Quality Assurance
How does an organization assure quality? Imagine the end result if Toyota, the number one car maker in the world, only became concerned about the automobile quality at the end of the manufacturing process, when a car rolled off the assembly line.

It is common practice for competitors to set aside a significant amount of project time and money for QA and user acceptance testing (UAT) of the finished product as well as the subsequent rework that comes from these activities only after development is complete. How can quality possibly be assured if quality review inputs are evaluated once 90% of the money and time are used up? Solstice has developed processes and adopted best practices that begin assuring quality from the moment the bidding process begins. The heart of quality assurance is found in six broad areas:

• Trained, dedicated employees
• Strict coding discipline
• Pair programming
• Established design patterns
• Iterative development
• Test-driven development

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