QE Gauge™
Quality Engineering Certification & Maturity Assessment | QE Gauge™
QE Gauge™ helps individuals and teams scale modern software quality through certification, maturity assessments, and automation-first training. Become a certified Quality Engineer and drive shift-left, DevOps-ready quality practices in your organization.
🧪 Section 1: Self-Assessment Tool
Free Quality Engineering Maturity Self-Assessment Tool
Evaluate your team’s Quality Engineering capabilities across 11 focus areas — including test automation, observability, CI/CD, and DevSecOps. Instantly receive personalized recommendations to improve your maturity level and align with global quality standards.
How It Works
Follow these 3 steps to assess your team's QE maturity and turn insights into execution.
Step 1: Take the Self-Assessment
Complete a quick online assessment across Strategy, Automation, Shift-Left, Observability, and more.
Step 2: View Your Score
Use the Pro Guide to prioritize actions, assign owners, validate evidence, and mature your QE practice.
Step 3: Implement the Roadmap
Use the Pro Guide to prioritize actions, assign owners, validate evidence, and mature your QE practice.
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🎓 Section 2: Quality Engineering Foundation (QEF) Certification
Online Training for Software Quality Engineers
Access a complete training program covering all 11 QE focus areas, from strategy and governance to observability and DevSecOps. The self-paced training prepares you for the QEF exam and equips you with practical skills for modern Agile and DevOps environments.
What’s Included
- 12 structured QE modules
- Downloadable syllabus PDF
- Sample exam questions
- Self-paced exam with certificate
- Digital badge upon passingExam Format
- 40 multiple-choice questions
- 60 minutes to complete
- 70% pass mark
- Take anytime, from anywhere💰 Promotional Pricing
$149 / R2,750 ZAR
✔ Includes full access to the self-paced course, downloadable guide, and certification examExam Retake $50🚨 Introductory pricing — subject to change in future releasesLaunch Planned September 2025
Certification Journey for Quality Engineering
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🧰 Section 3: QE Standards & Pro Maturity Toolkit
Your Complete Quality Engineering Operating System
QE Gauge™ offers three powerful resources to help you advance quality engineering maturity at scale — from establishing foundational practices to executing a full QE transformation program. Whether you're just starting or looking to implement best-in-class quality strategies, our standards and toolkits are designed to guide and enable every step.
🆓 1. Free Minimum QE Standards (Lite Version)
Establish your baseline.
This lightweight summary defines the essential Level 1–2 practices every Agile/DevOps team must implement to begin their quality journey. Ideal for onboarding, audits, and team resets.✅ Level 1–2 Baseline Practices
✅ Sample Audit Questions
✅ 11 Focus Area Overview
💼 2. Full QE Standards Guide – $30
Advance from reactive QA to structured QE.
A complete 35+ page guide for QA leads, coaches, and testers who want structured, auditable QE practices across Levels 1–5 maturity.📄 Includes:
✔️QE Minimum Standards & Baseline Practices✔️QE Standards by Focus Area✔️Guidance on Scaling Maturity Beyond Level 2✔️Audit Evidence Requirements✔️Tooling Suggestions✔️ Editable QE Strategy Template (Word)✔️ 9 Professional Cheat Sheets:
- DoD and QE gates- Risk-Based Testing Matrix
- Metrics and Reporting
- Non Functional Testing
- Risk-Based Testing Matrix
- Test Coverage Strategy
- Automation and BDD
- Security & DevSecOps Reference
- Tooling Recommendations
- Security Test Types✔️Self-Assessment Support✔️Bonus - Tooling Links & References
🧰 3. Pro Maturity Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Advancing Quality Engineering Maturity – $100
The ultimate Quality Engineering playbook.
