Test coverage assessment
A structured two-week review for engineering leads who need defensible coverage numbers and a plan their squad can execute without pausing feature work.
Who this is for
Product companies in South Africa with one or more deployable services, existing automated tests, and pressure from customers or regulators to show what is actually exercised before release. Typical teams are ten to eighty engineers with mixed experience writing assertions.
Outcome you receive
A coverage atlas tied to business capabilities—not just folders—plus a ranked backlog of test additions and refactors. You also get a readout deck suitable for engineering and risk committees.
Scope (included)
- Repository access via your VCS; we work in feature branches with your review rules.
- Line and branch coverage baselines using your chosen runner (JUnit, pytest, Jest, Go test, etc.).
- Mutation sampling on up to three critical modules you nominate.
- Mapping of untested HTTP handlers, message consumers, and scheduled jobs.
- Four pairing sessions (90 minutes each) on the highest-risk gaps.
- Written backlog with effort estimates in squad days, not hours billed to us.
Out of scope
- Writing your entire test suite for you—we coach and pair, we do not become your offshore QA department.
- Penetration testing or infrastructure hardening unless separately contracted.
- Tool procurement; we advise on open-source and commercial runners you already own.
Provider & delivery
Led by a SignalCrest principal consultant with eight or more years in test automation. Delivery is remote with optional on-site kickoff at 29 Oxford Road,Rosebank,Gauteng,2196 for Gauteng-based clients.
Process & timeline
- Day 0–1: Access, architecture interview, agree risk tiers.
- Day 2–6: Instrumentation, baseline runs, heat maps.
- Day 7–9: Pairing on gaps, draft backlog.
- Day 10: Readout with leads; handover of artefacts.
Preparation
Ensure CI can produce coverage artefacts, name three modules that would hurt most if they failed silently, and invite a product owner to the readout.
Pricing basis
Fixed fee from R 48 000 excluding VAT for a single service repository up to ~150k LOC; multi-repo programmes quoted after the scope call. See rates for factors that adjust the estimate.
Next step
Request a scope call and select “Test coverage assessment” in the form.