Risk Based Approach

Testing is the most critical but often least successful phase of a project. A study conducted by Iridium Consulting determined the various reasons behind such results:

1. Testing methodology not adapted to the application under testing
2. Natural emphasis on what is easy to test or automate
3. Testing is quantified but rarely qualified
4. Lack of proactivity and investment in building a reusable testing framework

Our approach addresses the fundamental question of what needs to be tested to mitigate the “change risk”. Application Release Testing (ART™) is our proprietary methodology that steers users to create meaningful test cases. We combine the “functional criticality” and “change risk” to determine the optimal test coverage.
As a result, our methodology allows business and technology to agree and align on what needs to be tested for a given project and it offers a transparent framework for executing and reporting test results.

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Proprietary ART Methodology

Over the years, we tested software releases using industry standard methodologies. The typical model consists of linking test cases to functional requirements. This simplistic model fails when testing complex applications.
​Our ART methodology introduces the concept of "relevance matrix" in order to qualify test cases in the most significant business terms. 
The outcome is a highly optimized testing effort with unambiguous interpretation of results.

BackStage Integration

The ART methodology is fully implemented within our flagship software BackStage. Users are guided step by step in the setup of the testing framework.
BackStage provides continuous feedback regarding:

1. what needs to be tested
2. which test cases satisfy the needs
3. which functional areas are not covered

​In addition, the core BackStage functionalities are leveraged to build repeatable and automated test batches.

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