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The key to effective outsourcing for globally distributed teams working in an Agile environment is selecting the right partner. Halliburton reduced known issues by 97% at product shipment by combining LogiGears’ test automation expertise and US based project management with their domain expertise.
Software test automation has the capability to decrease the overall cost of testing and improve software quality. Learn what it takes to achieve the full potential of test automation.
The defining difference between releasing good software or releasing a time bomb to your customers is large-scale test automation in Agile projects. Automation is the only way to keep up with increasing software complexity and faster releases.
The world is moving toward ubiquitous computing and the number of things that can think has exploded. The tools and software to test advanced applications will need to be different than what we are used to today. They are likely to include digital animation for testing visual input devices. And, the complexity of testing the new systems cannot succeed without massive automation.
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Often when beginning an Agile project, there is a need for some re-tooling in order to be successful. The same set of tools used in traditional development may not be enough to support rapid communication, dynamic user story change and ranking, and increased code development.
Mobile applications are growing in use and sophistication along with the speed of the networks and the power of the devices they run on. The multiplicity of devices and operating systems alone make for a very challenging testing matrix.
Automated testing is not the same as automating manual testing. For automated testing to be successful, tests need to be designed with their automation already in place. This source of many test automation failures is the absence of this simple factor.
Big testing is a popular buzzword today. Since “big" is a relative measure, there is no one specific recipe for big testing success. What we know is that it takes planning and careful execution of test design and automation, infrastructure, and organization—and the mix can vary widely by project.
Testing is an integral part of the product development process for successful software applications. Ensuring products meet the quality objectives is necessary to satisfy customer expectations and be commercially successful.
The importance of testing can’t be downplayed because it’s the only way to be confident the product is working as intended. TestArchitect for Visual Studio provides a powerful test development and authoring platform that integrates with Visual Studio’s ALM ecosystem for modern development needs.