Articles & Case Studies - Ahead Management Group

Case Study | Canada Life

Read how Canada Life and AheadMG built a successful long term partnership to deliver complex platform change whist constantly innovating Test approaches, strategies and ways of working.

Article | Test Plan Originality

Test Planning is often overlooked, being treated as a step in the process rather than a meaningful artefact which can provide significant value. AheadMG argues for originality and value to be put back into the Test Plan.

Article | Change Management is here to stay…

AheadMG understand the importance of strong change leadership in helping organisations achieve their strategic goals. Using decades of experience in managing complex, transformational change initiatives, we recognise that a plug and play change process that works for all, is not yet a reality.

Article | Test Practitioners in Vendor Selection

Very rarely are QA or Test practitioners involved in the software vendor selection process, often this activity takes place prior to the core project being mobilised for delivery. Would a vendor selection process (such as an RFP or RFQ) benefit from Test engagement and if so, what would they look for?

Case Study | Just Retirement

Following a challenging delivery to launch a regulatory conformant platform within aggressive deadlines, AheadMG were engaged to review the testing operation and design and implement changes in the approach to provide a more structured, measurable and repeatable outcome.

Case Study | Platform Action

Read our latest case study and testimonial demonstrating how AHEAD overcame significant challenges to deliver an effective, safe and optimised test function which has been relied upon by the client for over 4 years.

Article | Challenge of Configuration

The idea of a highly configurable and flexible product that is quick to change and deploy may seem like the answer to all of your problems, but the effort involved in getting the most out of it shouldn’t be underestimated.

Article | Platform Defects

Websites, blogs and journals are awash with commentary about the problems of poorly constructed approaches to defect management. Andy Ewell explains how managing defects in the platform space requires special consideration to ensure effective delivery.