By: Tracy Kemp
According to McKinsey, over half of the 20 million software engineers across the globe are working outside of the technology industry today – and that number is only growing. Our organization is no exception: As a tech-enabled manufacturing company, we are not a native software company, but our software development needs continue to evolve as we innovate to meet and exceed the needs of our customers.
Successful enterprises need to continue to evolve their software development capabilities – and do so skillfully. The McKinsey article on software developers linked above notes: “With technology powering everything from how a business runs to the products and services it sells, companies in industries ranging from retail to manufacturing to banking are having to develop a range of new skill sets and capabilities. In addition to mastering the nuances of their industry, they need to excel first and foremost at developing software.”
For our organization, this meant re-thinking the way we perceived quality. Historically, quality assurance (QA) was a milestone towards the end of the software development cycle – an item to check off the list and ensure all requirements were met. Today, we have evolved for the better and have adopted the mindset of quality engineering (QE).
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