TESTING ACADEMY · A CEREARK Group capability Applied quality education since 2006
Quality consulting

Quality consulting that strengthens delivery.

Testing Academy combines learning with practical consulting when the problem is not only what people know, but how quality is designed, governed and executed.

From advice to operating change

Make testing measurable, governable and useful to decisions.

Our consulting services retain the practical heritage of Testing Academy while connecting to CEREARK's wider Quality, Risk & Assurance capability.

01

Quality & Test Health Check

Independent review of strategy, governance, process, roles, evidence, tools, environments, data and delivery risks.

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02

Test Function Design

Create or reset policies, operating models, roles, standards, governance, reporting and escalation routes.

Design the function
03

Programme Test Assurance

Independent challenge of plans, suppliers, readiness, defects, coverage, evidence and release confidence.

Strengthen assurance
04

Automation & Regression Strategy

Define what to automate, why, when, with what architecture and how value will be measured.

Review automation
05

Acceptance & Readiness Design

Strengthen UAT, OAT, business acceptance, cutover and go-live evidence around clear decision criteria.

Design readiness
06

Embedded Coaching

Work alongside teams and leaders to improve practice during live delivery rather than outside it.

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How we work

A report is not the end product.

We use analysis to create operating change. Recommendations are prioritised, owned, translated into practical controls and supported until they work.

1

Discover

Understand the decision, current state, risk and evidence.

2

Design

Define the proportionate target model and intervention.

3

Embed

Install practices, artefacts, roles and operating rhythms.

4

Assure

Check that the change works and remains fit for purpose.