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Software Testing For A CI/CD Platform

The product undergoing testing is a CI/CD platform and analytics tool designed for quick and easy software development, testing, and deployment. With numerous software products relying on the product for quality, stability, and integrity, it’s clear that the tool itself should be absolutely spotless in terms of quality. The client is implementing this project using Scrum & Kanban methodologies and precisely planned sprints with tight deadlines. Development is handled on the customer’s side, while our responsibility is QA/QC activities that correspond to each project sprint.

Challenge

The main challenge we’ve faced was the necessity to quickly set up a range of public and private GitHub instances with different sharing options. The goal was to verify all major CI/CD user scenarios within a limited period of time.

Solution

Due to the intense project implementation process, the QA activities were attached to the development sprints and strictly planned into limited timeframes. Thanks to our fruitful collaboration with the client’s development team and the efficient self-organization of our QA department, we’ve managed to complete all necessary verifications by the deadline. Furthermore, we performed the following types of testing to ensure the all-around integrity of the updated solution:

Exploratory testing
Smoke testing
Regression testing
UI/UX testing
Functional testing
Regression testing

At different stages of the project, from 3 to 5 QA engineers, plus one Team Lead, were involved in it. We maintained regular communication with the client, keeping them updated about the progress of the project and giving them the platform to make adjustments if needed.

Technologies

TestRail
Jira
GitHub
Travis CI-CLI
Chrome DevTools
Zoom
Slack
Email

Result

only vendor they work with. For each new opportunity to cooperate with this enterprise client, we have to compete with other vendors and use our relevant experience and skillset to prove that we are the best team for the job.
So far, we have completed several rounds of testing for several new iterations of the product and we are not stopping there. As the result of our collaboration, the client received:

- Updated and new test cases
- A change log
- Discovered and rediscovered bugs

Our goal is to continue our fruitful working relationship and further establish our position as a reliable QA partner. We are confident that our diligent approach to this job is the reason why the client continues collaborating with us on new projects.

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