As a Senior Test Manager for a large UK based software company, you have been tasked with setting up an outsourced test facility in another country and another time zone. Test effort will be equally split between the UK and the outsourced test facility.
Which of the following factors is MOST LIKELY to lead to the success of the new working arrangement?
a. Introduce clearly defined lines of communication.
b Increase the use of informal test execution.
c Align the testing methodologies used at each site
d. Implement a weekly team meeting where reps from each site attend in person.
e. Increase the overlap of allocated testing tasks.
f. Introduce local defect management processes for each site.