A single tweet from a hacked Twitter account spread rumours across governments and stock markets. Facebook’s IPO on NASDAQ server also led to losses. The possibility of such lapses has made enterprises and institutions realize the importance of Software Testing.
Stakeholders now demand the inclusion of testing early in the development life cycle to reduce post production defect density and the accompanying costs and efforts. Most importantly, the scope of software testing has expanded from detection of flaws inherent in the software to the adaptability of the software to the changing business and IT scenarios.
While early integration helps reduce flaws, enterprises need a robust automation testing framework that tracks defects and compile them into comprehensive parameters to enable risk mitigation. The leakage of defects into post production phase tends to impact the business environment with losses in terms of investments, efforts and credibility. Moreover, a simultaneous test life cycle empowers the development teams with the freedom to explore and expand the scope of the application for better business.
From an enterprise’s perspective, Software Testing is a safeguard that adds a layer to the Quality Assurance. Apart from defect analysis and remedial actions, enterprises have begun to look at Software Testing as a parameter that can be projected to inform the stakeholders of the status of the applications/IT systems.
Apart from resolving technical issues, the assessments help enterprises streamline their IT systems by reducing redundancies in resource and infrastructure utilization. This goes a long way in streamlining existing investments with the emerging market scenarios that are increasingly being web enabled.
At a time when applications are being rolled out at a mind boggling pace, achieving the right balance between quality and time to market. The timelines and the Quality parameters often appear to be on the two ends of the spectrum. Enterprises now demand rapid deployment of testing services with accelerated test processes. Corporate commitments now require Quality Assurance on Security parameters with visibility that matches the emerging scenarios.
In-house test departments require investments in test infrastructure and resources which add on to the costs and efforts. These investments tend to become redundant with the emergence of new requirements and business scenarios. The solution lies in having an independent software testing partner with strong test engineering foundations backed by point solutions for existing and emerging test requirements.
To meet the unique requirements testing has to overlap the processes that connect the hardware, network, software, data and UI. The differentiation lies in the ability to have a quick view of the overall test status along with a pin point report of the singled out defect as per priority. This helps enterprises have a 24/7 test suite that helps them identify issues and resolve them with minimum loss of time.
Being an Independent Software Testing Services Company, Cigniti offers superior software testing services that address existing and emerging test requirements by incorporating business logic. With ROI savings reports and a comprehensive service portfolio, Cigniti helps enterprises turn their IT investments into growth engines.
