Software quality audits for industrial and business applications

We audit the quality of your software & processes – whether legacy or new developments. Our audits:
Tech audit
UX audit
RE audit
Dev Audit
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Your benefits

Why book a software quality audit by generic.de?

Because you gain clarity and security for your software

You receive a well-founded assessment of the code base and development processes – including technical debt, UX weaknesses, and risks to quality and process reliability.

Because we specialize in complex, commercial software

Benefit from 25+ years of project experience with industrial and business applications. We specialize in complex architectures, mature code bases, and commercial use (enterprise UX).

Because you benefit from our Clean Code expertise

All our testers and auditors are certified Clean Code developers – for traceable, maintainable, and high-quality software analyses.

Tobias Vock
Manager Solutions
SAATMANN GMBH
We had put a lot of thought into our new software. But to make sure we're on the right track, we didn't just want to rely on internal expertise. The qualified software audit from generic.de really helped us with the rest of the process.
OUR APPROACH

How we audit your software quality

Horizontales Ablaufdiagramm des Software-Quality-Audits: Links ein Kreis „Kick-off“. Von dort führen gestrichelte Pfeile zu drei parallel angeordneten Kästen „Workshops“, „Interviews“ und „Reviews“. Alle drei münden in einen großen Kasten „Analyse & Erstellung eines Maßnahmenplans“. Ein Pfeil weist weiter auf „Präsentation & Diskussion“. Rechts schließt ein gestrichelter Kasten „Implementierungs­unterstützung (optional)“ den Prozess ab.Horizontal flowchart of the software quality audit: On the left is a circle labeled “Kick-off.” From there, dashed arrows lead to three boxes arranged in parallel: “Workshops,” “Interviews,” and “Reviews.” All three lead to a large box labeled “Analysis & Creation of an Action Plan.” An arrow points to “Presentation & Discussion.” On the right, a dashed box labeled “Implementation Support (optional)” completes the process.Vertikales Ablaufdiagramm des Software-Quality-Audits: Oben ein Kreis „Kick-off“. Von dort führen gestrichelte Pfeile zu drei parallel angeordneten Kästen „Workshops“, „Interviews“ und „Reviews“. Alle drei münden in einen großen Kasten „Analyse & Erstellung eines Maßnahmenplans“. Ein Pfeil weist weiter auf „Präsentation & Diskussion“. Rechts schließt ein gestrichelter Kasten „Implementierungs­unterstützung (optional)“ den Prozess ab.Vertical flow chart of the software quality audit: At the top is a circle labeled “Kick-off.” From there, dashed arrows lead to three boxes arranged in parallel: “Workshops,” “Interviews,” and “Reviews.” All three lead to a large box labeled “Analysis & Creation of an Action Plan.” An arrow points to “Presentation & Discussion.” On the right, a dashed box labeled “Implementation Support (optional)” completes the process.
Your benefits at a glance:
  • Objective feedback on code quality, architecture, and development processes
  • Clear recommendations for scalability, maintainability, and performance
  • Future security through best practices and modern technologies
  • Increased software quality & less technical debt
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OUR OFFER

Which software quality audits we offer

Tech audit: code, architecture, and technologies

We analyze your source code, architecture, and the technologies used. Our tech audit uncovers technical debt, evaluates code quality, and identifies potential for scalability and performance. This ensures that your software remains efficient, maintainable, and future-proof.

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UX Audit: User Experience & User Interface

How intuitive is your application? We analyze the user journey, user experience, and user interfaces. Our UX Audit uncovers weaknesses in user guidance and provides clear recommendations for improving usability, conversion, and customer satisfaction – specializing in use in a work context (Enterprise UX).

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Requirements Engineering Audit: Requirements Gathering & Management

Efficient software starts with clear requirements. We check how requirements, bugs, and features are recorded, prioritized, and translated into user stories. Our audit helps you optimize processes and ensure smooth collaboration between specialist departments and development.

