For mobile applications, automated testing is a wise choice due to the many OS platforms and devices they run on; we offer a strategy for setting mobile test automation goals and selecting the right tool sets.
Keys to m-payment strategy that reduces risks and improves efficiencyBMI Healthcare
Are you applying a systematic approach that provides sufficient test coverage of devices, operating systems and network operators? Our whitepaper discusses quality driven strategies that will enable you to launch apps quickly, within budget and time.
The document discusses the challenges of testing mobile payment systems and the benefits of test automation. It notes that the number of mobile devices and operating systems has increased dramatically, creating a large number of combinations to test. Test automation is necessary to efficiently test all these combinations while reducing costs and speeding up the release of new mobile payment features and fixes. The document provides examples of how test automation can significantly reduce testing costs for organizations developing mobile payment solutions.
Test Cases and Testing Strategies for Mobile Apps –A SurveyIRJET Journal
This document discusses testing strategies and test cases for mobile applications. It begins by introducing the types of mobile applications (native, hybrid, and web apps) and mobile operating systems. It then discusses how software engineering principles apply to developing mobile apps. The document outlines that testing mobile apps involves both hardware and software testing. It emphasizes the importance of a comprehensive mobile testing strategy that incorporates device and network testing, selection of target devices, and both manual and automated testing tools to test functionality and performance. The remainder of the document focuses on test cases for mobile apps and automation testing tools.
Beyond IT optimization there is a (promised) land of application performance ...Leonid Grinshpan, Ph.D.
Presentation challenges widely accepted IT optimization practice as insufficient vehicle to deliver satisfactory performing enterprise applications that first and foremost have to meet their business user’s expectations in regard to service quality.
Tusharkanta Dash has 3 years of experience in software testing, particularly testing applications on mobile devices like Android. He has expertise in test case design, functional testing, regression testing, and defect reporting. He currently works as a Validation Tester for Dexcel Electronics Designs testing Android tablets.
Context awareness and Resilience EngineeringHenry Muccini
The document discusses context-aware mobile applications and engineering resilient systems. It notes that context-aware applications are aware of and adapt to the computing environment, including connectivity, available resources, user context, and physical context. This contextual information can change and introduce bugs if assumptions are incorrect. Engineering resilient context-aware systems involves keeping them dependable when facing changes to resources, data, and the contextual environment. Strategies include continuous monitoring of networks and sensors and reliability requirements for varying conditions. Context-awareness could enable resilience but also introduces new vulnerabilities due to sensitivity to environmental changes.
Pankaj Taneja is a senior software engineer with over 5 years of experience working in domains such as automotive, finance, and building efficiency. He is proficient in technologies like C, C++, C#.NET, SQL Server, and agile methodologies. He has worked on projects involving security management systems, fault diagnostics tools, market data servers, and more. Pankaj aims to contribute his skills and dedication to leading technology companies through challenging work.
Keys to m-payment strategy that reduces risks and improves efficiencyBMI Healthcare
Are you applying a systematic approach that provides sufficient test coverage of devices, operating systems and network operators? Our whitepaper discusses quality driven strategies that will enable you to launch apps quickly, within budget and time.
The document discusses the challenges of testing mobile payment systems and the benefits of test automation. It notes that the number of mobile devices and operating systems has increased dramatically, creating a large number of combinations to test. Test automation is necessary to efficiently test all these combinations while reducing costs and speeding up the release of new mobile payment features and fixes. The document provides examples of how test automation can significantly reduce testing costs for organizations developing mobile payment solutions.
Test Cases and Testing Strategies for Mobile Apps –A SurveyIRJET Journal
This document discusses testing strategies and test cases for mobile applications. It begins by introducing the types of mobile applications (native, hybrid, and web apps) and mobile operating systems. It then discusses how software engineering principles apply to developing mobile apps. The document outlines that testing mobile apps involves both hardware and software testing. It emphasizes the importance of a comprehensive mobile testing strategy that incorporates device and network testing, selection of target devices, and both manual and automated testing tools to test functionality and performance. The remainder of the document focuses on test cases for mobile apps and automation testing tools.
Beyond IT optimization there is a (promised) land of application performance ...Leonid Grinshpan, Ph.D.
Presentation challenges widely accepted IT optimization practice as insufficient vehicle to deliver satisfactory performing enterprise applications that first and foremost have to meet their business user’s expectations in regard to service quality.
Tusharkanta Dash has 3 years of experience in software testing, particularly testing applications on mobile devices like Android. He has expertise in test case design, functional testing, regression testing, and defect reporting. He currently works as a Validation Tester for Dexcel Electronics Designs testing Android tablets.
