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ICT Testing Services

Reference: 23-24402

Date response sent: 19/01/2023

Details of enquiry

  1. Do you have a dedicated Informatics and Communications Technology (ICT) test team?
  2. Do you outsource project testing?
  3. Do you outsource Business as Usual (BAU) testing?
  4. Do you test core functions (not just key applications) before releasing your regular Operating System patches and updates to the ICT estate?
  5. Do you test your new End User Devices and peripherals before deploying to the ICT estate?
  6. Would you consider using an independent Testing as a Service (TaaS) option? If not, please explain why.

Response sent

  1. Do you have a dedicated Informatics and Communications Technology (ICT) test team?

Yes

  1. Do you outsource project testing?

No

  1. Do you outsource Business as Usual (BAU) testing?

No

  1. Do you test core functions (not just key applications) before releasing your regular Operating System patches and updates to the ICT estate?

Yes

  1. Do you test your new End User Devices and peripherals before deploying to the ICT estate?

Yes

  1. Would you consider using an independent Testing as a Service (TaaS) option? If not, please explain why.

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