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Test Capability Review

Find out what is really slowing your testing down.

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Overview

“Testing takes too long.” “Testing costs too much.” “Testing is stopping us releasing more often.” A Test Capability Review gets to the root cause of these problems. Our consultants assess the full scope of your testing capabilities such as process, environments, people, tools and governance, then benchmark them against industry peers to give you a prioritised roadmap to improve.

Who it's for

CIOs, delivery leads, heads of testing and QA managers with in-house testing teams. It suits organisations that want to build their own capability rather than outsource testing for the long term.

What we look at

Testing practices across the lifecycle

Across the software development lifecycle, in both Agile and Waterfall delivery.

Test environments and test data

Whether they support end-to-end testing across business processes and infrastructure.

Scalability

Whether your testing process can scale to meet future project demand.

Metrics, reporting and stage gates

Test metrics, reporting and stage gate controls.

Testing tools

Test management, requirements traceability and defect management.

Automation and AI

Opportunities for test automation and AI-powered testing.

Team skills and structure

Where coaching or mentoring would help.

Benchmarking

How your capability benchmarks against industry peers in Australia.

What you get

A current-state report on your testing capability.
A benchmark against industry peers and best practice.
The root causes behind your testing problems.
A prioritised improvement roadmap, with recommended strategies, templates and tools.
A final presentation of findings to your leadership team.

Outcomes you can expect

Fewer production incidents

Risk in software and infrastructure changes is caught before release.

Faster releases

Bottlenecks are removed so testing keeps pace with delivery.

Lower cost of testing

Effort goes where it reduces the most risk, with automation where it pays off.

Better visibility

Leadership gets timely, accurate quality reporting to make release decisions.

A stronger in-house team

Your people gain the structure, skills and practices to sustain the improvements.

What is the proof?

A few examples of where an Advisory engagement has made a difference.

Preparing a central bank's testing for a growing pipeline of change
Financial services

Preparing a central bank's testing for a growing pipeline of change

How Australia's central bank used a Test Capability Review to prepare its testing for a growing pipeline across a $120 million project portfolio.

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From Access database to cloud lakehouse

From Access database to cloud lakehouse

How Avocado migrated an Australian packaging manufacturer from Microsoft Access to a cloud lakehouse, with consistent QA records and automated reporting.

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A governed, in-house alternative to Copilot

A governed, in-house alternative to Copilot

How Avocado built a private AI assistant for an Australian economics consultancy, with governance, access controls and built-in consulting workflows.

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Laying the Foundation for Quality Assurance

Laying the Foundation for Quality Assurance

Avocado designed an enterprise testing framework and QA strategy for a state-owned water utility, with reusable artefacts, governance and full capability handover.

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Taking the risk out of certificate renewals for a major public sector agency

Taking the risk out of certificate renewals for a major public sector agency

Avocado Consulting and 2Steps automated certificate retrieval, installation and verification for a large Australian public sector agency.

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Voice AI Case Study: Momento Hospitality
Agentic AI

Voice AI Case Study: Momento Hospitality

See how a voice AI agent we built cut staff-handled calls by 75% and drove US$236K in monthly bookings across eight Sydney venues.

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A national sports website rebuilt in four months, ready for the season

A national sports website rebuilt in four months, ready for the season

Avocado helped a subsidiary of Australia's largest telecommunications company deliver the biggest upgrade in its sports website's history

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47,000 users across five divisions moved to cloud collaboration, on schedule

47,000 users across five divisions moved to cloud collaboration, on schedule

Avocado helped a major bank move around 47,000 users across five divisions onto a cloud-based collaboration service, in waves of 1,500 users

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Practice management platform rolled out to more than 700 financial planning practices

Practice management platform rolled out to more than 700 financial planning practices

Avocado helped a leading wealth manager roll out a CRM and practice management platform to 700+ planning practices, integrated with core systems.

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How it works

Four steps, around six to twelve weeks

01

Initial conversation

A short call to understand your testing challenges and the delivery pipeline ahead.

02

Scoping and fixed quote

We agree scope, stakeholders and timing, and you receive a fixed price.

03

Review

We interview stakeholders and review your testing deliverables, tools and methods, then benchmark your capability and analyse your metrics against industry peers.

04

Findings and roadmap

We present the current state, root causes and a prioritised roadmap to your leadership team.

Frequently asked questions

What is a test capability review?

A test capability review is an independent assessment of how well an organisation tests its software. It covers practices, people, tools, environments, data and reporting, and produces a prioritised roadmap to improve quality, speed and cost.

How is it different from the free Quality Engineering Maturity Assessment?

The free online assessment gives you a quick, self-rated snapshot of your maturity. A Test Capability Review is a consultant-led engagement that interviews your people, reviews your evidence, benchmarks you against peers and delivers a tailored roadmap.

How long does a Test Capability Review take?

Most reviews take six to 12 weeks, depending on the size of your IT portfolio and how many teams are in scope.

Does it cover test automation and AI?

Yes. We identify where test automation and AI-powered testing would speed up delivery and improve quality, and where they would not pay off.

Will you take over our testing?

No. The review is designed to build your in-house capability, not replace it. If you need extra support while you implement the roadmap or hire, our Quality Engineering team can help in the short term.

What happens after the review?

Your team uses the roadmap to prioritise improvements. We can support implementation through coaching, governance uplift or automation, as much or as little as you need.

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Where teams go next

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Put the automation opportunities from your review into practice.
CASE STUDY

Bringing financial crime compliance into one governed program

How an Australian mutual bank turned more than seven separate reviews and initiatives into one prioritised, auditable program of work in eight weeks.
Deliver with certainty

Testing holding up your releases?

Talk to us about a Test Capability Review.

Talk to us about a Test Capability Review