Context awareness and Resilience EngineeringHenry Muccini
The document discusses context-aware mobile applications and engineering resilient systems. It notes that context-aware applications are aware of and adapt to the computing environment, including connectivity, available resources, user context, and physical context. This contextual information can change and introduce bugs if assumptions are incorrect. Engineering resilient context-aware systems involves keeping them dependable when facing changes to resources, data, and the contextual environment. Strategies include continuous monitoring of networks and sensors and reliability requirements for varying conditions. Context-awareness could enable resilience but also introduces new vulnerabilities due to sensitivity to environmental changes.
Pankaj Taneja is a senior software engineer with over 5 years of experience working in domains such as automotive, finance, and building efficiency. He is proficient in technologies like C, C++, C#.NET, SQL Server, and agile methodologies. He has worked on projects involving security management systems, fault diagnostics tools, market data servers, and more. Pankaj aims to contribute his skills and dedication to leading technology companies through challenging work.
Reducing Total Cost of Ownership for Database and Developer SoftwareMichael Findling
Embarcadero All-Access is a powerful solution that not only reduces Total Cost of Ownership for Database and Developer Softwaretransforms the way organization buy tools, but also can easily reduce upfront costs by up to 43% and three-year TCO by 46%.
The document provides an overview of software engineering, discussing what it is, why it is important, and key concepts like the software development lifecycle, processes, and models. It introduces software engineering as a way to build software in a controlled, predictable manner by giving control over functionality, quality, and resources. It also summarizes several software development process models like waterfall, evolutionary development, and spiral.
2013 Good Design is Good Business - MobileRoger Snook
As we state in the “Good Design is Good Business” site on developerWorks, design can come in many different forms! Here’s let’s look at how Design and Mobile intersect – and discover how we might approach various design aspects for mobile smartphone app development.
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Reducing Total Cost of Ownership for Database and Developer Software | Govern...Embarcadero Technologies
Embarcadero All-Access is a powerful solution that not only reduces Total Cost of Ownership for Database and Developer Softwaretransforms the way organization buy tools, but also can easily reduce upfront costs by up to 43% and three-year TCO by 46%.
Embarcadero All-Access is a powerful solution that not only reduces Total Cost of Ownership for Database and Developer Softwaretransforms the way organization buy tools, but also can easily reduce upfront costs by up to 43% and three-year TCO by 46%.
The Impact of In-House Software Development Practices on System Usability in ...IJMIT JOURNAL
In-house software development is a critical phenomenon for the production of efficient and effective
software in generating requisite job output. A few studies have devoted efforts towards establishing the
impact of in-house software development on software. Therefore, this paper is an effort towards
establishing the impact of in-house software development practices on system usability. In pursuit of this
paper, a sample of a sample size of 169, at 95% confidence level, with margin error of 5% was drawn from
bold software users, i.e. 300 employees who used the all software including those dealing with the main
stream activities. A total of 102 respondents actually responded to the questionnaires. The Online Sample
Calculator was used to draw the sample. Quantitative data were collected using semi-structured
questionnaires and processed using the SPSS. Descriptive statistics were applied in the analysis. Findings
of the study indicate that software development practices, specifically usability test and user involvement in
software designing and development had an impact on determining software usability for in-house
software. The paper concludes that software development practices shape the design of the software; hence
influence usability of the software produced. Recommended is therefore that software usability test and
user involvement in software designing and development be promoted for effective software production
My students use ideas from my class to describe a business model for ARM, which is a successful provider of microprocessor cores for mobile phones. They describe the value proposition, customer selection, value capture, scope of activities, and method of strategic control for ARM's entry into the microprocessor market for PCs.
Model driven process for real time embeddedcaijjournal
Embedded systems shape our world nowadays. It’s almost impossible to imagine our day to day life without
it. Examples can include cell phones, home appliances, energy generators, satellites, automotive
components …etc. it is even far more complex if there are real-time and interface constraints.
Developing real-time embedded systems is significantly challenging to developers. Results need not be only
correct, but also in a timely manner. New software development approaches are needed due to the
complexity of functional and non-functional requirements of embedded systems.
Due to the complex context of embedded systems, defects can cause life threatening situations. Delays can
create huge costs, and insufficient productivity can impact the entire industry. The rapid evolution of
software engineering technologies will be a key factor in the successful future development of even more
complex embedded systems.
Software development is shifting from manual programming, to model-driven engineering (MDE). One of
the most important challenges is to manage the increasing complexity of embedded software development,
while maintaining the product’s quality, reducing time to market, and reducing development cost.
