How to Get Internal and External QAs Working Together Smoothly

External QA resources aren’t meant to replace internal QAs, but rather serve as a way to expand a team’s capabilities. Last week, Kristi Kaljurand, Testlio’s Senior QA Team Lead, and…

When to Hire Internal QAs and When to Seek External Resources

Quality assurance can be successfully handled in house and out of house. But how do you know which is the right move for your organization, and at what time? Today,…

How to Overcome Challenges with API Testing

API testing is a necessity for many apps today. Web servers, messaging queues, calls between different apps—all of these functions can make up the “logic tier” of testing, where multiple…

How Crayola has stayed the same since you were a kid

Testlio is ridiculously passionate about testing and quality. In this series, we celebrate brands that have embraced quality as a competitive advantage and explore how they consistently exceed customer expectations….

Video: What is QA, exactly?

Hey everyone — it’s time for the latest installment of my video blog, Kristel Answers. This week I’m tackling a question I get asked a lot: What is quality and…

QA in the Bay: Balancing Quality and Speed

We had a full house last night at QA in the Bay, our regular meetup for software developers and QA professionals. This meetup featured — in addition to free pizza,…

How to Recruit Exceptional QA Testers

The testing profession has no set college degree, career path or standard for skillsets, so how do you go about finding exceptional QAs? From innovative concepts like agile hiring and…

Fail Forward: The Secret to Succeeding with Weekly Releases

Releasing on a weekly basis no matter what is not an easy adjustment for most organizations to make. Even very small startups can become blocked and then stretch out their…

You Plus Initiative Minus Ego Equals an Unstoppable Career in Tech

Not all industries are created equally, which is why not all generic career advice applies. The tech industry is incredibly fast-moving, largely unpredictable, and an unexpected breeding ground for household…