Hello my dear IT word,
If you are currently in the happy place where everything is working, systems and people are in sync, software builds on time with no bugs and you have an unlimited budget, then please close my message and stay in that place, I'm truly happy for you.
If not, I would like to take a moment and share my thoughts with you about process, deliverables, development and quality assurance. For many years, we have been searching for answers on how to deliver defect free software on time and more efficiently without breaking the bank. From what I see, it is pretty obvious to anyone who is running the IT project, the right tools and the right people are the key to a successful implementation. When we implementing the right tool, we almost immediately ask ourselves if it's fit to our process, our culture. Does this tool do exactly what we need it to do? How much is it going to cost us to customize the tool to fit into our processes and organization? When we think about implementation, the question about right people is more important than ever. Do...
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alm, automation, hp, microsoft, qtp, quicktestpro, selenium, sharepoint, smartbear, test management, testcomplete
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At STAR, we've been working with many automated tools over the last decade to include WinRunner, QTP, LoadRunner, Rational Robot, TestPartner, Silk and open source tools. From my personal experience, many companies that buy automation tools for automating there QA processes will stop using them as soon as they lose key personnel or they hit a major road block with their product. The question is, why is there no standard test automation tool, something like "silver bullet" to solve our testing problems and bring happiness to the Quality Assurance world? Why do so many companies believe that test automation implementation will cost a fortune or they go with open source and eventually stop using the tool base on the lack of professional support? Well, we know that the customer would like go with most popular and widely used automation tool to be able to obtain or retain more talent in organization, not losing their ROI. Looks like QTP from HP is "the most widely used" tool in the market, they holding the biggest share in the area of automated tools. However, many test automation issues remain un-solved. Again, people have been sold on record and playback features with next...
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alm, qtp, quicktestpro, software planner, test automation, testcomplete, testing
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