Test Automation

In today’s fast-paced digital economy, every application that enters the market needs to go through rigorous testing to ensure it delivers in the real world.  With over 500 million apps predicted to be built by 2040, the need for test automation is greater than ever before.  Up until recently, manual testing was the preferred methodology for system testing, integration testing, regression testing, explorative testing, graphical user interface testing, and robotic process automation testing.  However, manual testing poses several challenges, including cost, human error, and limited scalability.  Automated testing provides a much more stable and efficient testing process, allowing for complex testing without worrying about human error and scalability.  

With automated testing, the overall efficiency of the testing phase improves, and much quicker turnaround times can be achieved.  Automated testing proactively manages quality to prevent production disruptions and provides full requirements traceability and visual logging, enabling test teams to rapidly triage any defects.  Additionally, test automation seamlessly connects to the application lifecycle management (ALM) toolchain and can integrate with tools like ServiceNow, SAP Solution Manager, Azure DevOps, and more.  Leveraging test robots, organizations can build a team of dedicated bots to run tests and perform common tasks.  Test automation often offers a low-code interface, synthetic test data generation, and hundreds of prebuilt activities, making it an excellent option for testing RPA workflows, web apps, mobile apps, SAP, Citrix, or other applications.

Test automation has become an essential part of the software development process.  However, setting up test automation can be challenging for any company.  One of the biggest challenges is finding the right help.  Many companies struggle to find experts with the right skills and experience to set up test automation successfully.  Another challenge is the complexity of the process.  Test automation involves the use of advanced technologies and requires a deep understanding of software development principles and best practices.  Setting up test automation involves developing test cases, identifying testing scenarios, and choosing the right tools and frameworks to use.  This can be a daunting task for companies that don’t have the right expertise in-house.  Cost is also a challenge.  Setting up test automation can be expensive, particularly for small and mid-sized companies.  Investing in the right tools, frameworks, and infrastructure can be costly, and hiring experts to set up and manage test automation can add to the expense. 

Integration is another challenge.  Test automation requires integration with other software development tools, such as continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) tools, defect tracking tools, and test management tools.  Integrating all this can be complex and time-consuming, requiring a deep understanding of the software development lifecycle.  On top of this there is the challenge of maintenance.  Test automation requires regular maintenance to ensure that it remains effective and efficient.  Test cases need to be updated regularly to reflect changes in the software, and the testing framework needs to be updated to stay current with the latest technologies and best practices. 

Valenta is an excellent choice for companies looking to set up test automation.  Our team of experts has extensive experience in developing and implementing customized test automation solutions that meet the unique needs of each business.  Our team of developers, solution architects, business analysts, infrastructure engineers, and process heads work closely with businesses to create an automation mindset and define their test automation strategy.  By adopting test automation, businesses can significantly reduce the time and cost of testing, improve overall efficiency, and prevent costly production disruptions.  Our team has extensive experience in setting up test automation for businesses of all sizes.  We have a deep understanding of the software development lifecycle.  We use the latest technologies and best practices to develop and implement test automation solutions that are efficient, effective, and scalable. We also provide ongoing support and maintenance to ensure that the test automation solution remains effective and efficient. 

Valenta has local Managing Partners who are a part of every engagement.  Our Partners work with other local experts and onshore, nearshore, and offshore staff to deliver test automation solutions for our clients.  Partnering with Valenta for test automation enables businesses to leverage the latest technologies and best practices to achieve their business goals.  

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Our approach
Valenta believes in designing, modernizing, and building mission Critical technology systems which most clients depend on every day. We are a focused, independent company, implementing Valenta’s Business-Unit Prototype, we make sure that strategic requirements are covered, and that the solution is built from end-to-end from a chosen business function.

Here are three options we offer to get started with Test Automation implementations.  

We can provide Test Automation aaS.  Valenta’s Managed Automation service is designed to Measure and Govern automation programs to align with business outcomes. Using a Managed Service not only offers Companies a much faster ROI but it also enables organizations to repurpose their in-house resources to more revenue-driven activities.