Engineering Quality Since 1994

Delivering flawless software experiences through innovative quality assurance for more than 30 years

Is your eCommerce website ready for Black Friday?

Join QA Consultants and Chief Performance Engineer James Pulley for a live, timely webinar discussing the greatest pitfalls facing eCommerce sites during large load events and how to avoid them.

Unleashing the power of software innovation for organizations

Our clients include global, digital-first enterprises to startups – through reliable and trusted software.

We are QA Consultants. 

The Value of Prevention in Quality Assurance: QA Spend is Always Justifiable After an “Incident”

In this direct response to the Crowdstrike incident in mid-July, QA Consultants engineers explore possible causes for the incident, as well as quality assurance best practices to protect against and prevent future similar events.

The Value of Prevention in Quality Assurance: QA Spend is Always Justifiable After an “Incident"

QA Consultants named a Product Challenger by ISG

ISG – a leading global technology and advisory firm – named QA Consultants a Product Challenger for Application Quality Assurance in its 2024 Provider Lens report.

QA Consultants acquired by ALTEN

QA Consultants is now powered by ALTEN – a global leader in both outsourced engineering and R&D and IT services with more than 57,400 employees in nearly 30 countries.

The Book on Testing is now available

Authored by Alex Rodov, CEO and founder of QA Consultants, this book leads the reader on a tour of the software testing landscape exploring what happens when testing isn’t done properly. Improve your testing strategy with your complimentary copy of the book.

QA Consultants Wins BIG Innovation Award

QAC Wins BIG Innovation Award for its role in Project Arrow – Canada’s first zero emissions concept vehicle.

Alex Rodov, CEO, honored by WAPS

Alex Rodov, CEO, named a fellow in the World Academy of Productivity Science.

About Us

Digital and Quality Engineering Innovator

QA Consultants offers software quality assurance solutions for organizations of all scales, including enterprise and startup customers, as well as full-service management of quality assurance and engineering programs. For almost 30 years, it has delivered over 12,000 mission-critical projects in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors with more than 57,000 employees globally. In 2023, the firm was acquired by the global technology giant, ALTEN. 

Industries We Work In

We create reliable and trusted software experiences, unleashing the power of innovation for tech-first innovators, across a broad range of industries from automotive to media to aerospace, government, retail and beyond. 

Government

Today, government agencies are defining the future and baseline standards as it relates to technology, delivery, access, and more for its citizens, employers, and employees. Through regulatory action and oversight, private industry and government agencies embrace mission-critical projects with the duty to protect and service its citizens despite declining human and financial resources. We empower government agencies to embrace and implement emerging technology to meet these challenges head-on with predictability, reliability, and a high-level of service.

Aerospace and Aeronautics

Mission-critical industries, including aerospace and aeronautics, are highly dependent on the software behind them. QA Consultants and ALTEN have a 30-year history of supporting the biggest companies in these industries, as well as their suppliers, with engineering and software quality  services that improve time to market and reduce risk through complex solutions, including AI and automation.

Transportation

Today’s transportation technologies, inclusive of aviation, automotive, and rail, are highly dependent on the software that moves them. QA Consultants and ALTEN have a 30-year history of supporting the biggest companies in these industries, and their suppliers, with engineering and software quality. From infotainment systems to connected vehicles to supply chain management and eCommerce, our services improve time to market, reduce risk through complex solutions including AI and automation.

Insurance, Finance & Banking

Engineering quality across the software development lifecycle for professional services firms, including banking, finance, and insurance firms, QA Consultants supports tech-first organizations with a mix of services ranging from system implementations, cloud conversions, integrations, and more.

Energy

Power up the digital stack that delivers the critical resources to keep us all moving, working, learning, playing, and more. When it comes to energy and utilities, consumers often underestimate their reliance on them until there’s an issue – an outage or diminished service. And the providers will be the first to know about it. By taking a digital- and quality-first approach to infrastructure and the systems that run them, QA Consultants supports energy and utility companies to deliver more reliable and cost-effective service.

Healthcare and Life Sciences 

Healthcare has seen significant transformation and risk for modern healthcare systems and life sciences organizations to comply with growing regulatory and technology requirements. In support of these systems, policy administration, regulation, and integration are critical aspects for quality in healthcare today, as well as for medtech development and implementation. For over 30 years, ALTEN has supported the world’s largest health systems, including Lilly, Medtronic, Rosche, TEVA, Abbott, for validating systems, quality control, and more, to meet organizational goals, improve patient outcomes, protect reputations, reduce risk, and improve medtech’s time to market.

Retail

Never has one industry faced so much disruption than retail has in the past twenty years. From the eCommerce revolution to same-day delivery technology, COVID impacts, supply chain shortages, and more, the world is watching for what’s next in retail. QA Consultants prepares retail clients with the latest trends, tech, best practices, and solutions to propel product launch, reduce abandonment, decrease revenue loss, improve velocity, improve time to market, meet accessibility guidelines, maximize software security, and elevate quality. With a dedication to delivering a flawless consumer experience and increasing value for overall IT and QA spend, QA Consultants maximizes software performance, security, quality, and accessibility to achieve desired return on investment — whether you’re launching a national promotional campaign or developing, selling or implementing new software.

Communications, Media, & Technology

Technology’s evolution and integration into every industry, business, and household brings significant challenges – not only for providers, developers, and manufacturers, but it also poses issues for the end user of the software.

Our quality engineers work the latest innovative tech and approaches for national and regional telecom providers, media entities, entertainment creators and distributors, software and technology entities, as well as adjacent suppliers, to ensure consumer devices – and the infrastructure that connects us all – delivers a reliable, secure, scalable, and flawless experience.

