consultancy-practices

Q: How do I install consultancy-practices?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/proffesor-for-testing/agentic-qe --skill consultancy-practices in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/consultancy-practices/ (personal) or .claude/skills/consultancy-practices/ (project).

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Apply effective software quality consultancy practices. Use when consulting, advising clients, or establishing consultancy workflows.

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Install

Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.

npx skills add https://github.com/proffesor-for-testing/agentic-qe --skill consultancy-practices

01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
02
Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads consultancy-practices automatically when relevant.
03
Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.

SKILL.md

The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.

Consultancy Practices

<default_to_action> When consulting on quality:

LISTEN FIRST: Understand their context before prescribing solutions
DISCOVER: What's the pain? What have they tried? What are constraints?
PRIORITIZE: Impact/effort matrix - high impact, low effort first
TRANSFER KNOWLEDGE: Leave them better, not dependent on you
MEASURE: Define success metrics upfront, track weekly

Engagement Types:

Assessment (1-4 weeks): Discover, analyze, recommend
Transformation (3-12 months): Implement new practices
Advisory (ongoing): Strategic guidance, course-correct
Crisis (1-4 weeks): Fix critical issues blocking production

Key Questions:

"Walk me through your last deployment"
"Tell me about a recent bug that escaped to production"
"If you could fix one thing, what would it be?" </default_to_action>

Quick Reference Card

Common Patterns (What Clients Say vs. What They Mean)

"We Need Test Automation"

What they say: "We need test automation" What they mean: "Manual testing is too slow/expensive"

Discovery: How long is regression? What's deployment frequency?

Typical Finding: They need faster feedback, not "automation"

Recommendation:

Unit tests for new code (TDD)
Smoke tests for critical paths
Keep exploratory for discovery
Build automation incrementally

"Fix Our Quality Problem"

What they say: "We have too many bugs" What they mean: "Something is broken but we don't know what"

Discovery: Where found? What types? When introduced?

Typical Finding: No test strategy, testing too late, poor feedback loops

Recommendation:

Shift testing left
Improve coverage on critical paths
Speed up CI/CD feedback
Better requirements/acceptance criteria

"We Want to Scale Quality"

What they say: "Growing fast, quality can't keep up" What they mean: "Can't hire enough QA fast enough"

Discovery: Current QA:Dev ratio? Where's QA spending time?

Typical Finding: QA is bottleneck - manual regression, gatekeeping

Recommendation:

Make QA strategic, not tactical
Developers own test automation
QA focuses on exploratory, risk analysis
Use agentic approaches for scale

Difficult Situations

"We already tried that" → "Tell me what you tried and what didn't work" (learn from their experience)

"Our context is special" → "Help me understand what makes yours special" (they might be right, or making excuses)

"We don't have budget/time" → "What's the cost of not fixing this? Let's start small" (show ROI)

"That won't work here" → "What specific constraints? Let's adapt" (find what WILL work)

Agent Integration

// Automated codebase assessment
const assessment = await Task("Assess Codebase", {
  scope: 'client-project/',
  depth: 'comprehensive',
  reportFormat: 'executive-summary'
}, "qe-quality-analyzer");

// Returns: { qualityScore, testCoverage, technicalDebt, recommendations }

// ROI analysis for quality initiatives
const roi = await Task("Calculate ROI", {
  currentState: { defectEscapeRate: 0.15, mttr: 48 },
  proposedImprovements: ['test-automation', 'ci-cd-pipeline'],
  timeframe: '6-months'
}, "qe-quality-analyzer");

// Returns: { estimatedCost, estimatedSavings, paybackPeriod }

Agent Coordination Hints

Memory Namespace

aqe/consultancy/
├── assessments/*      - Client assessments
├── recommendations/*  - Prioritized recommendations
├── roi-analysis/*     - ROI calculations
└── progress/*         - Implementation tracking

Fleet Coordination

const consultingFleet = await FleetManager.coordinate({
  strategy: 'client-engagement',
  agents: [
    'qe-quality-analyzer',          // Assess current state
    'qe-regression-risk-analyzer',  // Risk assessment
    'qe-quality-gate',              // Define quality gates
    'qe-deployment-readiness'       // Deployment maturity
  ],
  topology: 'hierarchical'
});

Related Skills

quality-metrics - Metrics for client reporting
risk-based-testing - Client risk assessment
holistic-testing-pact - Comprehensive strategy

Remember

Good consulting is about empowering teams, not creating dependency. Your success is measured by them not needing you anymore - while still wanting to work with you again.

Best compliment: "We've got this now, but when we tackle X next year, we're calling you."

Be honest. Be helpful. Be context-driven. Leave them better.

FAQ

What does the consultancy-practices skill do?

Apply effective software quality consultancy practices. Use when consulting, advising clients, or establishing consultancy workflows.

How do I install consultancy-practices?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/proffesor-for-testing/agentic-qe --skill consultancy-practices in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/consultancy-practices/ (personal) or .claude/skills/consultancy-practices/ (project).

Which AI agents can use consultancy-practices?

Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.

Is consultancy-practices safe to install?

No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.

Who maintains consultancy-practices?

It is published by proffesor-for-testing in proffesor-for-testing/agentic-qe. It has 117 recorded installs.