MDE is a promising approach that emerged lately. Instead of directly coding the software using
programming languages, developers model software systems using expressive, graphical notations, which
provide a higher abstraction level than programming languages. This is called Model Based Development
(MBD).
Model Based Development if accompanied by Model Based Validation (MBV), will help identify problems
early thus reduce rework cost. Applying tests based on the designed models not only enable early detection
of defects, but also continuous quality assurance. Testing can start in the first iteration of the development
process.
As a result of the model based approach, and in addition to the major advantage of early defects detection,
several time consuming tasks within the classical software development life cycle will be excluded. For
embedded systems development, it’s really important to follow a more time efficient approach.
The document provides an introduction to software engineering, covering topics such as what software engineering entails, the different types of software applications, and key principles of software engineering. It defines software engineering as an engineering discipline concerned with all aspects of software production. It also discusses the different types of software applications and notes that while fundamental principles apply universally, the appropriate techniques depend on the application type and requirements.
The document discusses Wind River's medical device solutions including their VxWorks, Linux, and Android operating systems. It highlights key medical market trends around cost pressures, safety, security, and interconnectivity. Wind River provides services across the medical value chain from silicon to hospitals. Their professional services help address technology and process needs through consulting, turnkey design, and certification services.
Mobile application-testing for shanethatechshanethatech
This document discusses best practices for mobile application testing. It identifies several challenges of mobile testing, including device variation, lack of testing tools, need for skilled automation specialists, and cloud computing issues. It recommends a testing strategy that utilizes emulators, mobile cloud solutions with remote devices, and some real device testing. It also recommends automating tests to reduce manual work. The document outlines various types of mobile application tests, including usability, compatibility, interface, services, performance, security, and more. It stresses the importance of addressing the challenges of mobile testing to successfully deliver high quality mobile apps.
This document provides a summary of a presentation on addressing challenges in mobile application testing. It discusses how mobile application testing is different than traditional web testing due to factors like device fragmentation, new capabilities to test, and more network considerations. It also outlines what mobile testers need, including test automation, device cloud access, test planning and reporting tools, and the ability to test various parts of a mobile solution like the backend systems and network. The presentation was given by representatives from IBM and AT&T.
Experitest & Hexaware on a joint webinar on performance testing for mobile which highlights the need for a Performance Testing Strategy.
The session will show you how to get the most from your testing budget by using mobile testing tools that integrate functionality, performance, load, network virtualization and more in securing the quality of your mobile application.
The session will discuss:
- Today's approach towards performance testing of mobile apps
- Using cutting edge tools, solutions, and methodologies as part of your testing strategy
- A case study highlighting Hexaware’s experience in performance testing of a financial Mobile App
- Demonstration of Experitest’s SeeTest Network Virtualization solution
Speakers:
Guy Arieli, CTO, Experitest
Vinayak Gaur , Head of mobile testing practice, Hexaware Technologies
Top Five Secrets for a Successful Enterprise Mobile QA Automation StrategyCognizant
1) The document discusses five secrets for a successful enterprise mobile automation strategy: selecting automation tools wisely, enabling continuous delivery and rapid QA, automating beyond functional coverage, supporting a flexible execution environment, and using the right framework.
2) It emphasizes the importance of tool selection parameters like cross-platform support, new OS version support, and open integration.
3) Continuous delivery is key to increasing speed without compromising quality in a DevOps environment. This requires automation across the entire software development lifecycle.
4) Automation should go beyond functional testing to also validate nonfunctional parameters and customer experience under varying conditions.
5) The framework design should allow for efficient implementation, reuse, and adaptation to changes
Mobile Performance Testing Approaches and ChallengesNous Infosystems
This whitepaper speaks about how Mobile Apps play a key role in daily business functions and the changing trends of consumer web-usage along with a brief summary of mobile application performance drivers...
Our software testing report is an invaluable source of information for telecom testing executives worldwide seeking to establish how and where the world's independent telecom software testing market is expected to grow over the next 5 years, where the industry is heading in the coming years and what services and support customers are expecting.
Agile Development in Aerospace and DefenseJim Nickel
The document discusses automated functional testing for aerospace and defense systems using Eggplant software. It notes that A&D software is large, complex, mission-critical, and operates in stressful environments. It outlines challenges like controlling costs, ensuring compatibility with legacy and new technologies, and effectively testing dynamic user interfaces. The document proposes that Eggplant's automation intelligence suite can help maximize mission success by enabling various approaches: 1) Modeling user journeys and outcomes, 2) Anticipating real-world stresses, 3) Enabling third-party testing while protecting IP, 4) Ensuring end-to-end user experiences, 5) Predicting successful system launches, and 6) Tracking mission progress and recommending improvements.
