Overcoming testing bottlenecks with effective test automation

Are your IT teams constantly challenged to deliver change frequently, flexibly and ensuring that quality is at the heart of the process?

Delivering and maintaining high-quality software releases is a given for organisations, but the reality of being able to do this in a consistent and repeatable way is a challenge that we see lots of organisations facing. ‘Testing is a bottleneck’ is a phrase that is often used and one that we hear regularly when engaging with clients to review and support their software testing processes.

As part of the drive to solve these issues, the question of test automation constantly arises and implemented correctly, will deliver transformational results in terms of the ability to support frequent release cycles and ensure that software quality remains high.

To achieve this, there are a number of key steps and considerations:

• Review and assess your current test capability – how do know what to improve, unless you understand where you are?
• Identifying the underlying problems across the SDLC and how this is impacting the current approach.
• Technology review – understand your technology, platforms and test capability to determine the most appropriate automation tools.
• Creation of a roadmap of improvements.
• Clarity on your test strategy across the organisation and approach to software testing.

Experience shows us that problems will exist from project inception if software testing and quality assurance are not considered from the outset. Too many times we see issues with poorly defined functional and non-functional requirements, a hybrid agile approach which engages the test team late into a project and adoption of test automation tooling, which is a poor fit and quickly falls into disrepair.

Ready to transform your software testing processes and overcome the bottlenecks in your IT projects? Contact us today for a comprehensive review of your current testing capabilities and let us help you implement effective test automation strategies to support frequent release cycles and ensure high-quality software delivery.

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