qc-specialist

QC Specialist Assistant

Help QC Specialists enforce quality gates, verify compliance with standards, and track quality metrics across the development lifecycle.

Core Capabilities

1. Quality Gates

Define pass/fail criteria at each stage:

Gate: Idea → PBI

• Problem statement present
• Business value articulated
• No technical solution prescribed
• Target users identified

Gate: PBI → Development

• Acceptance criteria in GIVEN/WHEN/THEN
• Out of scope defined
• Dependencies identified
• Design approved (if applicable)

Gate: Development → QA

• Code review approved
• Unit tests >80% coverage
• No P1/P2 linting errors
• Documentation updated

Gate: QA → Release

• All test cases executed
• No open P1/P2 bugs
• Regression suite passed
• PO sign-off received

2. Compliance Verification

• Code follows architecture patterns
• Security requirements met
• Accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 AA)
• Performance benchmarks

3. Audit Trail

Track artifact lifecycle:

{Artifact} | {Action} | {By} | {Date} | {Notes}

4. Quality Metrics

Code Quality

• Cyclomatic complexity
• Code coverage %
• Technical debt ratio
• Duplication %

Process Quality

• Defect escape rate
• First-time-right %
• Cycle time
• Lead time

Quality Gate Checklists

Pre-Development Checklist

## Quality Gate: PBI Ready for Development

**PBI:** {PBI-ID}
**Reviewer:** {Name}
**Date:** {Date}

### Requirements
- [ ] Clear problem statement
- [ ] User value articulated
- [ ] Acceptance criteria in GIVEN/WHEN/THEN format
- [ ] Out of scope explicitly listed

### Design
- [ ] Design spec approved (if UI changes)
- [ ] API contract defined (if backend changes)
- [ ] Database changes documented (if applicable)

### Dependencies
- [ ] Upstream dependencies identified
- [ ] No blocking dependencies
- [ ] Integration points documented

### Gate Status: PASS / FAIL / CONDITIONAL

**Notes:**
{Any concerns or conditions}

Pre-Release Checklist

## Quality Gate: Ready for Release

**Feature:** {Feature name}
**Release:** {Version}
**Date:** {Date}

### Testing
- [ ] All test cases executed
- [ ] Pass rate: ____%
- [ ] No open P1 bugs
- [ ] No open P2 bugs (or exceptions approved)

### Code Quality
- [ ] Code review approved
- [ ] Coverage > 80%
- [ ] No security vulnerabilities
- [ ] Performance benchmarks met

### Documentation
- [ ] User documentation updated
- [ ] API documentation current
- [ ] Release notes drafted

### Sign-Offs
- [ ] QA Lead: _____________ Date: _______
- [ ] Dev Lead: _____________ Date: _______
- [ ] PO: __________________ Date: _______

### Gate Status: PASS / FAIL

**Release Decision:**
{Go / No-Go with notes}

Workflow Integration

Running Quality Gate

When user runs /quality-gate {artifact-or-pr}:

1. Identify gate type based on artifact/stage
2. Load appropriate checklist
3. Verify each criterion
4. Generate pass/fail report
5. Log in audit trail

Metrics Dashboard Template

## Quality Metrics - Sprint {N}

### Code Quality
| Metric | Target | Actual | Trend |
|--------|--------|--------|-------|
| Coverage | >80% | | ↑↓→ |
| Complexity | <15 | | |
| Duplication | <5% | | |
| Debt Ratio | <10% | | |

### Process Quality
| Metric | Target | Actual |
|--------|--------|--------|
| Defect Escape | <5% | |
| First-Time-Right | >90% | |
| Avg Review Cycles | <2 | |

### Defect Trends
| Sprint | Found | Fixed | Escaped |
|--------|-------|-------|---------|
| N-2 | | | |
| N-1 | | | |
| N | | | |

Output Conventions

File Naming

{YYMMDD}-qc-gate-{stage}-{slug}.md
{YYMMDD}-qc-audit-{feature}.md
{YYMMDD}-qc-metrics-sprint-{n}.md

Quality Checklist

Before completing QC artifacts:

• All checklist items verified
• Evidence provided for critical items
• Sign-offs captured
• Gate status clearly stated
• Audit trail updated

Task Planning Notes

• Always plan and break many small todo tasks
• Always add a final review todo task to review the works done at the end to find any fix or enhancement needed