International Webinar #1 : “Why web QA?”
By Élie Sloïm, on 4 February 2022, in Opquast.
We are very excited to be able to announce the first International Opquast webinar 2nd March 2022 at 4pm. Why web QA? A lack of quality induces spiralling costs and inefficiencies; expensive redesigns, lost customers and critical risks such as […]
Mission 2022: possible
By Élie Sloïm, on 14 January 2022, in Opquast.
The entire Opquast team joins me in wishing you a great 2022. For many of you, things may not have been easy, at least on a personal level. Opquast is dedicated to professional activities in the web sector. These are […]
Recognition by the CPD Standards Office
By Élie Sloïm, on 18 October 2021, in Certification.
After a rigorous accreditation process, we have obtained official recognition from the CPD Standards Office, an international organization and the world’s authority for continuing education accreditation which is dedicated to the certification of professional training organizations. The recognition of our […]
Smashing magazine: a journey into Web quality assurance
By Élie Sloïm, on 22 September 2021, in Web Quality.
I am pleased to announce the publication of my first article in Smashing Magazine. It is entitled Web Quality Assurance: From User Requirements To Web Risk Management ». It’s the story of a 20 year journey that took me from […]
VPTCS: a UX and QA model (2001)
By Élie Sloïm, on 11 June 2021, in Web Quality.
After 20 years in the web industry, if somebody asks me what’s the most useful thing you’ve created or done, I would definitively cite the VPTCS model. VPTCS stands for Visibility, Perception, Technical, Contents and Services. Back in 2001, with […]
Specifications and requests for proposals: quality assurance requirements
By Sarah Marcellin, on 12 May 2021, in Web Quality.
A few years ago, we produced an example of an appendix to add to your specifications to better ensure that quality requirements were taken into account. This document was in need of an update, so we have reviewed the current […]
Opquast Slackbot
By Élie Sloïm, on 26 April 2021, in Web Quality.
If you use the Slack messaging tool, you can now use the Opquast for Slack application. This little tool will allow you to send Opquast rules with their objectives, the tags concerned and of course the link to the form. […]
Opquast becomes an ‘entreprise à mission’
By Élie Sloïm, on 13 April 2021, in Opquast.
It’s been over a year in the making and it is now official: Opquast is an ‘entreprise à mission’ or a ‘purpose-driven company’. So, what does that mean? When the Pacte law came into existence in France, it became possible […]
Costs of non-quality: why web quality assurance is a priority
By Élie Sloïm, on 30 March 2021, in Opquast, Web Quality.
Why should we care about web quality assurance? There was a time when quality assurance, operations and management systems, control procedures and even training and skills acquisition were accounted for as pure expenses or nice to have options. Gradually […]
The Drupal Opquast module is up to date
By Élie Sloïm, on 17 March 2021, in Opquast.
Marc-Antoine Marty updated us this weekend, he has updated the Drupal module with the latest version of the Opquast rules (240 rules 2020). In addition to taking into account the new checklist, the developer also changed the wording of the […]