← Quality, Risk & Assurance
Know what has been tested, what the evidence proves and what risk remains
Test & Delivery Assurance
Test & Delivery Assurance examines whether testing is proportionate, complete, controlled and capable of supporting the decisions being asked of leadership.
Arrange a test assurance reviewThe problem
Green status can conceal untested scope, weak environments, poor data, unresolved defects, supplier self-assurance or evidence that cannot be traced to business risk.
What changes
Outcomes the engagement is designed to support
- Clear view of test coverage and evidence quality
- Independent challenge of supplier and workstream claims
- Transparent defect and residual-risk position
- Improved entry, exit and acceptance criteria
- Stronger release and go-live decisions
What the work can include
Core components
- Strategy and plan review
- Coverage and traceability assessment
- Environment and data readiness
- Defect and risk analysis
- Evidence sampling
- Assurance findings and recommendations
Engagement model
Proportionate to the decision and the risk.
Reviews can be rapid and targeted or form part of a longer independent assurance mandate.
CEREARK does not claim measurable improvement without a defined baseline and evaluation method. Evidence and acceptance criteria are agreed at the outset.
Begin with a consequential question