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Dev Audit: Software Development Processes & Agile Working

Is your software development running efficiently? We analyze processes, team composition, and collaboration. Our audit shows whether all relevant roles are optimally integrated and whether methods such as Scrum or Kanban are being used effectively – for productive and agile development.

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Our references

Selected case study

SAATMANN GMBH

Tech audit of a newly developed QA software in healthcare

How we tested the newly developed QS Monitor software from Saatmann GmbH in terms of source code quality and system architecture.
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faqs

The most common questions about our software quality audits

When is the best time for a software quality audit?

A software audit is recommended...

  • if it is unclear whether your legacy system needs to be/should be modernized.
  • shortly before a software modernization to gain clarity about risks and costs.
  • before major release milestones or migrations if performance or security issues arise.
  • as a “health check” after 12-18 months of product runtime.

How long does an audit take and when are the results available?

For a compact scope (e.g., backend code only), we deliver initial insights within 5-10 days; comprehensive reviews of frontend, backend, and processes typically take two to four weeks.

What results will I get at the end?

We will clarify together at the kick-off which results and artifacts are useful. Typical artifacts are:

  • detailed report & final presentation
  • Code metrics
  • Risk matrix
  • UI screenshots with explanations
  • Process gaps
  • Quick Wins
  • Fields of action
  • prioritized catalogue of measures

What role does clean code play in the tech audit?

All auditors are certified clean code developers. Specifically for the tech and dev audit, this means that evaluations are based on SOLID principles, readability, testability, and easy extensibility.

What methods do you use in tech audits?

Our measures vary depending on the type of software and the initial situation. Here is an excerpt from our methods:

  • Target sharpening: we clarify scope, quality scenarios and stakeholder goals
  • In-depth analysis of code & architecture: statistical code scans, ATAM-based architecture reviews, technology stack check, and security and performance profiling
  • Findings report & risk matrix: prioritized debt, metrics (such as cyclomatic complexity, hot-path latency), and quick wins
  • Action workshop: Together, we develop a roadmap with effort estimates and refactoring packages so that your team can start implementing it right away

What methods do you use in UX audits?

Our measures vary depending on the type of software and the initial situation. Here is an excerpt of our methods:

  • Stakeholder Alignment & Goal Definition: We collect business goals, user feedback and — if available — metrics, such as conversion or NPS
  • Heuristic & data-driven analysis: Expert review against Nielsen heuristics, click-path analyses, heat maps and session replays
  • Usability testing & persona check: Task-based testing with core personas to objectively prove friction in user flows
  • UX scorecard & recommendations for action: We weight findings according to impact on satisfaction, conversion and development costs
  • Review sprint: Optionally, we support your UX team during work and testing

How do you proceed with the Requirements Engineering Audit?

Depending on the initial situation, our methods vary, here is an excerpt:

  • Requirements inventory & stakeholder interviews: We check how knowledge is identified (workshops, documents, systems) and compare it with best practices
  • Backlog quality check: Analysis of completeness, consistency, testability, and prioritization
  • Traceability & tool review: we evaluate the link to epics, tests and architecture artifacts as well as tool integration
  • Re-maturity scoring & gap analysis: we visualize the maturity level of the requirements and show quick wins (e.g. review guidelines, definition of ready checklists)
  • Improvement roadmap: We provide concrete measures including templates, workshop series and recommendations so that requirements flow into development in the future without errors

How do you proceed with the development process audit (Dev Audit)?

Depending on the initial situation, our methods vary, here is an excerpt:

  • Agile maturity assessment: We determine the maturity level of the agile process by recording team dynamics, evaluating process adherence and reviewing technical practices
  • Ceremony & Pipeline Review: Observing standups, plannings, retros, CI/CD pipelines, and definition of done fulfillment to uncover practice/principle gaps
  • Metric benchmarking: Velocity stability, lead/cycle times, defect escape rate, flow efficiency; supplemented by qualitative interviews
  • Maturity heat map & fields of action: we prioritize gaps according to business impact (e.g. lack of test automation, unclear product ownership) and develop an improve plan
  • Coaching & follow-up measurement: On request, we support change initiatives and measure progress iteratively