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Software product companies are continually launching new products and new apps targeting retail and corporate customers. These software products undergo rigorous internal testing, followed by a possible beta testing before being\u00a0opened\u00a0for full-fledged commercial usage. However, with increased competition in the application products space, the product\u00a0lifecycle from conception to market is getting shorter and shorter. This shortening of the cycle risks the software not being comprehensively tested, resulting in poor user experience. When applied to corporate-focused software, the risk of bad quality software could magnify into multi-million dollars.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this blog, I would like to focus on corporate customers.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How can corporate customers safeguard themselves?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

When a software was built bespoke, the corporate customers controlled the business requirements and the user acceptance testing phases. The user acceptance testing tended to be deep and thorough as the business testers were completely aware of the functionalities expected in the software. However, when a corporate customer purchases a third-party software, they depend heavily on the software vendor to test their base product thoroughly. The customer’s user acceptance testing tends to focus only on the customization done for the customer. A similar risky situation prevails in the product’s cloud offering, where third-party apps are integrated into the product via the marketplace to provide additional functionality.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Given this situation, how can corporate customers de-risk themselves, and how can the product vendor prove their software’s worth to the customer?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

An independent\u00a0third-party\u00a0certifying partner provides the service to solve this problem.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What are the characteristics of an independent\u00a0third-party\u00a0certifier?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

The\u00a0big audit firms like KPMG, Deloitte, PwC have been providing this certification service for a long time. Their credentials as statutory audit firms have also helped them extend their services to the software quality certification\u00a0market. However, the ability to provide this\u00a0service is not limited only to audit firms but is also open to other IT quality services firms.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The critical attributes for a successful third-party certifier are as follows:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n