Frustrated that your regression testing stops you from releasing at pace?
Test automation is an effective tool to help you improve your tech team’s efficiency by speeding up repetitive tests so they can be completed in hours, rather than days. Automated testing can help you increase test coverage and spot defects early, thus reducing the cost of your projects and minimising costly time spent fixing bugs.
That’s how test automation is supposed to work. But if it isn’t implemented properly, you’ll struggle to see a return on your investment. Technical debt can accumulate each time you choose quick fixes and patches rather than a durable and permanent solution.
The benefits of efficient test automation are long-term, as you streamline and simplify each point of your software development lifecycle so it can be completed confidently, quickly and efficiently. That’s why it’s essential to work with a trusted partner specialising in test automation services ensuring you have a solid test automation foundation to build upon.
Increased frequency of execution
Increased test coverage
More frequent releases to production
Ability to deploy and fix forward with confidence
Faster feedback
Ten10’s innovative Test Automation Consultancy and Advisory balances technical expertise with exceptional test process experience to maximise ROI and help you meet demanding business requirements.
Our Test Automation Advisory is a three-stage service to assess your test automation capabilities:
1. Intelligent Discovery
In this stage, we discover your test processes, assets, technology, delivery landscape and the capability of your team. We do this by conducting a health check which reviews:
- Your current delivery processes, test processes and test assets across your organisation’s test function.
- Your company’s objectives around test automation.
- The solution/functional scope for the target automation and any future roadmap.
- The application(s) and technologies to be automated (including functional areas, user interfaces, data testing, service interfaces, APIs, and both internal and external integrated systems).
- Trigger mechanisms for test automation and how results will be reported.
- The skills and experience of your test and development team.
- Test environments and data to support test automation including current test data approaches.
2. Intelligent Definition
In this stage, we define a clear view of what is ready to be automated, what the test automation roadmap looks like and what needs to be in place for you to build successful test automation for the future. We do this by analysing the information gathered and identifying:
- The high-level approach to testing within your company, with a view to recommending changes based on observations made.
- The proposed strategy and approach to test automation at your company across people, processes, tools, priorities, and return on investment (ROI).
- An appropriate technology/tooling/framework solution for test automation, including identifying where existing tooling and assets can be reused.
- The success criteria for the implementation and demonstration of a working automation solution.
3. Intelligent Demonstration
In this stage, we demonstrate an initial test automation delivery iteration and produce a proof of concept (‘POC’) of the defined solution. This is validated against your established success criteria, providing the confidence and the business case to progress with further implementation.
All of our recommendations are driven by your current challenges, business priorities and attitude to risk. You receive a list of pragmatic and prioritised improvements to your processes that you decide how to implement.
Do you know how widely test automation can be used in your organisation? The test types listed below are all prime candidates for automation, whether it be fully automating them or accelerating your practices with test automation tools.
Smoke Tests
Test automation tools can help developers check their build immediately, whenever a new build is ready for deployment.
Integration Tests
Verify that modules from different developers work in unison – preventing costly delays.
Regression Tests
Accelerate your regression test pack and ensure core functionality is unchanged after updates.
Security Tests
Streamline security checks with automation tools.
Performance Tests
Remove performance bottlenecks and find defects earlier by running automated performance test scripts.
Accessibility Tests
Spot accessibility issues easier and make your application fully accessible from day one.
Compatibility Tests
Utilise automated testing to check your solution across systems, devices and environments more quickly.
Tailored Guidance and Support: Equip your team with personalised mentoring and resources to excel in test automation, boosting productivity.
Comprehensive In-House Capability: Develop a robust in-house test automation framework to enhance efficiency, lower costs, and reduce dependency on external resources.
Sustainable In-House Automation Success: Implement strategies for continuous learning and improvement, leading to long-term success in test automation.
Bring your solutions to life with Ten10’s Test Automation Factory
Our diverse workforce of test automation consultants and engineers. Our Test Automation Factory can ensure long-term automation success. Deliver programmes, projects, small changes and improvement initiatives with Ten10’s test automation consultants who bring a wealth of experience to support our customers to realise change and transformation with confidence.
