Test Automation Services & Consultancy

Assessing and implementing test automation means following the test automation pyramid as a framework:

When organisations consider test automation, they often concentrate on the top of the pyramid – the User Interface tests – as those tests validate the controls that an application’s user directly interacts with (such as menus, buttons and icons). This is a mistake. Test automation concentrated on this level can prove brittle and likely to break as the application continues to be developed.

Instead, effective test automation starts at the bottom of the pyramid with Unit/Component tests.

1. Unit and Component tests are written by developers to test the functionalities they develop. This is roughly 50-60% of the test automation pyramid.
2. Service Layer tests can then be automated to ensure units and components interact with necessary APIs, allowing systems to communicate effectively with each other. This is roughly 20-40% of the test automation pyramid.
3. UI tests can then be written to check that on-page controls execute commands correctly and that the whole application works from an end-user perspective. This is roughly 10% of the test automation pyramid.

This technical and systematic approach can sometimes feel at odds to business leaders who are not close to the test side of their business. Again, they are likely to focus on UI tests as that’s where they expect to see the highest return on their investment. But don’t forget that those tests have been built on top of a solid foundation of unit, component and acceptance testing.

You should also not underestimate the non-revenue benefits and return on investment in effective test automation:

• Improved test team skillset
• Increased frequency of execution
• Less time required for manual testing
• Increased test coverage
• More frequent releases to production
• Faster feedback
• Ability to deploy and fix forward with confidence

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.

Compatibility Tests

Utilise automated testing to check your solution across systems, devices and environments more quickly.

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:

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.

Intelligent Definition

In this stage, we define a clear view of what is ready to be automated, what a 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 test automation solution.

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.

Concerned that your team does not have the guidance and support to help them up-skill in test automation?

Lack the in-house capability to deliver effective test automation?

Would you like to ensure long-term, in-house-driven test automation success?

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.

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.

Working with Ten10 means receiving tailored solutions that work for your business, intelligently delivered by experts who care. We work with your goals and priorities in mind from the very beginning. We don’t push new tools or processes if they aren’t what you need – we adopt and improve what you have and make intelligent recommendations that will help you realise your goals.

Ten10 is a trusted, industry-leading Test Automation partner that delivers. Our Tech Academy and Consultancy solutions are designed and delivered to enhance our clients’ operational success, right-fit for now and in the future.

Our blend of experienced tech consultants and young, diverse new talent means you stay in control and choose what kind of support you receive: