Test Automation
The goal of automated testing is to move from traditional manual-driven testing process to computer-driven, automatically run software quality assurance.
The purpose of automated testing is to enforce constant improvement in software quality, which is achieved by constantly run, high coverage level automatic testing.
What Makes Test Automation Important
The predictability in software project costs can be significantly improved by rigorous quality assurance system, which is deployed at the very start of the development project.
In a typical modern new software engineering project, agile methods are employed. Agility means fast turnaround times in development and release cycles, meaning that the software is always consistent and buildable during the development. New features are added gradually to a solid foundation, which is always kept 100% tested. In practice, this typically means that unit tests are made before coding, with integration and system tests planned and implemented to match the fast build schedule.
In this context, a solid test automation practice is essential for a successful project. This requires both knowledge in the quality assurance and software development teams, and also firm commitment from the company upper management.
Test automation also brings very significant benefits to existing software engineering projects. By implementing a comprehensive automated testing system, it is possible to regain control of even the most problematic quality situation.
Doing It Right from the Beginning
In addition to analyzing your testing needs and helping set the requirements for the automated solution, Nixu can also take full responsibility of an automation project with stepwise approach. Improved reporting using web-based dashboards will give your management a real-time view of the testing status. Nixu's experts will also take care of knowledge transfer to your test engineers, and can take responsibility for maintaining the solution.