#autonomous testing

[infotechresource]

IT Lead Generation: How Demand Fuels the Funnel for Autonomous Testing

The fast-paced infotech industry demands innovative marketing strategies. Here's where understanding Demand Generation Channels and lead generation becomes crucial.  

Demand generation ignites brand awareness and interest. It educates potential customers about challenges, like the need for efficient testing, and how solutions like autonomous testing tools address them. 

Content marketing (blog posts, ebooks), social media engagement (LinkedIn, Twitter), and SEO all cultivate a warm audience aware of autonomous testing's benefits.

Lead generation then captures this interest. Targeted ads, landing pages with CTAs, and email marketing with valuable content convert this interest into qualified leads – those actively considering your product.  

In infotech, offering a free trial of your autonomous testing tool is a powerful lead magnet. This lets potential customers experience firsthand how it integrates with their workflows.  

Demand and lead generation are a continuous cycle. By nurturing leads with valuable content, you convert them into customers who can become brand advocates, further fueling your demand generation efforts. This comprehensive strategy is key for IT companies, especially those in autonomous testing, to thrive.  

[fullyautomated]

Autonomous Testing - a vision

Autonomous testing embodies a transformative approach to the evolution of traditional quality assurance and quality engineering within a product engineering organization. Autonomous testing is not merely about automating existing test cases; it's also not about replacing humans; it's about reimagining the testing paradigm to empower continuous delivery, enhance product quality, and drive innovation. In this article, I dive into what I consider a comprehensive vision of autonomous testing for any product engineering organization.

I will first state the vision, and then I'll list each critical component of the vision and add a brief description of it.

First the vision statement

"In our pursuit of excellence and innovation, we envision a future where autonomous testing becomes the cornerstone of our product engineering efforts. By leveraging advanced AI and machine learning technologies, we aim to create a self-improving, adaptive testing ecosystem that not only accelerates our delivery cycles but also ensures the highest standards of quality and reliability in our products. This will enable us to consistently exceed customer expectations, adapt swiftly to changing market demands, and uphold our commitment to excellence."

The above vision not only contains a declaration of the purpose, goals, and desired outcomes but is future-focused, ambitious, and inspirational. If you have never had to create a vision before, think about these components and ensure you include them. Now, let's get on to the meat and bones of the vision.

Key Components of the Vision

The below pieces are things you'll get to work on and will become your mission. From an implementation perspective, think of each one of these (e.g. Self-Healing Test Systems) becoming an Epic in your product backlog. You can then plan the development, tool sourcing, staff upskilling, etc., and stay on track while keeping the team focused on "the vision."

Intelligent Test Automation

Develop a suite of intelligent test automation tools that can autonomously generate, execute, and evaluate test cases based on the evolving needs of the product, significantly reducing manual effort and enhancing test coverage.

I list this first because it is the bread and butter of autonomous testing; without this capability, the vision falls flat on its face.

Self-Healing Test Systems

Implement self-healing mechanisms within the testing frameworks that can automatically detect and correct errors in test scripts, thereby minimizing downtime and ensuring that testing processes are always efficient and effective.

This is another key enabler in autonomous systems. Think how much time QEs waste in updating locators! Self-inflicted technical debt will be a thing of the past with autonomous testing.

Predictive Analytics and Risk-Based Testing

Utilize predictive analytics to assess potential risk areas within the codebase, prioritizing testing efforts where they are most needed. This approach ensures optimal allocation of resources, focusing on high-risk areas to prevent critical issues.

This is an area where humans will benefit greatly and should pay close attention to. The more the system learns the more accurate the risk assessments will be.

Continuous Learning and Adaptation

Foster a system where testing tools and processes continuously learn from previous test cycles, user interactions, and code changes. Adaptive testing frameworks will anticipate future testing needs and adjust strategies accordingly, ensuring resilience and relevance.

Make sure you loop the teams' retrospectives into this process as well!

Seamless Integration with Development Processes

Achieve a deep integration of autonomous testing within the continuous integration and delivery pipeline (CI/CD), allowing for real-time feedback and the ability to swiftly address issues as they arise. This integration ensures that verification and validation activities are not a bottleneck but a facilitator of speed and innovation.

Quality Insights and Decision Support

Provide actionable insights and data-driven recommendations to stakeholders through advanced analytics and reporting. This will empower decision-makers to understand quality metrics deeply, make informed choices, and strategize effectively.

