Testing Insights

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?

The right supplier can work with you to deliver the right solution for your needs, however, how do you know if a supplier is the right fit?

What do you want? Speed or quality? The two are not mutually exclusive, however, they do have an impact on each other, so a balance must be struck.

This handy infographic looks at Agile project disaster warning signs and offers some tips on preventing those problems.

Collaboration is key to ensuring a successful conclusion to your projects.

With an increasing consumer demand for regular and rapid deployment of releases, developments teams are increasingly moving away from Waterfall and towards Agile.

Here are some warning signs that indicate your internal processes are failing (and a few suggestions for fixing the issues).

If your organisation is relatively new to the Agile methodology, then you can achieve some rapid and easy benefits for your organisational workflow by implementing a number of quick wins.

When it comes to the responsibilities of various people on your team (including yourself, your superiors and your subordinates) the key is individual ownership.

Common barriers to the adoption of automated software testing in organisations.

In our latest blog post, Pauline talks about the challenges of outsourcing and how Agile is the way forward.