Currently, there are several good testing solutions available that address particular aspects of testing, and these solutions have been enhanced to support both IT testers and business analysts. Shortened project cycles have increased the need for a shared set of testing duties between the IT department and the various other business units. Additionally, testing-tool vendors have done a good job of accommodating the needs of both groups. Thus, an expanded testing effort can take place in a shorter time frame.
Enterprise-wide software solutions carry tremendous functional load and therefore must be kept in optimized state. Moreover, due to continuous system maintenance the load balance goes out of sync every once in a while. A small performance-deterioration in enterprise application can potentially hamper larger business interests. These observations call for a rigorous enterprise testing regime before even a small change is effected in the enterprise system lest the overall performance should dip down.
Testing enterprise solutions can be challenging, particularly when determining the right mix of approaches to apply within tight cost and schedule constraints. Effective testing can enable sound decisions about production readiness—and ineffective testing can be costly, either because of excessive testing or undetected defects that can lead to downtime and support issues.
Benefits of Enterprise Application Testing:
- Establish a centralized quality assurance program across various business domains of the enterprise.
- Flexible and scalable solution to meet the fluctuating demands of the business.
- Reducing cost, complexity and time of testing by process standardization and test operations consolidation.
- Optimize productivity gains through test process optimization and tools standardization.
