Accelerating your software delivery cycle is impossible unless you also accelerate and enhance your approach to software testing. In another article we described the eight steps of the journey to transform your organization into a modern testing organization. This article will focus on defining your test strategy. You’ll learn about the importance of adopting agile practices.
Why should you invest in software testing? And if you’ve already invested heavily in your testing program, why should you invest in modernizing your current practices and tools? If these are questions you’ve heard or asked yourself, take a cue from your peers, Gartner, and the World Quality Report. When you modernize your testing, you make it easier for IT staff and business stakeholders to collaborate in ways that lead to faster software delivery and better business outcomes.
Year after year, DevOps industry reports and practitioners in the field point to testing as the biggest bottleneck in the software development lifecycle. Take GitLab’s 2021 Global DevSecOps Survey – for the third year in a row, the majority of respondents pointed to testing as the biggest cause of delays. That’s a lot of finger-pointing. If we had to guess, testers are tired of it.
In the era of digital transformation, misalignment between the business leaders steering the overall strategy and the technical experts who build, implement, and maintain solutions is one of the top blockers to a successful sea change. These groups need to be able to collaborate to define what each solution requires and the why behind it.
In February of 2022, Tricentis acquired Testim, an AI-powered SaaS-based test automation platform for UI testing of cloud-native and web applications. Upon joining the Tricentis product family, one of the key goals was to create valuable integrations between Testim and other Tricentis products.
“Those who succeed don’t sit around making to-do lists – they create actionable plans with clearly defined outcomes and conquer them. When you know what you want, why you want it, and understand how to make your goal a reality, you’ll become a master of time management and take control of the situation.” – Tony Robbins, Inspirational Speaker Beginning an article on software testing with a quote from Tony Robbins might seem bizarre.
Over the years, we have seen a steady increase in companies moving away from paper-based validation to electronic-based approaches after the FDA introduced 21 CFR Part 11, which addresses the use and control of electronic signatures and electronic records. When utilized correctly, 21 CFR Part 11 opens the door to numerous potential process and solution improvements in computer systems validation, yet many teams have failed to take full advantage of these improvements.
We’re pleased to announce that we are delivering the following Tricentis product updates across our entire portfolio. Updates have already begun rolling out and will be complete by June 10th.
As the largest cloud-based CRM provider, Salesforce comes with comprehensive out-of-the-box usability while also accommodating high levels of customization, integration, and flexibility for their 150,000 strong customer base. In fact, the Salesforce ecosystem is 5 times larger than the platform itself and includes an extensive partner network and an app marketplace with 4,000 apps.