This document discusses the design and development of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) interface for mobile device testing. It proposes using a SOA approach to address the challenges of mobile device testing, which is made difficult by the complex and evolving nature of mobile software and hardware. The paper describes building modular components according to SOA principles and using a common interface to allow components to communicate and reuse test cases. It outlines developing fault injection techniques and a taxonomy of faults specific to SOA to test the reliability of the proposed interface. The goal is to create a more flexible and reusable framework for mobile device testing.
Reducing Total Cost of Ownership for Database and Developer SoftwareMichael Findling
Embarcadero All-Access is a powerful solution that not only reduces Total Cost of Ownership for Database and Developer Softwaretransforms the way organization buy tools, but also can easily reduce upfront costs by up to 43% and three-year TCO by 46%.
The document provides an overview of software engineering, discussing what it is, why it is important, and key concepts like the software development lifecycle, processes, and models. It introduces software engineering as a way to build software in a controlled, predictable manner by giving control over functionality, quality, and resources. It also summarizes several software development process models like waterfall, evolutionary development, and spiral.
2013 Good Design is Good Business - MobileRoger Snook
As we state in the “Good Design is Good Business” site on developerWorks, design can come in many different forms! Here’s let’s look at how Design and Mobile intersect – and discover how we might approach various design aspects for mobile smartphone app development.
More in this series at: http://www.slideshare.net/JerryRomanek
Reducing Total Cost of Ownership for Database and Developer Software | Govern...Embarcadero Technologies
Embarcadero All-Access is a powerful solution that not only reduces Total Cost of Ownership for Database and Developer Softwaretransforms the way organization buy tools, but also can easily reduce upfront costs by up to 43% and three-year TCO by 46%.
Embarcadero All-Access is a powerful solution that not only reduces Total Cost of Ownership for Database and Developer Softwaretransforms the way organization buy tools, but also can easily reduce upfront costs by up to 43% and three-year TCO by 46%.
The Impact of In-House Software Development Practices on System Usability in ...IJMIT JOURNAL
In-house software development is a critical phenomenon for the production of efficient and effective
software in generating requisite job output. A few studies have devoted efforts towards establishing the
impact of in-house software development on software. Therefore, this paper is an effort towards
establishing the impact of in-house software development practices on system usability. In pursuit of this
paper, a sample of a sample size of 169, at 95% confidence level, with margin error of 5% was drawn from
bold software users, i.e. 300 employees who used the all software including those dealing with the main
stream activities. A total of 102 respondents actually responded to the questionnaires. The Online Sample
Calculator was used to draw the sample. Quantitative data were collected using semi-structured
questionnaires and processed using the SPSS. Descriptive statistics were applied in the analysis. Findings
of the study indicate that software development practices, specifically usability test and user involvement in
software designing and development had an impact on determining software usability for in-house
software. The paper concludes that software development practices shape the design of the software; hence
influence usability of the software produced. Recommended is therefore that software usability test and
user involvement in software designing and development be promoted for effective software production
My students use ideas from my class to describe a business model for ARM, which is a successful provider of microprocessor cores for mobile phones. They describe the value proposition, customer selection, value capture, scope of activities, and method of strategic control for ARM's entry into the microprocessor market for PCs.
Model driven process for real time embeddedcaijjournal
Embedded systems shape our world nowadays. It’s almost impossible to imagine our day to day life without
it. Examples can include cell phones, home appliances, energy generators, satellites, automotive
components …etc. it is even far more complex if there are real-time and interface constraints.
Developing real-time embedded systems is significantly challenging to developers. Results need not be only
correct, but also in a timely manner. New software development approaches are needed due to the
complexity of functional and non-functional requirements of embedded systems.
Due to the complex context of embedded systems, defects can cause life threatening situations. Delays can
create huge costs, and insufficient productivity can impact the entire industry. The rapid evolution of
software engineering technologies will be a key factor in the successful future development of even more
complex embedded systems.
Software development is shifting from manual programming, to model-driven engineering (MDE). One of
the most important challenges is to manage the increasing complexity of embedded software development,
while maintaining the product’s quality, reducing time to market, and reducing development cost.
MDE is a promising approach that emerged lately. Instead of directly coding the software using
programming languages, developers model software systems using expressive, graphical notations, which
provide a higher abstraction level than programming languages. This is called Model Based Development
(MBD).
Model Based Development if accompanied by Model Based Validation (MBV), will help identify problems
early thus reduce rework cost. Applying tests based on the designed models not only enable early detection
of defects, but also continuous quality assurance. Testing can start in the first iteration of the development
process.