Your complete QE operating system for building, measuring, and scaling modern quality practices. This premium toolkit includes everything from the Full Standards Guide — plus editable templates, professional cheat sheets, governance tools, and strategic uplift guidance.🎓 Ideal for QE Leads, Chapter Heads, Engineering Managers, and Transformation Teams.What’s Inside:✔️ Full QE Standards Guide✔️QE Maturity Progression Model across 11 Focus Areas (Level 1-5)
- Key Actions to Advance
- Expected Evidence
- Ownership
- Tooling Examples
- Quick Wins✔️Ownership Roles & Responsibilties
🌍 Section 4: Why QE Gauge™
Why QE Gauge™ Sets the Standard in Quality Engineering
Traditional QA is reactive. QE Gauge™ shifts quality left — embedding testability, automation, and continuous validation throughout the SDLC. Trusted by quality professionals globally, QE Gauge is your partner in building scalable, measurable quality practices.
✅ Free self-assessment across 11 QE focus areas
✅ Instant personalized maturity report
✅ Access to a Pro Guide with key actions, tooling, and quick wins
✅ Pay-per-use reassessment for continuous improvement
✅ Quality Engineering Certification QEF Foundation
✅ Software Quality Engineering Standards
🚀 Section 5: Final CTA (Call to Action)
Start Your Quality Engineering Journey Today
Take the free QE maturity self-assessment, get certified with the QEF exam, and download the Pro Toolkit. Whether you’re a quality engineer, SDET, or team lead — QE Gauge™ helps you assess, align, and scale software quality.
The Journey Behind QE Gauge™
🌍 The Founder’s Story: A New Standard for Quality Engineering
After two decades in quality and engineering leadership roles, I saw the same pattern everywhere — teams stuck in outdated QA models, struggling to adapt to the speed, complexity, and scale of modern software delivery.Traditional testing standards like ISTQB and TMMi had served the industry well — but they were no longer enough.
They lacked the depth in automation-first, DevSecOps, shift-left/right, and real-world maturity growth that today’s Agile and DevOps teams require.So, I built QE Gauge™ — not just as a tool, but as a movement.A movement to:✔️ Elevate quality from assurance to engineering✔️ Guide teams step-by-step from Level 1 to Level 5 maturity✔️ Provide global standards, tools, and certification to embed quality everywhereMy vision is bold:That QE Gauge™ becomes the trusted global standard for modern quality engineering — just as ISTQB and TMMi defined the past, QE Gauge™ defines the future.Today, teams are already using it to assess, align, and scale their quality practices.
Tomorrow, it will be the benchmark for every QE team worldwide.🧭 Are you ready to lead the next era of quality?
Join the growing global network of professionals who are adopting the QE Gauge™ standards, taking the QEF certification, and embedding quality across the SDLC — the modern way.
📚 The Books That Inspired It All
Before QE Gauge™ became a global movement, it started with a mission: to reimagine quality in the modern era. That mission took shape in two groundbreaking books written by the platform’s founder — now used by professionals and teams worldwide.
📘 From QA to QE: Building Excellence in Modern Software Engineering
“The industry doesn’t need more testers — it needs quality engineers.”
This foundational book explores the transformation from reactive QA to proactive, embedded QE. It breaks down key concepts like automation-first, shift-left/right, and quality as a team responsibility, using real-world case studies and modern principles.✅ Ideal for testers, engineers, and leaders starting the QE journey✅ Includes Netflix's Chaos Engineering case study✅ Sets the tone for modern QE mindsets and models
📗 The QE Playbook: Strategies for Scaling Quality in Agile & DevOps
The companion to From QA to QE, this practical playbook provides hands-on strategies to assess, align, and scale quality across squads, portfolios, and enterprises. It includes maturity models, KPIs, governance frameworks, and real examples from transformation programs.✅ Covers the 11 QE Gauge™ focus areas✅ Built for QE leads, chapter heads, and transformation teams✅ Includes templates and diagnostics aligned to the QE Gauge™
🧠 Want to apply the books in your org?
Use the free self-assessment, or get certified with the QEF exam and start implementing real change.