# Loop

> Loop helps QA leaders do more with less. We reduce low-value testing, apply AI where it actually compounds, and reposition QA around quality value instead of test execution.

We work with QA Directors, VPs of Engineering, and CTOs at companies whose teams are shrinking, whose AI mandate is unclear, and who need a defensible plan their boss can read on one page.

The core message Loop sells: the future of QA leadership is not owning test execution. It's owning the quality intelligence layer that helps engineering ship with confidence.

## Books

These four books are Loop's published methodology. Free in full.

- [AI-Native Quality Engineering](https://workwithloop.com/methodologies/quality-engineering): Operating model for the modern QA function. Layered tests, named owners, leverage metrics, 5-bucket maturity framework.
- [AI-Driven Test-Driven Development](https://workwithloop.com/methodologies/tdd-development): Tests define intent. AI accelerates implementation. Engineers own verification.
- [Bespoke Agentic Pipelines](https://workwithloop.com/methodologies/agentic-pipelines): Pipelines designed for AI-generated code and autonomous agents. Up to 17× automation output.
- [Policy as Code](https://workwithloop.com/methodologies/policy-as-code): The deterministic floor beneath agentic development. Drift as a first-class measurement concern.

## Workshops

- [Doing More With Less in QA](https://workwithloop.com/workshops/doing-more-with-less-in-qa): One-day public course, $1,000/seat, runs the last Tuesday of every month. The QA Director's entry-class for reducing regression drag, using AI wisely, and proving quality value in 90 days.

## Services

Loop's six engagement shapes. Read the brief at any URL below.

### People

- [Embedded QA](https://workwithloop.com/services/embedded-qa): A senior, AI-fluent SDET joins your team and beachheads the new operating model by living it.
- [Managed Hiring](https://workwithloop.com/services/managed-hiring): Loop runs the entire AI-aware screening loop for your QA / engineering hires. You see only candidates who clear our bar.
- [Traditional Recruitment](https://workwithloop.com/services/traditional-recruitment): Direct candidate placement at a standard contingent recruiting fee.

### Engagements

- [QA Leverage Audit](https://workwithloop.com/services/qa-leverage-audit): Async-first private review of where your QA model is losing leverage. And what to do first.
- [Quality Operating Model Reset](https://workwithloop.com/services/quality-operating-model-reset): Leadership workshop that aligns QA, engineering, and product on the new operating model.
- [Release Confidence Transformation Sprint](https://workwithloop.com/services/release-confidence-transformation-sprint): 6–10 weeks. Move QA from test execution to release confidence with measurable ROI.

## Resources

Free assets. Gated only by an email.

- [The State of Automated E2E Testing in 2026](https://workwithloop.com/resources/state-of-automated-e2e-testing-2026): 45-page whitepaper. How top teams reduce flakiness 40% while accelerating CI/CD.
- [Pre-Release QA Sign-Off Matrix](https://workwithloop.com/resources/pre-release-qa-sign-off-matrix): 50-point checklist + Sheets template.
- [Migrating to Playwright](https://workwithloop.com/resources/migrating-to-playwright): Tactical step-by-step migration guidebook from legacy Selenium.
- [The Cost of Escaped Defects](https://workwithloop.com/resources/cost-of-escaped-defects): Whitepaper + ROI worksheet for prevention investment.
- [API Load Testing Configuration](https://workwithloop.com/resources/api-load-testing-configuration): Ready-to-use k6 scripts + Docker Compose harness.
- [Building a Quality Culture](https://workwithloop.com/resources/building-a-quality-culture): Whitepaper on rituals that make shared quality ownership stick.
- [Security Audit Primer](https://workwithloop.com/resources/security-audit-primer): SOC2 + ISO 27001 pre-audit checklist + Notion template.

## Insights

Long-form essays. See the full index at https://workwithloop.com/insights.

## Optional

- [Diagnostic engagement](https://workwithloop.com/diagnostic): A 2-hour paid working session that produces a real org + people + 90-day roadmap. $500.
- [Clients](https://workwithloop.com/clients): Loop works with four kinds of companies. Startups scaling after Series A, legacy companies with new leadership, non-traditional software companies, and dev shops.
- [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@benfellows-dev): Talks and recordings behind the books.