As a result of the model based approach, and in addition to the major advantage of early defects detection,
several time consuming tasks within the classical software development life cycle will be excluded. For
embedded systems development, it’s really important to follow a more time efficient approach.
The document provides an introduction to software engineering, covering topics such as what software engineering entails, the different types of software applications, and key principles of software engineering. It defines software engineering as an engineering discipline concerned with all aspects of software production. It also discusses the different types of software applications and notes that while fundamental principles apply universally, the appropriate techniques depend on the application type and requirements.
The document discusses Wind River's medical device solutions including their VxWorks, Linux, and Android operating systems. It highlights key medical market trends around cost pressures, safety, security, and interconnectivity. Wind River provides services across the medical value chain from silicon to hospitals. Their professional services help address technology and process needs through consulting, turnkey design, and certification services.
Mobile application-testing for shanethatechshanethatech
This document discusses best practices for mobile application testing. It identifies several challenges of mobile testing, including device variation, lack of testing tools, need for skilled automation specialists, and cloud computing issues. It recommends a testing strategy that utilizes emulators, mobile cloud solutions with remote devices, and some real device testing. It also recommends automating tests to reduce manual work. The document outlines various types of mobile application tests, including usability, compatibility, interface, services, performance, security, and more. It stresses the importance of addressing the challenges of mobile testing to successfully deliver high quality mobile apps.
This document provides a summary of a presentation on addressing challenges in mobile application testing. It discusses how mobile application testing is different than traditional web testing due to factors like device fragmentation, new capabilities to test, and more network considerations. It also outlines what mobile testers need, including test automation, device cloud access, test planning and reporting tools, and the ability to test various parts of a mobile solution like the backend systems and network. The presentation was given by representatives from IBM and AT&T.
Experitest & Hexaware on a joint webinar on performance testing for mobile which highlights the need for a Performance Testing Strategy.
The session will show you how to get the most from your testing budget by using mobile testing tools that integrate functionality, performance, load, network virtualization and more in securing the quality of your mobile application.
The session will discuss:
- Today's approach towards performance testing of mobile apps
- Using cutting edge tools, solutions, and methodologies as part of your testing strategy
- A case study highlighting Hexaware’s experience in performance testing of a financial Mobile App
- Demonstration of Experitest’s SeeTest Network Virtualization solution
Speakers:
Guy Arieli, CTO, Experitest
Vinayak Gaur , Head of mobile testing practice, Hexaware Technologies
Top Five Secrets for a Successful Enterprise Mobile QA Automation StrategyCognizant
1) The document discusses five secrets for a successful enterprise mobile automation strategy: selecting automation tools wisely, enabling continuous delivery and rapid QA, automating beyond functional coverage, supporting a flexible execution environment, and using the right framework.
2) It emphasizes the importance of tool selection parameters like cross-platform support, new OS version support, and open integration.
3) Continuous delivery is key to increasing speed without compromising quality in a DevOps environment. This requires automation across the entire software development lifecycle.
4) Automation should go beyond functional testing to also validate nonfunctional parameters and customer experience under varying conditions.
5) The framework design should allow for efficient implementation, reuse, and adaptation to changes
Mobile Performance Testing Approaches and ChallengesNous Infosystems
This whitepaper speaks about how Mobile Apps play a key role in daily business functions and the changing trends of consumer web-usage along with a brief summary of mobile application performance drivers...
Our software testing report is an invaluable source of information for telecom testing executives worldwide seeking to establish how and where the world's independent telecom software testing market is expected to grow over the next 5 years, where the industry is heading in the coming years and what services and support customers are expecting.
Agile Development in Aerospace and DefenseJim Nickel
The document discusses automated functional testing for aerospace and defense systems using Eggplant software. It notes that A&D software is large, complex, mission-critical, and operates in stressful environments. It outlines challenges like controlling costs, ensuring compatibility with legacy and new technologies, and effectively testing dynamic user interfaces. The document proposes that Eggplant's automation intelligence suite can help maximize mission success by enabling various approaches: 1) Modeling user journeys and outcomes, 2) Anticipating real-world stresses, 3) Enabling third-party testing while protecting IP, 4) Ensuring end-to-end user experiences, 5) Predicting successful system launches, and 6) Tracking mission progress and recommending improvements.
