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Test automation is rapidly growing in popularity, allowing more complex software to come out faster and better than before. Automation cuts costs, saves time, and improves the accuracy of many tests, but it’s not a universal fix for all cases.

As the banking world shifts towards more remote and less physical, cloud infrastructure, cyber-security, and user experience reach new levels of significance.

The importance of quality assurance in software development has never been greater. As software penetrates every aspect of our lives, it’s more critical than ever that it remains trustworthy, easy to engage with, and secure. Further, to remain competitive, developers need to make an efficient and effective product that does exactly what the user expects it to.

Software testing comes in countless forms, each used at different stages of the dev process. It can be broken down into countless subdivisions, but ultimately, testing is a part of the overall QA process. As such, some software testing best practices cover the wide scope of software testing in general, and others apply to individual test efforts.

Agile has become the standard for many companies in the past few years. As a result, the job requirements of QA managers became more demanding. Although the traditional roles are gone, managers still have their place, but their responsibilities and scope may look different, especially for QA managers.

Test automation is one discipline every QA team should practice and use productively. While automated checks are the tester’s companion, they extend support in reducing time spent on cumbersome, redundant tasks. QA teams are supporting businesses in achieving faster time to market by driving the left shift in their test strategy. A growing team is a clear indication of a growing business, and it’s a problem good to have. However, as the QA team gets into the growth spurt, managers have a hard time keeping up with the status quo of test automation.