Automation Hangout

Demystifying the Myths of Test Data Management

Test data management is a critical and time-consuming activity in the testing lifecycle. Test cycles are slowed by a heavy reliance on production data and centralized test data teams. Garth Rose, the CEO of Genrocket, joins us in this episode to discuss how synthetic test data can help us accelerate test cycles. Garth also discusses self-service portals, reusable test data packs, DevOps integration, and the use of synthetic data to test AI-powered applications.
 
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How to Improve the Effectiveness of Agile Testing

Organizations must meet the demands for speed, quality, and flexibility to manage the expectations of both the business team and end customers. Organizations have made significant improvements in the past decade to implement Agile methodologies like Lean-Agile, Kanban, Scrum, Extreme Programming, etc, and modern software development tools. However, they are challenged by a lack of collaboration, low automation levels, and low focus on continuous improvement. The pandemic and remote made of working have also impacted some of the Agile practices and ceremonies. We talk with Lisa Crispin, an industry-renowned Agile Testing Coach, and Practitioner, in the episode. Lisa talks about improving software testing effectiveness, driving continuous improvement, and increasing test automation levels. Lisa also provides the need for having a common automation toolset and reviewing feedback from production.
 
 

How Modern UX Practices can create a Blissful Customer Experience?

User Experience Testing plays a vital role in delivering compelling value to the end consumer and the business. However, the product engineering team is often challenged with implementing shift-left practices for UX testing, Artificial Intelligence capabilities, and blending UX practices within Agile Sprints. In the episode, we talk with Aldrich Huang, CEO, and Founder of UXTesting.io. Aldrich talks about how AI can help us augment UX Testing and gain a deeper understanding of the customers. In addition, Aldrich discusses the five-step testing process for Shift-Left UX Testing and the ten-point checklist for blending UX practices within Agile Sprints.

Building Effective Production Feedback Loops

 
Nowadays, businesses are competing harder than ever before to release the best products possible. But after they're in the wild, quality engineering teams rarely study what their customers are doing and how they're reacting. This leads to high defect leakage and low application availability, resulting in a poor user experience. But organizations also realize that there is a need for additional focus and commitment to improving customer satisfaction. The episode will provide valuable insights on how production ticket analysis, application performance monitoring, usage pattern analysis, and sentiment analysis can help improve the overall end-user experience and application availability.

AI makes Software Testing Smarter

Artificial Intelligence technologies like Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, and Test Analytics can augment test engineers with intelligence. In this episode of Automation Hangout, we discuss how AI can be applied across the test life cycle to reduce cycle time, eliminate maintenance overhead and enhance the end consumer experience. We have covered some interesting use cases around Unit Test Generation, Test Impact Analysis, Self Healing, Feedback Analysis, and Autonomous Testing. The use cases will help you understand how AI can improve your application testing activities.
 

Automation Hangout

Automation Hangout is a podcast hosted by George Ukkuru, one of India's most popular speakers and reputed automation professionals. George will be discussing the latest trends, challenges, and practices around automation of testing, DevOps, and robotic process automation with leaders from Product, IT Services, and Global 1000 organizations. The podcast will help  IT professionals improve the automation levels, select the right tools and maximize returns from investments.