A QA team can become much more effective and efficient by replacing an AD hoc testing approach with formal, repeatable processes that include test planning, defect cause analysis, and automated tests.

QA团队通过将包含测试计划、缺陷原因分析，和自动化测试的正式、可重复的过程，替代特殊的测试方法，以变得更加有效且高效。

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At maturity level 1, processes are usually AD hoc and chaotic.

在成熟度等级1上，过程通常是特定的且混乱的。

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Outsourcing has become more strategic: Pilot projects have led to enterprise-level initiatives, and ad-hoc efforts have led to governed processes.

外包已经是更加战略性的：试验项目已经形成了企业级计划，而特别的工作已经形成了受治理的过程。

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Now we need to automate the ad hoc processes that limit human, hence business, productivity.

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They rely on ad hoc, people-driven processes to discover assets on the network.

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