Four main components of Quality within a QA framework
A reliable Quality Assurance (QA) Framework can be key to a project’s success. There are seven essential elements to help you build a strong dependable QA Framework, which are as follows: Life Cycle Process and Practices Asset Information Support Systems Data and Knowledge Service Delivery Organisational Issues People Issues Total Asset Management Plans Quality throughout […]
Source Control and QA Automation
The increased rate of technological development has led to a greater reliance on automated testing. For automated testing and development to be successful the following key elements are required: A test automation tool A form of source control, to store and manage changes to automated tests A functional continuous integration, continuous delivery or deployment system […]
Automation Frameworks and why they are important
Automation Frameworks and Why they are important As the use of QA Automation continues to grow, the need for a strong framework is more essential than ever! Company demands on software QA are increasing exponentially with the development of new languages, platforms, applications and websites. Implementing QA Automation helps reduce the stress on the QA […]
Laying the Foundations for Automation
Laying the Foundations for Automation Before you even start automating test cases you need to consider what are the right Automation/CI tools for your environment. With so many open source and licensed options to choose from this can be a daunting task. Likewise, considering the skillset of your resources is important. There needs to be […]
Slow down to go fast
Slow down to go fast This is what my music teacher kept telling me, usually while I’m embarrassing myself trying to show off with some fill or walking bassline I’ve just come up with! Technique with an instrument isn’t just one thing. If I want to play fast and well then, I need to slow […]
The humble test case…
QA of software has rapidly become a complex industry with: Automation tools, DevOps, CI/CD, test strategies and test plans, agile methodologies, source control, and performance tools. Yet, at the heart of it all is a basic skill that gets overlooked, the art of designing test cases. As we focus on the various approaches, tools, and […]
Excellence in the Basics
Aligning trained people with effective processes will allow your QA teams to deliver superior performance. Developing Software is a creative enterprise that requires constant human interaction and reviews to achieve success. Investing in getting the BASICS right ensures the QA function is built on terra firma. Often, the BASICS are enough to save the day. […]
“Its the real thing” ! QA delivers growth
In September 2013, I dropped my 3 boys off to their first day at school. It was a highly anticipated moment. 8 weeks later I began my role with CelticQA solutions. I was originally hired for my HR knowledge but as a start-up company there was much to be done and few hands to do […]
4 things I learned on the way to CTO
1. You know more than you think you do. “I don’t know how to do that’” How often have you had that thought? For me, it was usually just before I had to do it. It pushed me to learn. Each new task asked something more of me. Mobile telecoms, banking, insurance, e-commerce, test management, […]
Should I automate now?
Everyone wants to automate their testing, right? But it’s not a small task to take on. Automation can be seen as a solution to many problems (we need to speed up our delivery time, manual testing is a bottleneck, etc etc) but it also can create more problems for you if you don’t spend the […]
Local Enterprise Awards – Winner of Best Established Business
CelticQA was recently nominated and delighted to have won the ‘Best Established Business’ Award at the recent Enterprise Awards in Dundalk, Co. Louth held in An Táin Theatre and hosted by the Louth Local Enterprise office. The company was represented by Nicole Carey (Managing Director). Speaking afterward Nicole said “It’s a great honor to be […]
3 Barriers to Continuous Delivery
What is Continuous Delivery? Continuous Delivery is a software engineering approach in which teams produce software in short cycles. This ensures that this software can be reliably released at any time. Sounds pretty great, right? New features can be added quickly and there is always a usable release ready to go. So why are only […]