association with 121 university members. It engages the broader university community, employs in-house scientific talent, and offers innovative research, development, and project management expertise. More information about USRA is available at www.usra.edu.

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Neusoft Showcases Comprehensive AI-powered Solutions for Intelligent Mobility at CES 2025

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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Neusoft Corporation (Neusoft, SSE:600718), an industry-leading information technology, products and solutions company for global market, attended the Consumer Electronics Show 2025 (CES) and showcased a comprehensive range of intelligent automotive products, solutions and services powered by AI and driven by data. Under the theme “Dive In”, CES 2025 highlights the rapid advancement of AI technologies and their infiltration into various industries. Having launched its intelligent solutions strategy early last year, Neusoft attracted great attention at CES, demonstrating its steadfast commitment to global cooperation in driving the digital and intelligent transformation of the automotive industry.

At the exhibition, Neusoft showcased its intelligent cockpit systems, intelligent communication terminals, global navigation, AR-HUD, as well as its full-stack, all-domain automotive software engineering services. Among the highlights of Neusoft’s display was its OneCoreGo Global In-vehicle Intelligent Mobility Solution 5.0. With “One Map, One Sight, and One Store” product system, this innovative solution integrates Neusoft’s years of software technology expertise, its Navigation Product Family (Global Navigation, EHP, ISA, DR), AR For Car products, and global ecosystem partners’ resources, to build a comprehensive and intelligent one-stop solution, enabling global automakers to cater to the diverse mobility demands of users worldwide and deliver exceptional in-vehicle intelligent mobility experience.

As a key technology and innovation partner of automakers in the era of Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV), Neusoft possesses over 30 years of experience in automotive software R&D and provides a comprehensive range of automotive products, solutions and services to automakers & tier1 suppliers for their SDV transformation. With a global R&D and delivery network centered in China, Germany, Japan, US, and Malaysia, Neusoft’s automotive products and services have been applied to 1,800+ vehicle models, across 100+ countries, serving 50+ globally renowned automakers.

Looking into the future, Neusoft will stay aligned with the latest industry trends and evolving customer demands, continuously innovate in technology and products, collaborate with global ecosystem partners, to drive the mobility experience towards a future of unparalleled connectivity and intelligence.

For more information about Neusoft, please visit www.neusoft.com.

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