Test Automation

Why Automate Your Software Testing?

• You would like to be able to run a large number of functional regression tests anytime and quickly.
• You want to insure thoroughness and accuracy when tests are run repeatedly over time.
• You would like to free your testers from repetitive, low-productivity testing so they can concentrate on more creative or strategic quality initiatives.

These are some of the many reasons for considering test automation. ProtoTest helps you evaluate the appropriateness of automation, select the best tools for your situation, devise an ideal automation architecture for your environment, then implement the tools and architecture to create a highly effective suite of automated tests. We have extensive experience using the tools of the leading vendors, including Borland.  And we're a leader in automation with open source tools such as Watir.

Test automation can produce dramatic return-on-investment, but it is not a silver bullet. A strategy must be set and followed to enable the testing team to select the best set of tests for initial implementation, and to refine tests and develop skills until the learning curve (individual and organizational) is surmounted.

Knowledge transfer is a key element of our service delivery process. ProtoTest consultants will work with your staff at every step to be sure they understand and can assume responsibility for maintaining and extending the work performed.

Automated Functional/Regression Testing

Release cycles for software are growing shorter and shorter; while at the same time the number of tests in your regression test suite is growing larger and larger. This combination is making it increasingly impractical to complete regression testing with each release. The risk associated with incomplete regression testing is that defects may go undiscovered prior to release. Such defects may be introduced into your code base, often in unexpected places, during the process of fixing previously identified bugs or creating new features. By automating regression testing, you can reduce the time required to run the full suite from days or even weeks to a matter of hours. This leaves more time to focus manual testing on new code and areas of highest risk.

For more information, contact us.