# Shift Inc.

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**Shift Inc.** (株式会社Shift, *Kabushiki-gaisha Shift*) is a Japanese software testing company, headquartered in [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo), that provides [software quality assurance](/source/Software_quality_assurance) and [software testing](/source/Software_testing) solutions.

## Overview

Shift Inc. was founded in 2005 by [Masaru Tange](https://jp.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%B9%E4%B8%8B%E5%A4%A7), who was a manufacturing process improvement consultant.[1] In the earliest years, it was a tiny consulting company specializing in manufacturing and business process improvements.[1] In 2007, it entered the software testing industry by undertaking consultancy work for the improvement of E-commerce testing.[2] In 2009, Tange changed the company's direction from the process improvement consultancy to the software testing business.[citation needed] The company then grew so rapidly to be listed on [the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers market](/source/Tokyo_Stock_Exchange#Structure) in 2014.[3] In April 2020, it has the market capitalization of 143 billion yen ($1.3 billion), which is the largest of the listed Japanese companies specialized in software quality assurance and testing services.[a]

The company covers [software testing outsourcing](/source/Software_testing_outsourcing), [project management office](/source/Project_management_office) and [test strategy](/source/Test_strategy) planning supports, [test execution](/source/Manual_testing), [test design](/source/Test_design), [automated testing](/source/Test_automation), [software inspection](/source/Software_inspection), and educational program services.[4][5][6]

## Notes

1. The market capitalizations of other listed Japanese software testing companies as of April 2020 are 32 billion yen of Poletowin Pitcrew Holdings (), 19 billion yen of Digital Hearts Holdings (), and 9 billion yen of Valtes ().

## References

1. ["The 156th DreamGate Special Interview - Masaru Tange, Shift Inc. CEO (Japanese)"](http://case.dreamgate.gr.jp/mbl_t/id=1540). DreamGate. 3 December 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2017.

1. ["SHIFT reducing search time for bugs. (Japanese)"](https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGKKZO1943757030072017TJE000/). The Nikkei. July 31, 2017.

1. ["Outline of Initial Listing Issue - SHIFT Inc."](http://www.jpx.co.jp/files/tse/english/listing/new/outline/2014/35SHIFT%20Inc._3697.pdf). Japan Exchange Group. Retrieved December 2, 2017.

1. ["3697:Tokyo Stock Quote - SHIFT Inc."](https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/3697:JP). Bloomberg Markets. Retrieved December 2, 2017.

1. ["Shift Inc, 3697:TYO Profile"](https://markets.ft.com/data/equities/tearsheet/profile?s=3697:TYO). The Financial Times. Retrieved December 2, 2017.

1. ["I wish the day comes when software testing engineers are accepted as worthwhile - Tange, SHIF Inc. CEO (Japanese)"](https://japan.zdnet.com/article/35060955/). ZDNet Japan. February 26, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2017.

## External links

- [SHIFT Inc.](http://www.shiftinc.jp/en/)

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