When a product’s quality falls short, it can be devastating for a development team. Michel Lalmohamed, Technical Director, SmartQA will recount the experience of a team contending with this major issue. We struggled to identify the root cause, which led to finger-pointing. Our test automation suite was labelled unstable. A classic testers versus developers conflict was about to erupt, something needed to change.
A new sense of shared responsibility, and a fresh start with a new tool, supported by the whole team, was the way forward. Everyone needed to start writing tests.
Changing tools mid-development is not a simple task and is generally discouraged. My talk will delve into the various challenges we faced in pursuit of our goal, both technical hurdles and the need for management approval.
3 take aways:
- How to analyze potential test automation tooling candidates objectively and technically.
- Obtaining management approval for switching tools mid-development can be significantly different from securing technical approval. In my talk, I will explain these differences and propose effective strategies that can assist you.
- It can be tough to let go of hard work, but sometimes it’s a must. There are times when you need to confidently “kill your darlings” for the greater good.
Michel Lalmohamed, Technical Director, SmartQA will host the breakout session “Making the Tough Decision: How switching Test Automation Tools Saved Our Project” that will take place on Thursday May 30.
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