Services We Provide

In today’s technologically advanced world, quality assurance is vital for continuous operations, application development, systems integration, software security, scalability, functionality, velocity, and more. QA Consultants is focused on reducing the amount of testing, whether clients are  building or buying or implementing or configuring software, by improving the quality of software across six practice areas and distinct services that help our clients achieve:

  • Value for Quality
  • Reduction in Cost of Quality
  • Improvement in Software Development Velocity

Performance Engineering

Creating value through software performance tuning and analysis and improved user experiences.

Quality Engineering

Focusing on reducing costs and improving efficiency with design, automation, and DevOps.

Application Security

Mitigating your risk across the digital landscape to pre-emptively block attacks.

Accessibility

Preparing your websites, apps, software, and your entire digital stack to be accessible for all end users.

Advisory

Assessing, advising, and solving complex digital engineering challenges with 30+ years of quality, performance, and security expertise.

Achieving Positive Results

and organizational outcomes for our clients, while exceeding expectations, including:

  • Empowering brands to achieve their vision

  • Enabling innovators to build better products and software

  • Supporting organizations with large-scale enterprise software implementations

  • Solving complex quality and software performance issues

  • Achieving regulatory compliance

  • Creating ideal online consumer experiences

Artificial Intelligence

Embracing AI-assisted technology, backed by human expertise, to achieve maximum efficiency and outcomes across the digital landscape.

Blockchain

Implementing crypto technologies and encouraging adoption through innovative, quality engineering solutions.

IoT

Optimizing the IoT ecosystem through end-to-end software (UI & firmware) quality and performance engineering, testing, and certification services.

Emerging Technologies

Investing in the future of quality for configurable systems, connected vehicles, robotics, and more through industry-leading research and development.

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    We develop experiences for our clients that empower them to achieve their vision and fulfill their purpose

    Case Study

    IHI Terrasun Solutions Automated Test Solution

    IHI Terrasun Solutions is an energy storage system solutions provider that engaged QA Consultants to aid in the design, implementation, and maintenance of an automated test solution for their Byrd Ranch program.

    Case Study

    SAWS Public Utility Assessment

    “San Antonio Water System, one of the region’s largest public utilities, selected QA Consultants to provide an independent and holistic look into our software quality assurance function.

    Case Study

    MedTech Robotics UI Test Automation Maturity Assessment

    A surgical robotics company selected QA Consultants due to its deep software test automation capabilities and online case studies demonstrating successful outcomes and positive recommendations. The high-stakes, comprehensive test automation maturity assessment evaluated the surgical robotics company’s current state of automation, such as the discovery of artifacts, tools, processes, and skills.

    Case Study

    Canadian-Based Government Agency Accessibility Study

    This Canadian-based government agency is committed to ensuring that its digital platforms and services are accessible to all users, including those with disabilities. The agency engaged QA Consultants to provide a detailed accessibility audit for its constituent-facing website.

      Research

      to shape the future of software and product development for future generations

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        Unlocking Success: Evaluate Maturity Level with Maturity Assessments

        “Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, and skillful execution. It represents the wise choice of many alternatives.” – Will A Foster These days phrases like quality assurance and quality control (testing) are used interchangeably. However, it is important to make a distinction between the […]

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        The Continued Business Case for Test Centres of Excellence 

        Over the past few years, IT departments (and their business sponsors) demand better performance at lower cost from their testing vendors. This higher bar is being driven by strategic imperatives to reduce time to market, enhance application and service quality, and improve the return on investment of IT activities. Testing has come under scrutiny since […]

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        The Value of Prevention in Quality Assurance: QA Spend is Always justifiable after an “Incident” 

        Justifying spend on quality engineering and software testing is a constant struggle for technology-first organizations. The risks are significant, but the value is often misunderstood — perhaps more than misunderstood. In fact, it is often prioritized lower than producing more code or features. As leaders and veterans in the software quality world, we see this […]

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      We collaborate with industry innovators who help us deliver on our brand promise and client quality assurance goals and objectives

      United States Air Force
      Adobe
      Apple
      Oracle
      SAP
      BMW
      Nissan
      Fidelity
      BMO
      Amica
      Avesis
      Canadian Tire
      Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited
      HCMWorks
      Jewelers Mutual
      PCL Construction
      Toronto Hydro
      VMLY&R
      WSIB Ontaria
      Wyse Meter
      Zulu Alpha Kilo
      ivari
      Salt XC
      OpenText
      RBC
      Royal Canadian Mint
      The Salvation Army
      Toyota
      University of Guelph
      Accord Financial
      Digital.ai
      TEAM Software
      Hello Fresh
      Accenture
      National Post
      Loblaw
      Deloitte
      OnX Canada
      Hitachi
      Hyundai
      Audi
      Air Miles
      Advent
      The Home Depot
      Shoppers
      Virgin
      Part Source
      AT&T
      Bank of America
      Loblaws
      Ontario
      MyHeritage
      Paradigm
      San Antionio Water System
      Teranet
      MCAP
      Hudsons
      Aviva
      BCLC
      Praxair
      SuperValu
      The Canadian Press
      The Source
      Equitable Life of Canada
      Intact
      TBWA
      Wunderman
      Cossette
      BR
      Chubb
      HP
      OMA
      Symcor
      OLG
      Ericsson
      TD
      Critical Mass
      Belaire Direct
      Aecon
      ADP
      Gore Mutual
      Tech Mahindra
      Telus
      Taxi