Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 349-2024
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1. Do you have a dedicated Informatics and Communications Technology ICT. test team?
No
2. Do you outsource project testing?
No
3. Do you outsource Business as Usual BAU. testing?
No
4. Do you test core functions not just key applications. before releasing your regular Operating System
patches and updates to the ICT estate?
Yes
5. Do you test your new End User Devices and peripherals before deploying to the ICT estate?
Yes
6. Would you consider using an independent Testing as a Service TaaS. option? If not, please explain
why.
Potentially, dependent on benefits
FOI Request
I hope this email finds you well, and I extend my wishes for a Happy New Year.
I am writing to you under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request specific information related to your organisation's ICT testing practices. This information is requested for academic research purposes. My questions are as follows:
1. Do you have a dedicated Informatics and Communications Technology ICT. test team?
2. Do you outsource project testing?
3. Do you outsource Business as Usual BAU. testing?
4. Do you test core functions not just key applications. before releasing your regular Operating System patches and updates to the ICT estate?
5. Do you test your new End User Devices and peripherals before deploying to the ICT estate?
6. Would you consider using an independent Testing as a Service TaaS. option? If not, please explain why.