Testing Insights

It’s not just scalability that makes microservices such a powerful approach for enterprise organizations, it also enables faster development of new software too.

A core capability underpinning the shift to Cloud Native DevOps is treating 'Infrastructure as Code' (IaC).

Following on from our introduction to the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), we can zoom in on a detailed review of the role of software testing within this framework.

Implementing DevOps for one team is a relatively straight forward exercise, but for enterprise organisations, they face a much larger magnitude of complexity.

The primary reason why test automation frameworks fail is due to a poorly designed architecture, and design patterns can address this and common testing issues, such as those implementing the work lacking programming skills and familiarity with test automation.

2i offers an Automation Maturity Review, an assessment that follows DevOps Flow value stream mapping, so that we can identify the optimal target areas for automation.

Successfully building and deploying API-integrated apps comes with a number of challenges that 2i expertise and methodology can help address.

'Low Code' development is a new trend exploding into the IT market. Forecast to raise £500m of investment in 2020 alone it is a sector that will have a massive impact on how software is developed.

Testing is the key part of the equation when it comes to discovering and understanding risk within a project. An untested component is an unknown and therefore cannot be released with confidence.

Here are some of the key principles of ‘Flow’ and the role of testing and quality assurance practices required to enable ‘Flow’.

In this case study piece, Adam Pettman breaks down how testing as an integral and pivotal part of the DevOps process can sometimes be forgotten about and in some cases lead to major incidents and how they should be implemented with more care and diligence by organisations that wish to launch their products more smoothly.

The new world of DevOps is transforming how software is developed, not just in terms of the technologies and tools used, but more importantly in terms of how teams are organised and managed.

Business risk lies within the product that organisations deliver and, if not managed correctly, may lead to loss of revenue, impact brand value and reduce productivity to market.

Effective implementation of Risk Based Testing is only possible within Risk Based Delivery. The whole team must be aligned to the business outcomes being delivered.

This blog post explains what Operational Risk is, the consequences this can have on your organisation if poorly managed and how we help our clients avoid negative consequences or outcomes through AssureRMF™.

As your organisation looks to increasingly leverage DevOps approaches and automation to enable Digital delivery at pace, your risk position needs to be front and centre of every stage of your delivery pipeline.

As Agile development and Scrum methodology become more commonplace across the industry, the role of Scrum Master is one that most of us will have come across in one way or another.

I’m sure we’ve all seen headlines, read articles or been in meetings where software issues are declared to be the fault of Testing.

Over the last 18 months I’ve been building an extension to my house. You might also wonder what this has got to do with IT projects? Well it turns out there are many parallels and life lessons to be learned.

With the transition towards banks embracing digital delivery, customers are increasingly interacting and dependant on 24/7 banking services. In our point of view, we demonstrate why your investment in test and QA can protect you from financial and reputational damage.

We probably all know of organisations who have failed to factor robust testing into their delivery plans, 2i can help you.

Many of us in the technology industry are focussing on completing submissions to secure a place on Government frameworks and win tenders.

Identifying areas where your organisation’s implementation of agile is not delivering value can be difficult, however, there are common behaviours and symptoms that can be observed that highlight that you may not be quite as agile as you thought you were.

Collaboration is key to the success of any project, but does your team have the tools it needs to do so effectively?