This document discusses the design and development of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) interface for mobile device testing. It proposes using a SOA approach to address the challenges of mobile device testing, which is made difficult by the complex and evolving nature of mobile software and hardware. The paper describes building modular components according to SOA principles and using a common interface to allow components to communicate and reuse test cases. It outlines developing fault injection techniques and a taxonomy of faults specific to SOA to test the reliability of the proposed interface. The goal is to create a more flexible and reusable framework for mobile device testing.
- The presentation discusses various topics related to mobile application testing such as types of mobile applications, challenges in mobile testing, automation tools, and common errors.
- It covers the different types of mobile applications like native, web-based, and hybrid apps. Testing types include functional, performance, usability, and more. Challenges include device fragmentation, networks, and usability.
- Automation tools discussed include Appium, Ranorex, and Android DDMS. Common errors pertain to functionality, interfaces, interrupt handling, and compatibility across devices.
The document provides a summary of Manoj Prabhakar's career experience in the telecom and mobile handset application industry. It outlines his 6+ years of experience testing 3G, 2G, and real-time mobile applications on Android, Symbian S60, and Ericsson Mobile Platforms. It also lists his technical skills and responsibilities on various projects for clients like Ericsson, MacroSolve, AT&T, and Motorola Mobility involving testing applications and features on different mobile platforms.
This document discusses mobile application testing. It begins with an introduction to the author's experience in mobile development and quality assurance. It then covers trends in mobile technology and applications. The main sections discuss approaches to testing mobile applications, including requirement analysis, challenges for different mobile platforms, and focus areas for testing like performance, security and compatibility. Automated and manual testing strategies are also outlined.
Enabling Continuous Quality in Mobile App DevelopmentMatthew Young
This document discusses how organizations can extend continuous integration (CI) practices to mobile app development. CI allows for continuous feedback throughout development to improve quality while speeding up time to market. However, mobile app testing presents new challenges due to the large number of device and OS combinations. The document recommends that mobile CI solutions provide scalable test automation across many devices, emulate real-world conditions on real devices, and integrate seamlessly with development tools and workflows to provide actionable feedback. This will allow mobile teams to thoroughly test apps and build quality in from the start to meet demanding timelines.
The PacketStorm IP Network Emulators and simulators reproduce the unfavorable conditions of IP Networks and WANs in a controllable and repeatable lab setting. PacketStorm is the Industry leader of Layer 2 and Layer 3 WAN emulation and network bandwidth simulation.
The Essentials of Mobile App Testing and MonitoringMobilePundits
Mobile Technology is transforming the way people use their cell phones. Although demand is highest for consumer apps, enterprise applications are evolving too, allowing businesses to work more productively In this document we look at how the testing of mobile applications helps to achieve quality. Here we explore a typical way that an app is developed, look at the testing stages involved, answer some of the frequent questions concerning testing, and provide a definition of the common testing terms.
The document discusses adopting an enterprise mobility strategy using smartphones. It introduces key smartphone platforms and mobile architectures. It then presents a case study of developing a mobile version of a CIO dashboard. The case study derives an architecture using a decision tree and outlines an implementation approach including development, testing and rollout.
Integrated Mobility QA: A Strategic Business Enabler for Enhancing End-user E...Cognizant
As smartphones and tablets enter the market at breakneck speed, organizations need to develop sophisticated testing capabilities and provide cross-platform support in order to deliver proper application quality and business assurance.
Integrated Mobility QA: A Strategic Business Enabler for Enhancing End-user E...Cognizant
As smartphones and tablets enter the market at breakneck speed, organizations need to develop sophisticated testing capabilities and provide cross-platform support in order to deliver proper application quality and business assurance.
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Organizations rely on analytics to make intelligent decisions and improve business performance, which sometimes requires reproducing business processes from a legacy application to a digital-native state to reduce the functional, technical and operational debts. Adaptive Scrum can reduce the complexity of the reproduction process iteratively as well as provide transparency in data analytics porojects.
Data Modernization: Breaking the AI Vicious Cycle for Superior Decision-makingCognizant
The document discusses how most companies are not fully leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and data for decision-making. It finds that only 20% of companies are "leaders" in using AI for decisions, while the remaining 80% are stuck in a "vicious cycle" of not understanding AI's potential, having low trust in AI, and limited adoption. Leaders use more sophisticated verification of AI decisions and a wider range of AI technologies beyond chatbots. The document provides recommendations for breaking the vicious cycle, including appointing AI champions, starting with specific high-impact decisions, and institutionalizing continuous learning about AI advances.
It Takes an Ecosystem: How Technology Companies Deliver Exceptional ExperiencesCognizant
Experience is becoming a key strategy for technology companies as they shift to cloud-based subscription models. This requires building an "experience ecosystem" that breaks down silos and involves partners. Building such an ecosystem involves adopting a cross-functional approach to experience, making experience data-driven to generate insights, and creating platforms to enable connected selling between companies and partners.
