Not taking a quality approach from the beginning can have severe consequences on the engineering process. You’re more likely to accrue tech debt and you won’t be able to focus as much on implementing new features. In this Tech in 2, Senior Consultant Nickalous Fulton shares three keys to successful quality engineering.
If you’re having a quality approach from the beginning, when you’re building something, then as time passes you’re going to be able to build on that very easily. You’re not going to accrue so much technical debt and you’re able to put much more focus on implementing new features.
Foster Engagement
Whenever you’re trying to encourage a quality engineering culture, the biggest thing you’re wanting is participation and engagement from anybody that’s involved in what you’re doing.
If you’re in a meeting then you know you should feel empowered to speak up on any concerns or questions you may have. Sometimes you may not necessarily understand something, but that’s okay. Go ahead and ask that question, because you’re just ensuring that you have the proper understanding of what’s going on.
Seek New Perspectives
Working in software, people come from a lot of different backgrounds. Just because you’re working as a business analyst, or a QA, that doesn’t mean that you also haven’t worked as a developer. You know people come and have very broad skill sets. Let them be involved in processes and meetings that they normally wouldn’t be. You can encourage them to wear a couple different hats. One of the keystones of quality engineering is encouraging people to contribute in any way that they can.
Integrate Resiliency Throughout
Whenever you try to integrate more resiliency from the beginning design, going forward that’s going to make things a lot more testable and sustainable on their own.. Whenever deep defects come about, you’re going to have a much quicker and better understanding of their origin and cause.
The end result of this would be a more uniform organization. You’re going to have a smoother transition and better throughput from your design, to your implementation, and to your certification. Which results in a much better delivery to the stakeholders and end user.
Adaptation in Software Modernization
Traditionally, capital investments were very concrete (ie building a factory on the river because you needed water to power the mill), but nowadays in software development, things are easier to change. In this Tech in 2, Director of Solution Engineering Jackson Stakeman shares why adapting your strategies to accommodate for change is key and why you should employ the Wayne Gretzky method of skating to where the puck is going to be.
Modernization in the Insurance Industry
Platform modernization is becoming an increasing priority for insurers, particularly for tenured insurers with legacy applications. In this Tech in 2, Client Services Partner John Suminski discusses the many benefits of modernizing in the insurance industry and why keeping applications current is so important.
Three First Steps to Cloud Modernization
Modernizing in the Cloud allows you to reduce tech debt and take advantage of the benefits of modern technology. In this Tech in 2, Principal AWS Consultant Jeff Pabian shares the three first steps you should take if you want to modernize in the Cloud.
How Sparq Uses Generative AI
Sparq began using generative AI tools in early 2023, when we started offering it to our customers as an option on their projects. In this Tech in 2, Chief Engineering Officer Janet Pierce shares where we've found the most success with AI, the productivity gains we're seeing and how other organizations can get started with it.