Blog Topic: Quality Assurance

What type of person is a Quality Control (QC) Tester? There are many kinds of professions out there. For instance, some people are movie critics, video game testers, teachers, scientists, mystery shoppers, food tasters, and stockbrokers. All of these occupations have something in common; looking for the best quality in a product.As a Quality Control Tester, one comparable occupation that comes to mind is an Exterminator. Both positions require someone who...

Quality Assurance and Quality Control are often seen as loathsome corporate entities, assigning blame, slowing down the production process with excessive control measures, and creating tons of “useless” documentation. This perception is unfortunately the result of years of bad corporate QA and QC implementation, where upper management groups impose policy (without process user input) to define adequate “Controls”, untrained or unqualified personnel...