Collaborative Quality Engineering

I work with your team to design test infrastructure and quality processes they can own and evolve.

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Quality doesn’t come from team consensus—it comes from individuals taking ownership.

Test automation projects often begin with enthusiasm. Powerful tools make script creation easy. However, many fail to sustain momentum. When applications change, tests become outdated. The result? A neglected framework, low coverage, and releases plagued by uncertainty.

In my 15 years as a test engineer, I've witnessed this pattern repeatedly. From these experiences, I developed a methodology that anchors test automation within the team through effective collaboration.

This ensures reliable quality control and secures long-term investment in your test framework.

Services

Quality Process Design

A lean process with clear roles, enabling effective contribution from each discipline.

Strengths

  • Grounded in ISTQB Test Management best practices
  • Comprehensive methodology, proven in long-term projects

Test Framework Architecture

A blueprint for a modular, maintainable test framework that supports collaborative development.

Strengths

  • In-depth knowledge of open source and commercial tools
  • Experience with multi-year projects

Free AI Assessment

1

Discovery Call

Book a 30-minute call if you're looking for some quick advice/ideas, want to discuss working together or just to introduce yourself and what you're working on.

Free, no obligation

2

Free AI Assessment

AI promises a lot — but how exactly can it help in your specific testing context? In this workshop, we review your setup and discuss opportunities for AI-driven improvements.

You’ll get:

  • A summary of where AI can support your testing process today.

Free, no obligation

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Blueprint & Implementation Support

I work with your team to design test infrastructure and quality processes they can own and evolve — through a structured workshop series backed by a comprehensive methodology.

You’ll get:

  • A lean process with clear roles, grounded in ISTQB best practices.
  • A blueprint for a modular, maintainable test framework.
  • Practical guidance during implementation.
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Methodology

While every project is unique, my methodology provides a structured approach to collaborative test automation.

1. Clarify

Establish a clear test automation strategy.

Align, prioritize, scope

Outcome

  • Clarity
  • Focus
  • Confidence

2. Automate

Design and implement an initial version of the test framework.

Select tools, script, stabilize

Outcome

  • Shared understanding
  • Automation
  • Quality gate

3. Enable the Team

Make automation accessible to the team and enable them to contribute to the test suite.

Fit workflow, expose, enable

Outcome

  • Automation leverage
  • Increased test depth
  • Deployment gate

4. Establish Ownership

Create a structure for maintaining and evolving the test framework.

Define roles, allocate time, set rhythm

Outcome

  • Knowledge sharing
  • Change resilience
  • Operational harmony

5. Secure Growth

Demonstrate the value of test automation to leadership to secure investment and scale adoption.

Quantify, show impact, standardize

Outcome

  • Cross-team synergy
  • Environmental reliability
  • Extended test scope

Case Study

"An impressive 90% of our regression tests are automated using the «WTF». Moreover, with reusable automation steps, we can use it very flexibly. The «WTF» frees up space for our daily tasks."

Markus Wong — Senior Business Analyst, AXA Switzerland

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About Me

I used to be a lone coder, frustrated by shared code bases where poor quality was the norm because of a lack of ownership.

Then an interdisciplinary test automation project changed everything. Our diverse backgrounds helped us create an environment where everyone effectively contributed their expertise. We achieved test coverage far faster than anticipated, and the team energized me.

To replicate that success, I began developing my methodology for collaborative test automation. I had discovered my true passion wasn't just writing great code, after all, but being a facilitator for effective teamwork.

Contact

Inquiries

Peter Farkas
peter.farkas@testgroove.com

Address

TestGroove GmbH
Dättwilerstrasse 40D
CH-5405 Baden