# Getting to specific QA improvement tasks

**URL:** <https://talk.openmrs.org/t/getting-to-specific-qa-improvement-tasks/6805>\
**Category:** Quality Assurance\
**Tags:** volunteers, qa\
**Created:** [June 17, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/getting-to-specific-qa-improvement-tasks/6805 "2016-06-17T14:05:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![burke](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/burke/32/17_2.png) [@burke](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/burke)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/getting-to-specific-qa-improvement-tasks/6805/1 "2016-06-17T14:05:03Z")

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Continuing the discussion from [Join a release process "Improv-a-thon"](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/join-a-release-process-improv-a-thon/6692):

@k\_joseph, I was delighted in our discussion with @terry yesterday to hear of your interest in helping out with QA-related tasks. As I described, there’s a wide range of QA-related needs, including:

- Making it easier for devs to test their code (conventions, automation, documentation)
- Improving automated builds
  - Improving conventions/consistency on how we test PRs (e.g., using Travis)
  - Further improving design/conventions of our CI plans & scripts
  - Dockerizing integrated testing
  - Cleaning up our approach to automated tests to more reliably support automated testing with Zephyr
  - Improving the process of notifying devs of failures and ensuring they are addressed in a timely manner
  - Improving aspects of our release process (see our plans for a [release process improv-a-thon](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/join-a-release-process-improv-a-thon/6692))
  - …

- Improving our monitoring of QA status (similar to Darius’ [pmtool](http://om.rs/pmtool))
- …

These are just some of the areas. @cintiadr has been an enormous help with the advancing our CI and she & other devs may have better insights into key pain points or where quickest near-term “wins” may exist. Let’s try to come up with a near-term win (i.e., a contribution you can make that will have noticeable impact for the community) that best suits your interests.

Cheers,

-Burke :burke: