C-realize Test Automation in Agile Software Development

C-realize has developed agile automated test procedures and tools that offer significant benefits when it comes to installing new software or updating existing systems.

The Test Automation capability is part of the C-realize suite of Agile Software and Development Services that apply advanced methodologies and tools while maintaining control to meet high quality standards and compliance with regulations.

Test Automation advantages

Applying automation to testing IT systems offers numerous benefits that can significantly improve the software development and testing process. These benefits include:

• Faster Test Execution: Automated tests are executed faster than manual tests and can run in the background freeing up time for other tasks
• Increased Test Frequency: Automation enables tests to be run more frequently, to include each code change, ensuring that issues are caught early in the development process
• Increased Test Coverage: Automation allows a larger number of test cases to be run more efficiently, leading to better test coverage and the ability to test various scenarios in parallel
• Regression Testing: Automated tests are especially effective for regression testing, where they can quickly verify that new code changes do not introduce new issues in existing functionality
• Automated Reporting: Test and validation reports can be generated automatically, hugely reducing the manual documentation workload

Such advantages contribute to overall improved software quality while simultaneously delivering cost savings from reduced need to block time and resources for manual testing and documentation and freeing up valuable human capital for more creative tasks.

Holistic approach

Automated testing can go hand-in-hand with automated validation, all integrated with the development process to ensure maintenance of quality standards and regulatory compliance.

In the long run, test automation can be integrated with tools like Jira that allow for a more streamlined software development process from design to validation. The C-realize approach to software development also follows an agile and controlled method based on industry best practices and regulatory standards. It harnesses Microsoft and open-source technologies that easily integrate with Office365, SharePoint, Azure, Dynamics, Power BI and other popular life sciences industry applications.

The life science industry has been slow in adopting agile software development methodologies in fear of being non-compliant. However, regulatory authorities and industry experts have long been pushing forward a risk-based approach, recently recognized by new guidelines like GAMP5 2nd edition, FDA draft guidance on Computer Software Assurance.

Overall, test automation is a powerful tool that improves testing efficiency, reduces manual effort, and increases software quality, making it an essential practice in modern agile software development.

Resources

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