Intuition is not a mystery but rather a mechanistic process based on accumulated experience. Leading businesses are engineering intuition into their organizations by harnessing machine learning software, massive cloud processing power, huge amounts of data, and design thinking in experiences. This allows them to anticipate and act with speed and insight, improving decision making through data-driven insights and acting as if on intuition.
The Work Ahead: Transportation and Logistics Delivering on the Digital-Physic...Cognizant
The T&L industry appears poised to accelerate its long-overdue modernization drive, as the pandemic spurs an increased need for agility and resilience, according to our study.
Enhancing Desirability: Five Considerations for Winning Digital InitiativesCognizant
To be a modern digital business in the post-COVID era, organizations must be fanatical about the experiences they deliver to an increasingly savvy and expectant user community. Getting there requires a mastery of human-design thinking, compelling user interface and interaction design, and a focus on functional and nonfunctional capabilities that drive business differentiation and results.
The Work Ahead in Manufacturing: Fulfilling the Agility MandateCognizant
Manufacturers are ahead of other industries in IoT deployments but lag in investments in analytics and AI needed to maximize IoT's benefits. While many have IoT pilots, few have implemented machine learning at scale to analyze sensor data and optimize processes. To fully digitize manufacturing, investments in automation, analytics, and AI must increase from the current 5.5% of revenue to over 11% to integrate IT, OT, and PT across the value chain.
The Work Ahead in Higher Education: Repaving the Road for the Employees of To...Cognizant
Higher-ed institutions expect pandemic-driven disruption to continue, especially as hyperconnectivity, analytics and AI drive personalized education models over the lifetime of the learner, according to our recent research.
Engineering the Next-Gen Digital Claims Organisation for Australian General I...Cognizant
The document discusses potential future states for the claims organization of Australian general insurers. It notes that gradual changes like increasing climate volatility, new technologies, and changing customer demographics will reshape the insurance industry and claims processes. Five potential end states for claims organizations are described: 1) traditional claims will demand faster processing; 2) a larger percentage of claims will come from new digital risks; 3) claims processes may become "Uberized" through partnerships; 4) claims organizations will face challenges in risk management propositions; 5) humans and machines will work together to adjudicate claims using large data and computing power. The document argues that insurers must transform claims through digital technologies to concurrently improve customer experience, operational effectiveness, and efficiencies
Profitability in the Direct-to-Consumer Marketplace: A Playbook for Media and...Cognizant
Amid constant change, industry leaders need an upgraded IT infrastructure capable of adapting to audience expectations while proactively anticipating ever-evolving business requirements.
Green Rush: The Economic Imperative for SustainabilityCognizant
Green business is good business, according to our recent research, whether for companies monetizing tech tools used for sustainability or for those that see the impact of these initiatives on business goals.
Policy Administration Modernization: Four Paths for InsurersCognizant
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AI in Media & Entertainment: Starting the Journey to ValueCognizant
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Selecting the Right Mobile Test Automation Strategy: Challenges and Principles
1. • Cognizant 20-20 Insights
Selecting the Right Mobile Test Automation
Strategy: Challenges and Principles
Understanding the various options and choosing the tools and
automation processes best suited to testing both mobile Web and
native mobile apps can reduce complexity and speed time to value.
Executive Summary through test automation. As with conven-
tional applications, there is an increased need
The mobile phone has transitioned from its tra-
to automate mobile applications testing to
ditional role as a mere communication medium
improve scale and efficiency. A well-orchestrated
to that of a multipurpose personal gadget. Tech-
automation strategy enables hardware manufac-
nological advancements and the proliferation
turers and software developers to reduce effort
of devices across operating systems (Apple iOS,
and accelerate time to market.
Android and Windows Mobile) and platforms have
made it more challenging for hardware manufac-
Mobile Technology’s Growth Promise
turers and application developers to develop and
roll out new products. The growth of mobile devices is evidenced by the
following:
For vendor peace of mind, mobile applica-
tions must be tested to ensure they run on key
• Globally, the user base of location-based
services has grown from 96 million in 2009
platforms and across a multitude of networks. to more than 526 million in 2012, according to
Despite the pressures of short mobile develop- Gartner Research.1
ment cycles, quality testing of applications across
operating systems, device platforms and networks • Worldwide mobile advertising and content
is a necessary but daunting task to ensure revenue is forecast to reach $67 billion this
long-term success in what is a highly fragmented year.2
and competitive global market. Moreover, non- • IDC predicts that smartphone shipments will
functional testing — including usability, security reach 978 million in 2014.3
and adaptability — is as critical as functional
testing. Effective testing can help device makers • By 2016, smartphones and tablets will
put power in the hands of a billion global
and application developers collect appropriate
consumers, according to Forrester
metrics that improve product quality.
