Test automation should not feel like a nasty video game that feels like it has been created only to smash your spirit and the last vestiges of your team's willpower. Sadly, it often feels like this is the case. Being at the coalface of software testing, and particularly test automation, we see first hand where the industry is getting it wrong when implementing test automation. Interestingly, for something that should be so intrinsic to modern, digital application delivery programs, most people who fail with test automation the same wrong things. I think this is because the software testin ..read more

Most customers who have engaged us for Salesforce test automation can identify with at least one of these issues with manual Salesforce testing: A bad release that has cost lots of revenue, profits or reputations; Poor quality practices aren't an issue right now, but will become a huge issue if the status quo isn't changed; Apps built by different developers are causing conflicts in production; or Your or your team are copping heat because of poor performance. In fact most of our Salesforce automated testing customers can also identify with this situation: This situation is usually the ..read more

Automated software testing metrics by themselves are not powerful. It is the smart use of these metrics that makes them powerful and gives you the ability to transform your software quality program. Unlike Qsome's test automation tools, most testing tools do not offer test-related analytics. The analytics that are built into our automated testing tools are one of the differentiators that sets us apart from our competitors. Elfriede Dustin's book, Implementing Automated Software Testing, is considered gospel for those wishing to put in place a set of metrics to assess the effectiveness of th ..read more

So you're on the hunt for test automation services for your web or mobile app, right? But what is it that you need, exactly? Have you defined your requirements or are you willing to be persuaded by the glossiest marketing brochure? There are thousands of test automation service providers willing to grab every last dollar off you. But there are a few things that you need to be sure about, before signing long term (or even short term) agreements with these service providers that put your professional reputation on the line. In fact, there are 5 key decision points you must consider before you ..read more

Failure isn't fatal, but failure to change might be. John Wooden And therein lies the crux of the problem with many outsourced test automation services providers. The ability and willingness to acknowledge, analyse and learn from mistakes, both your own and those of others, is a very noble and productive human characteristic, but sadly and uncommon one. Far too often we receive mayday calls from prospects who have invested a lot of money, but more importantly time, into selecting and working with a outsourced test automation services provider, only to be rewarded with a never-ending tug ..read more

Our customers turn to our software testing services to help them transform their software testing programs from cost centres to value generators. If we followed the same principles that the industry has been using for decades, we would never deliver the lofty outcomes that our customers seek. Instead we turned our practices upside down and created some overarching principles that are non-negotiable in every project. One such principle that helps us deliver this value consistently and across projects is the concept of team-owned tests. Don't worry if you read that and thought, "WTF!" That i ..read more

The selection of the best and most compatible provider of outsourced software testing services could be the difference between your applications delivering real business value or ending up on the scrapheap of those poorly executed and costly great ideas that damaged the reputations of everyone involved. The positive or negative results of this decision will be magnified because of the added complexity of the relationship between your teams and those of your outsourced software testing services partner. I strongly recommend a thorough perusal of best practice guide to software testing to enh ..read more

Many a software testing company will claim to do everything and anything under the sun for you. But only proven software testing experts will be able to prove to you how they can solve your most painful software quality challenges, like speed of testing, speed to market, support costs, process optimisation and others. The challenges you are facing in your software development and delivery pipeline are unlikely to be unique. These issues usually stem from a mishmash of approaches and methodologies that are ill-suited to modern applications and their development practices. Even though softwar ..read more

Model-based software testing can be the panacea to your late and poor quality application delivery woes. However, every panacea needs an enabler and the right (cloud) software testing tools are as important as any other factor if you want to use model-based software testing in your team. In fact, through experience, blood, sweat and tears toil, we have been able to narrow down the exact characteristics of a good software testing tool that enables model-based testing, to just 4 distinct features! But first... What is model-based software testing?I was going to give you Wikipedia's definitio ..read more

Malware is taking advantage of an easy path to your machines. By tampering the standard Content Management System (CMS) templates used for web application development, an age-old technique called phishing is still actively used to gain entry and compromise applications built with Wordpress, Drupal, Magento and other open source platforms. Almost millions of systems have been compromised till date. The web is full of such attack vectors and this trend shows no signs of abating in the near future as patched problems are replaced by newer and more ingenious attack routes. While there is no si ..read more