Quality of my IT landscape.
Does the business expect high quality and an agile IT organization? Is the complexity of your hybrid application landscape increasing? Is it difficult to keep a grip on the quality of your IT landscape? We are happy to help you professionalize your testing process!
Professionalize the testing process!
The IT landscape is becoming increasingly complex and the organization is becoming more dependent on properly functioning IT. So the chances of something going wrong are increasing and the impact when something goes wrong is increasing. Professionalize the test organization and the test process within your organization. With this you create visibility and grip on the quality of the IT landscape and save on testing capacity!
Insufficient visibility and grip on quality
The pressure on IT organizations has increased in recent years. There are increasingly stringent requirements for quality, continuity and security. If there are disruptions, business managers know how to find the IT manager quickly. IT must be flexible and continuously move with the wishes and requirements of the business. And the protection of (personal) data must be 100% guaranteed.
When there is insufficient visibility and grip on the quality of the complex IT landscape, it is not possible to continue to meet the requirements of all stakeholders. It is very unwise to rely too much on "the blue eyes" of your IT staff when asking for test results. This is also not accepted in external audits of the change process.
Clear agreements about the test approach and central recording of test results are a prerequisite for getting a grip on the quality of the IT landscape. This applies both to the functional testing of business applications and to the testing of 'non-functionals' such as security (ISO) measures.
Do you want to get a grip on the quality of your IT landscape? Are you curious how other IT managers have approached this? We are happy to think along with you!
Not enough budget and resources to properly test
Research shows that 82% of organizations experience enterprise application testing as very time-consuming. It is often difficult to free up enough money and resources for this. But compromising on the quality of the IT landscape and risking more disruptions is not an option. Hence, many organizations are looking for ways to test more efficiently so that less time and money is needed to do so.
Automated test execution and sharing test results with peers testing the same business applications seem like good ways to save time. In practice, however, this is actually never the case. Sharing test results doesn't provide enough benefit because it doesn't absolve you from testing yourself. And often the minimum conditions for automated test execution are not met. Namely, a mature test process and a solid regression test set.
Setting up a structured test process and building and using a good regression test can immediately save considerable time. It enables the IT organization to quickly prepare and execute test cycles together with the business. Ultimately, this also creates the conditions for automating regression tests that are often performed.
Want to save time and money on testing but not sacrifice the quality of your IT landscape? We would be happy to show you the possibilities!
Testing a hybrid application landscape is tricky
When there is a hybrid application landscape, the IT organization will need to assess and test changes and new releases of various standard applications. For SaaS applications, it is important to have clear agreements with the suppliers about the schedule for testing and rolling out new releases. It is up to the IT organization to coordinate this for all applications and arrive at an overall schedule.
For testing standard (SaaS) applications, it is important that there are clear agreements about the approach. The IT organization must assess release notes and estimate the impact of changes. Next, the release must be tested in a structured manner based on the release notes as well as on a number of regression test scenarios. The results of both types of testing must be properly recorded with the business. This creates a good overview of the test coverage and a good risk assessment can be made before releasing releases.
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Burden of proof missing from external audits
External audits of the change process must demonstrate that testing has been done properly. Usually it must even be clear who approved and released what for production. It often turns out that test results are not properly recorded and problems arise during an audit. In such a situation, it takes your IT staff a lot of time to gather the required evidence. This is not the most motivating work and this time is better spent on other things.
If you use Testersuite then providing evidence for an audit is very easy. This is because the test results are automatically recorded per application component and/or requirement. Do you want to provide all stakeholders with the right information without it costing your people time? We would like to show you how easy this works in Testersuite.