How to Avoid Recurrent Test Executions?

What does one do to avoid the recurrence of a process? Well, find a way to make it semi-autonomous or autonomous with a sequential work flow. While it might sound simple, automation demands consolidation of infrastructure, incorporation of the components and a careful alignment of the work flow.

Given the steady changes that are confronting the IT systems of business organizations, test automation has become a high priority for the stakeholders. The increase in priority has also translated into an increase in the variety and volume of test automation requirements. Big Data and Mobility are two such areas which are pushing test automation to new levels.
Test automation demands substantial investments in infrastructure, resources and maintenance. But the rewards include a smooth running IT system and streamlined apps with minimal strain on executing recurrent test cases.

This leaves enterprises with very few choices. Either invest in a comprehensive in house test automation team or export the requirements to a third party and integrate the framework into the business environment. The first choice turns into redundant investments while the second choice requires a gigantic give and take between the enterprise and the testing company.
As an ideal solution, Colocated Test Automation has emerged which brings together the power of cross vertical test expertise, tool licences, partnerships and business environment specific test strategy.

The greatest benefit of a colocated test automation model is the ability to streamline the test efforts and business goals with scalability and reusability that make it future proof. In addition, the optimum time and cost benefits make it business friendly to analyse the requirements and build a tool agnostic framework that not only accelerates testing but generates reports which improve the outcomes of the overall IT system.

Colocation also adds maximum advantage during the creation and integration of the automation framework while allowing the enterprise to avoid disruptions to the ongoing operations. The latent potential of a colocated test automation development lies in the ability to understand the location of manual intervention and position it to the advantage of the business.

Automation is a great example of being unique and generic at the same time. Unique to the business environment and the customers and generic to the technology, tools and processes it leverages. Thus it is important to leverage a cross vertical test expertise with comprehensive test partnerships and alliances with tool vendors to ensure longer and broader test coverage.

Source :  How to Avoid Recurrent Test Executions? Test Automation   by Tom Wade

What makes Software Testing incredible ?

Building a quality rich development environment is as much as a challenge as an advantage for a business organization.  The extent of the advantages is resonant with the extent of the challenges. But quality begins with the human intellect. The ability to define an experience through products, services, technology and interactions is what makes a business work.

For example, a cosmetic quality which is limited to the external interfaces along the UI will yield a great visual appeal but might not be supported by an equally compelling data transaction robustness. On the other hand, an application built on a formidable code might not be able to capture the market because of the lack of intuitive input options for the users. But the dearth of software testing professionals, architects and process experts makes it all the more difficult to meet go to market timelines with measurable QA.

For an organization supported by a computing system, technology and software are valuable assets. For a process being enabled by the power of digital technology, software is a lifeline. So we have the Servers, Databases, SOAs, APIs, Devices, Internet and software which are integrated with ERP systems, clouds and social networks etc. Then we have the users who are customers, IT teams, Marketing professionals, Process Management Groups, Network Administrators, CIOs, CTOs etc.

Incessant changes, periodic updates and faster go to market timelines demand comprehensive ramp up capabilities and access to resources with cross vertical expertise and a wide combination of skill sets ranging from test engineers to architects and process champions. Acquiring test infrastructure and resources is as cost intensive as exporting software testing to third parties is time intensive.  The export of software testing requirements to third parties is coupled with restraints on access, data integrity and confidentiality of business processes.

It makes business sense to embed teams with testing expertise across business environments to understand, assess and make winning recommends with the right software testing services.  QA staffing testing is an ideal solution which empowers the businesses to leverage the expertise of software testing professionals and the infrastructure and tool licences of the independent testing companies.

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