It is commonplace that the breath of responsibilities involved in the software development lifecycle will include:

• Business Analysts
• Project Managers
• Developers
• QA Testers

The project resource allocation depends on the complexity of the project, the scale, the risks, the development methodology, the skill and experience of the developers, and other factors.

It is best practice to have clear separation between developers and the QA test function however it is increasingly more important that your QA tester will also possess a strong development background. 

Depending on the client environment, it may not always be cost justifiable to maintain an in-house software testing environment and therefore consideration is often given to contract QA testing or outsourcing as a viable proposition.

IPSUS Technologies have a panel of qualified and experienced Software quality professionals who can be contracted into the client environment to deliver the QA function.