Collaborative Ecosystem

Cultivate a collaborative ecosystem that brings together developers, test engineers, quality analysts, and AI technologies in a symbiotic relationship. This collaboration ensures that autonomous testing complements human expertise, leading to innovative solutions and superior product quality.

This is one of the areas where low-code/no-code platforms thrive. But more importantly, it is a must if you want your vision to become a reality!

Cultural Shift Towards Quality Engineering

Drive a cultural shift from reactive testing of the quality of the product to a holistic quality engineering approach, where quality is embedded throughout the development lifecycle. This involves redefining roles, responsibilities, and mindsets to embrace proactive quality enhancement and continuous improvement.

Realizing the Vision

Strategy/Mission

To turn this vision into reality, the organization will invest in cutting-edge technologies, upskill its workforce, and foster a culture of innovation and continuous learning. It will also involve collaboration with technology partners and the adoption of best practices in AI and machine learning.

Create an environment where autonomous testing accelerates product development cycles, enhances product quality, and enables the organization to stay ahead in a competitive landscape. This vision of autonomous testing is not just about technological advancement but about fundamentally transforming how quality is perceived and achieved in product engineering.

Summary

What would your autonomous testing vision look like? What are some of the things you'll include as part of it? Leave them in the comments and let's start the conversation. Autonomous testing is where the industry is headed, and I'm eager to get started on this journey. Are you?

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

50 years on: Mazda CVS, 1973. Presented 50 years ago at the 20th Tokyo Motor Show in October 1973. A proposal for an autonomous Computer-controller Vehicle System, Mazda went so far as to build a test railway track for the CVS but it never went into production

[thepettymachine]

Ashley was no longer interested in the relationship and decided to end it.

Vincent was heartbroken.

[bubblepopsims]

🪷 <- the tunes.

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What can I say I love having my sims dance and be cute. Sue me

[vivalasthedas]

also, a sims 4 classic at this point

the latest patch brought back in game incest.

[relatabletrait]

their reactions..........

[eckvark]

haha guess who got the wrong tilt table test done lmao i love the medical system

[grinchwrapsupreme]

Hi its me your boss. Just came to say i know i didnt train or support or guide you at any step in the process but why did you fuck it up so bad lol are you stupid or something? Ok good luck fixing it bye

[snarltoothed]

if i was rich there IS a “cosmetic” procedure i’d get done for my own comfort. i’d botox my fucking sweat glands. granted because my sweat response is broken and im always uncomfortable and would easily succumb to hypothetmia because i dont stop sweating in the cold

[magiclovingdragon]

Since starting to use my apple watch on saturday to monitor my heart rate its become apparent my heart rate is officially shocking (negative)

My heart rate should not go from 96bpm resting (high anyway) to 148bpm within 10 minutes…

So along with the high blood pressure, dizziness and lightheadedness, I’m now absolutely certain all this is probably a dysautonomia issue.

Joy, one more thing to add to the already long list of things to talk to the dr about. At least I have a phonecall tomorrow morning because of my blood pressure so I’ll bring all this up then and then talk about the rest when I have the face to face appt on thursday

[heartual]

ugh sleep was finally going back to normal and then the night sweats ramped up again ok

[techtuv]

Tests of automatic braking systems for cars: XIAOMI SU7, ZEEKR 007, Tesla, and AVATR 12.

[mohitbisresearch]

China's robust automotive industry, coupled with its status as a leading automobile manufacturer, presents a highly profitable market for heavy-duty autonomous vehicle companies.

Keeping up with this trend to drive the country's market potential, on June 8, 2023, TuSimple proudly announced that it had been granted a fully driverless test license in Pudong New Area in Shanghai, China.

[thetreetzar]

On today's episode of "holy shit evan pls get tested for POTs":

my heart is not hearting rn i am aware of it and it feels a little extra funky and I normally walk fast, but I was kind of proper out of breath after walking to class

[michaelgabrill]

NASA Lights Beacon on Moon With Autonomous Navigation System Test

For 30 total minutes in February, NASA lit a beacon on the Moon – successfully testing a sophisticated positioning system that will make it safer for Artemis-era explorers to visit and establish a permanent human presence on the lunar surface. The Lunar Node 1 demonstrator, or LN-1, is an autonomous navigation system intended to provide […] from NASA https://ift.tt/RuMdPLC