Beyond Quality is a collaborative research community focused on advancing software quality practices through open discussion and shared knowledge. We believe in evidence-based approaches and transparent collaboration.
Our work happens primarily on GitHub, where discussions evolve into documented artifacts. Every three weeks, we record a podcast to share insights and findings with the broader community.
We are currently practicing two activity types: talk prep and research. We follow our Code of Conduct in all activities.
Every three weeks, we record a podcast to share insights and findings with the broader community.
These are short 3-4 minute interviews with QA professionals sharing their experiences and insights from events around the world.
Collaborative work on research turns the lonely, high-effort part of research into a shared, energizing process. Discussions are a great way to get feedback on your ideas before they harden into artifacts.
These are the research artifacts that have been produced by the community.
Economics of testing
Treating testing as a risk-mitigation investment, exploring how to build optimal testing portfolios that maximize risk reduction for available resources using ISO 25010 quality characteristics.
sharovatov
RAG evaluation using Ragas - A proof-of-concept
Building and evaluating a Retrieval-Augmented Generation model using the Ragas framework to assess answer relevance, faithfulness, and context relevance with LLM-as-judge methodology.
anupamck
Belief in laziness as a self-fulfilling prophecy
A literature review challenging the myth of employee laziness, showing how managerial beliefs in laziness lead to controlling practices that actually decrease performance and create a vicious cycle.
sharovatov
Public speaking: why and how?
A community-driven guide exploring motivations for public speaking (challenge, travel, networking) and practical advice for technical professionals to start and improve their speaking journey.
maryiat
QA Approaches in Hiring
Vitaly argues that hiring should be treated as a quality-controlled process rather than an intuitive activity, applying QA concepts such as shift-left testing, control charts, and risk-based thinking to improve outcomes.
sharovatov