The Test Automation Factory is typically executed through the below stages, with preparation and analysis conducted in parallel to automation scripting and maintenance.
Preparation & Analysis
- Review and analysis of test assets to ensure valid tests ready for automation
- Tests added to automation backlog
Automation Scripting & Maintenance
- Automation scripting against backlog using Ten10’s automation factory service
- Automated scripts form a growing automated test suite
Knowledge Transfer Checkpoints
- Regular checkpoints to the wider test and development team
- The teams can review and ask questions at these checkpoints
Ten10’s Test Automation Factory provides a high-value and cost-effective service to deliver test automation and maintenance, with our automation team working on an Agile, iterative basis against a backlog of test scripts to be automated, with focus and priorities agreed per delivery iteration.
The Test Automation Factory is delivered by a blended team: test automation engineers led by one of our Senior Consultants. That means you benefit from a senior consultant’s years of experience and leadership without paying expensive fees. The Factory can be easily scaled to your business’ priorities, rapidly ramping up for times of high activity and scaling down with confidence during quieter periods. This approach drives greater ROI, which is essential as your organisation’s priorities can change midway through projects.
Our Experience
Our consultants have worked with many Fortune 500 companies who benefit from our decades of combined experience.
UK-based Teams
We have offices in Leeds and London meaning we can deliver on or off-site services and adapt to your needs.
We Are Tool Agnostic
We’ll always recommend the most effective and efficient tools for your specific needs, ensuring you avoid unnecessary costs.
Flexible Resourcing Options
Our Ten10 Academy means we can rapidly scale up or down your support according to project requirements.
In-House Frameworks
We use Tenology®, our collection of tried and tested assets, to maximise your results.
Inclusive Tech Teams
We are dedicated to transforming the tech industry by providing you with a wide range of diverse and inclusive talent.
Award-Winning Employer
We’re a TheJobCrowd Top 50 Graduate Employer thanks to the exceptional training and support we provide.
Ethical Business Practices
We’re dedicated to being a truly ethical and responsible organisation. We don’t simply claim to do better: we prove it.
Organisations should consider Test Automation Services for several reasons:
- Efficiency: Automation streamlines repetitive testing tasks, boosting productivity and efficiency by executing tests quickly and consistently.
- Cost-effectiveness: Automated testing reduces manual effort and associated labour expenses, leading to significant cost savings over time while accelerating time-to-market.
- Increased Test Coverage: Automation enables broader test coverage, ensuring that a wide range of scenarios, functionalities, and configurations are thoroughly tested for comprehensive software quality assurance.
- Faster Time-to-Market: By reducing testing cycles and accelerating defect identification, automation facilitates rapid delivery of high-quality software products, providing a competitive edge in the market.
Overall, Test Automation Services offer organisations a strategic advantage by enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, improving quality, and accelerating time-to-market, making them a valuable investment for any software development initiative.
There are various types of software testing tailored to different aspects of software validation that can be automated. Here’s a brief overview:
- Unit Testing: Assessing individual code components to verify functionality.
- Integration Testing: Ensuring seamless interaction between software modules.
- Functional Testing: Validating features and functionalities of the software.
- Regression Testing: Confirming new changes haven’t affected existing functionalities.
- Load Testing: Evaluating system performance under varying loads.
- Performance Testing: Assessing responsiveness and resource usage.
- Smoke Testing: Quick verification of critical functionalities post-build.
- Acceptance Testing: Ensuring the software meets end-user requirements before deployment.
These types play crucial roles in ensuring software quality and reliability.
Test automation maintenance refers to the ongoing activities involved in managing and updating automated test scripts and frameworks to ensure their relevance and effectiveness over time. This includes tasks such as adapting tests to accommodate changes in the software under test, updating scripts to reflect modifications in user interfaces or functionalities, fixing issues or failures in automated tests, optimising test scripts for improved performance, and incorporating new features or requirements into existing automation frameworks. Effective test automation maintenance is essential for maintaining the reliability and efficiency of automated testing processes and maximising the return on investment in test automation initiatives.
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