QA Testing Strategy (Jan 2026) Risk-based quality engineering strategy for modern software delivery. Core references : curated links in (SLOs/error budgets, contracts, E2E, OpenTelemetry). Start with for a compact, navigable overview. Scope - Create or update a risk-based test strategy (what to test, where, and why) - Define quality gates and release criteria (merge vs deploy) - Select the smallest effective layer (unit → integration → contract → E2E) - Make failures diagnosable (artifacts, logs/traces, ownership) - Operationalize reliability (flake SLO, quarantines, suite budgets) Use Instea…