The Client is a renowned American multinational retail giant with neighborhood and big-box stores as well as supermarkets around the globe. The Client is known for their commitment to quality, and they require that same commitment from all their suppliers and partners. Sales associates relied on multiple mobile applications on store-specific Android mobile devices, which were managed by individual project/app teams, for operational activities and to monitor productivity.
To enhance both productivity and the quality of customer service, the Client approached Qualitest to develop a centralized test automation strategy for continuous testing. The Client had invested in multiple sets of commercial testing and test automation tools but had not been able to use any tool to speed up the test-and-release cycle of these mobile applications in a centralized fashion.
Their existing test vendor was entirely dependent on manual test validations and unable to meet Client’s desire to speed up the test turnaround time. Also, the store system back-office apps had to be tested inhouse in the Client’s internal network and on Client’s devices only. None of the existing device cloud service providers were facilitating a solution to meet these special security and compliance requirements.
The Client needed a partner who could meet these requirements and help transform their development process into an effective Agile project improvement practice.
Specifically, they needed Qualitest to:
As a first step, Qualitest performed a four-week, comprehensive proof-of-concept test automation strategy for all the Client’s mobile applications. The strategy demonstrated the capability of an on-premise device cloud lab to execute manual and automated tests on devices and mobile apps remotely, including unattended scheduled/nightly continuous integration.
Then we employed a Solution Architect to implement software for device cloud management and all the Client’s desired capabilities. In a phased manner, we implemented an internal device lab controlled by software and utilities that allowed the following capabilities:
We used a full range of tools to implement a feature-rich device lab to cater to a variety of testing and test automation needs of mobile apps for multiple product teams. A glimpse of tools used and solutions builds are as follows:
Qualitest’s full-fledged internal device lab enabled managed remote testing and test automation on internal devices in an internal device cloud, with numerous features to achieve Client goals.
Unlike other vendors and service providers, Qualitest was able to achieve these goals within the Client’s special security/compliance constraints.
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