The Importance of doing QA right!
The “largest IT outage in history,” highlights the importance of doing Quality Assurance right. Airlines,
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Why you do not want your systems integration partner to test their own development?
Relying on your systems integration partner to test their own development can introduce several risks
Speaking the Language of the CFO to Drive QA Transformation
At the end of the day, every investment decision made by the CFO needs to
The Ammo you need to get your CFO to say YES!
In our previous article, we explored how CelticQA has strategically positioned itself with a Blue
Set sail into CelticQA’s Blue Ocean with our QMO
Established companies often get trapped in competitive “Red Oceans” where they viciously fight for market
Even in the Wild Wild West they needed a Sheriff: The Rise of AI and the Importance of QA
The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) in the past decade has ignited an explosion
Thriving in Agile
In this blog, we will explore some tips for thriving in agile, how to integrate QA and testing, the challenges, top five tools used in agile and the main agile methodologies
Open Source Vs Paid Software Test Automation Tools
In this blog post, we will discuss the key factors to consider when choosing between these two types of automation tools. It outlines the importance of evaluating the cost, specific requirements, software support, integration, skills of the testing team, scalability, security, and test reporting requirements.
A checklist for building quality into the software development process
A checklist for quality is about setting the foundation for building quality into the software development process that begins with the leadership team, teams working well together, and effectively using tools of communication.
Is The Quality of Software Improving?
As the rate and pace of software development increases the role of software quality assurance
Who needs software QA & Testing?
As the rate and pace of software development increases the role of software quality assurance
Top 11 Automation Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Here are a list of our top Eleven pitfalls that will hinder your QA and testing process from fully delivering to your needs. Hopefully this will help you avoid or resolve them.
Benefits of Automation testing for healthcare applications
Cerner & Epic are two of the top EHR systems in the healthcare system. Automation testing is helping healthcare systems improve patient experience, enhance decision making, keep data secure and private as well as increasing data accessibility. CelticQA Solutions specialize is Automation testing services.
Centralized approach to Software QA
Over the years I have worked with organisations that traditionally have a silo’d approach to delivering changes to their business-critical IT systems. As these organisations embark on an IT transformation journey, they Invest heavily in the technology uplifts and migrations but struggle to standardise how these changes are managed and tested.
Wisdom is the reward of experience
Over the past 7 years working with CelticQA Solutions, I have witnessed many of our customers digital transformation journeys. At CelticQA solutions, our clients are typically companies in the Financial, Insurance, Biopharmaceutical, software & Retail sectors.
Choosing a Software QA Partner
According to a recent Gartner report “Top Priorities for IT Leadership Vision 2021”, 72% of CIO’s plan to maintain or increase the proportion of IT outsourced to third party providers. Successfully outsourcing your software QA and software testing has many advantages.
QA: Friend or Foe to Development?
If there is one common idea that is usually thought of when it comes to describing the relationship between developers and QA, it is that it is often contentious. This is due to misconceptions regarding the role of QA in the development life cycle.
Homestar Financial Corporation IT Team accelerates delivery
CelticQA Solutions has been a partner with Homestar Financial (the client) for three years, providing strategic and tactical Adaptive Risk Management (ARM) QA services and guidance.
Twelve Tips to Avoid Ransomware
The recent high-profile ransomware attack on Garmin has once again highlighted the need for cyber security vigilance. This security breach left the majority of Garmin products and services inoperable for up to five days and the company allegedly facing a ten-million-dollar ransom demand.
Does your QA function help your organization win ‘CHAMPIONSHIPS!’
I have to admit, I was not fully aware of how much ‘Bear’ Bryant had achieved until I started researching for this article. Now I know Coach Bryant is the winningest college football coach leading the University of Alabama to 6 national championships. I believe business and IT leaders can learn a lot from successful sports coaches and how they built their championship teams.
Our CEO’s response to Covid-19
No one was prepared for the full effects of a global pandemic. Originally, we were planning for a couple of weeks disruption to our lives. We responded to our new reality and adopted new routines to adjust to life with COVID-19. Our attention now turns to defining our ‘New Normal’.
Accelerate the digital workforce with RPA
COVID-19 is teaching us all lessons about ourselves, our businesses and our communities. Businesses are flexing their resilience muscles in order to maintain business continuity.
Managing Remote Teams
These are challenging times we find ourselves facing. A lot of organizations and government bodies now find themselves managing bigger than normal remote teams. We at CelticQA Solutions have been delivering our services remotely to clients in the UK, US, and Ireland for the past 15 years.
Test Estimates
So, how long do you need for testing?
How many times have you answered this question?
Ranorex – a user’s experience
There are situations in which manual testing is most appropriate for a particular testing scenario.
The Importance of Performance Testing
So, what is performance testing and why do you need to do it?
Continuous Integration Roadmap
In today’s IT ecosystems, you see a lot of development shops that want Automation and Continuous Integration (CI) and they want it NOW!
Four main components of Quality within a QA framework
A reliable Quality Assurance (QA) Framework can be key to a project’s success.
Source Control and QA Automation
The increased rate of technological development has led to a greater reliance on automated testing.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
“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.
4 things I learned on the way to CTO
“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.
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 time and invest in the correct process.
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.
3 Barriers to 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.
