Making a shift from manual to automated testing
Manual to Automated Testing With quality or the lack of it driving the success (or otherwise) of a software product, business enterprises have their task cut out – implement the Agile-DevOps model of quality assurance in the value chain. The focus is to execute a testing methodology that is effective, time and cost saving, and delivers customer satisfaction. This is where the effectiveness of manual testing (the existing practice in many organizations) comes into question with companies looking to enhance the quality of their products and reduce their operational expenses. The realization that manual testing can be a drain on resources comprising money and manhours, enterprises are looking at automated testing to maximize efficiency and optimize the use of available resources. However, let us first understand what ails the manual testing process in today’s time of competitive quality assurance. Manual testing and its shortcomings Increased frequency of human error le...