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by tweiler 6242 days ago
Where do you outsource to? How is the QA doing? Are you a startup or bigger company? Were there any growing pains associated with outsourcing the QA?
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an outsourcing company in india. QA is reasonable. larger company. growing pains, yes.

in my experience, one of the bigger issues we have is with the staffing cycle. the product is older and complicated. testing it isn't easy for someone unfamiliar with the industry as well as someone who has english as a second language. it takes time for any new team member to get adjusted.

on top of that, the turnaround on jobs in india is quite rapid, since their tech industry is (or, at least, was) growing rapidly. so its a constant cycle, new person -> learns -> experienced person -> quits -> new person