Xpanxion’s rural hubs offer US-based business understanding, software development lifecycle expertise, and independent software testing locations. The rural locations have the ability to operate more cost-effectively than urban centers and attract dedicated, high-caliber employees. Xpanxion’s rural QA leadership acts as a focal point for distributed development teams. Rural QA centers are located in Kearney and Loup City, Nebraska, and Ames, Iowa.
Benefits of Rural Sourcing
- Elimination of language and time zone barriers
- Risk abatement against pure offshore
- Competitive cost structures against pure local
- On-site visibility/capability (ability to be onsite in hours)
- Cultural bridge and understanding of US business
- Stability of resources; low turnover
- Strong focus on Project Management in QA approach
- Creation of US jobs builds employee and corporate morale
- Centralized quality assurance approach
- Promotion of quality driven development through thorough processes
- Accelerated testing cycles
- Tighter quality controls over offshore teams
- Dedicated team member facilitates communication between developers, QA teams, and users
- Scalable structure allows for rapid ramp-up of resources to meet demanding schedules
- Use of proven QA industry best practices that are built around clients’ standards, applications, and tools (CMM Level 4 certified company)
Rural Services
Xpanxion’s rural locations provide a complete range of software quality assurance services, enabling QA involvement from initialization to project completion.
Standard services:
- Test Strategy
- Test Plan
- Test Case Creation
- Test Execution
- Defect reporting & management
- Test result summary reporting
Expanded services:
- Test Automation
- Development
- Project/Product Management
- Back-end Database & ETL
- Mobile Testing
- QA with Client Development
- QA with Xpanxion Development
Rural sourcing at a Glance
- Skilled QA analysts at a fraction of onsite costs
- Time zone and language advantages
- Emphasis on understanding business needs