Research, Inc.4
This white paper explores industry best practices • Mobile device makers are providing
on mobile testing and demonstrates effective customized platforms to increase their share
ways of managing mobile application quality of the customer’s wallet.
cognizant 20-20 insights | september 2012
2. Two Key Challenges in Mobile consider a test case that is created and needs to
Application Test Automation be executed on three different platforms — iOS,
Android and Blackberry. In this example, the test
Mobile Platforms and Technology Coverage
case is expected to be executed on 13 different
The primary factor that determines an automation devices and in 10 different combinations, which
tool’s success is its ability to work across platforms leads to 130 rounds of testing. Designing a test
and technology stacks. The following challenges execution matrix of this scope is both difficult and
influence automation success: time-consuming (see Figures 1 and 2).
• Device Diversity: Mobile Testing Industry Opportunities
>> Multiple platforms and browsers. In the growing mobile market, the need for spe-
>> Rendering differences. cialized mobile testing is growing. The following
>> Mobile devices with varied application run three opportunities contribute almost 80% of
times. total market demand.
• Network Challenges: Mobile Automation Testing
>> Multiple network types (e.g., GSM/GPRS/ There are only a handful of tools available to suc-
Wi-Fi/Wi-Max). cessfully automate testing. The ROI promised by
>> Different speeds of connectivity across automation testing highlights the need for more
options.
geographies.
>> Multiple network operators with custom- Functional Testing
ized network features.
Mobile functional testing always involves a non-
• Hardware Challenges: heuristic component that cannot be automated.
>> Limitations in processing speed. Mobile Performance Testing
>> Limitations of mobile memory size. Compared with a desktop/notebook environment,
>> Differences in device communication mobile device system resources (e.g., processing
protocols (e.g., WAP/HTTP). power, memory, etc.) are limited. Hence, perfor-
mance testing of mobile applications is crucial.
Test Execution Challenge Therefore, this domain is growing and has great
Test execution across different devices and brows- potential.
ers is a huge, challenging effort. For example,
Real-time Scenario for a Smartphone-based App: Sample Test Execution
Mobile Applications
Use Case 1 iPhone
Mobile Test Lab
Use Case 2
Wi-Fi Blackberry
Use Case n Android Emulators Real Device Device Anywhere
iOS Native Android Native Blackberry Native Opera
Devices/Browsers Opera Mini Sky Fire Firefox 4 Firefox 5 Firefox 6 Dolphin
3,4&5 (2.1,2.2,2.3, 3.0,4.0) 5,6 ,7,8 & 9 Mobile 11.1
iphone3
iphone4
iphone5
Nexus One
Moto Droid
Samsung
Captivate
HTC Incredible
Nexus S
Moto Droid X
Curve 8330
Tour 9630
Bold 9650
Bold 9000 Touch
Figure 1
cognizant 20-20 insights 2
3. Smartphone Platforms and Browser Combinations
iOS Android Windows Phone Blackberry OS Symbian
Current Version 6.0 Current Version 4.2 Current Version 7.5 Current Version 7.0 Symbian 4
Key Versions Key Version 6.5 Key Version
Key Version 2.3, 3.0, 4.0
(iPhone 4.0, iPad 2) 6.x & 7.x series Open Source
Closed Source Open Source Closed Source Closed Source
Symbian
Apple Google Microsoft RIM
Multitasking
Multitasking Multitasking Multitasking Multitasking
Safari Web Browser Chrome/Webkit Browser Internet Explorer Webkit Browser Webkit Browser
Figure 2
Mobile Automation: What and Why? • User agent-based automation: This approach
leverages user agent add-ons that come with
Mobile applications are becoming increasingly
popular browsers such as Mozilla Firefox
sophisticated, significantly increasing the require-
and Google Chrome. The user agents help
ment for functional testing (see Figures 3 and
render the specific Web content that would be
4). To tackle this, test organizations are increas-
displayed on the device onto a regular desktop
ingly exploring alternatives to traditional manual
browser. The functionality can be automated
testing. Automated testing is a highly effective
by using popular tools such as QTP, Selenium
approach to mobile app QA that can provide
or RFT — each of which supports all desktop
significant business returns, provided it is imple-
browsers.
mented by using the right tools and architecture,
factoring in cross-platform challenges. • Cloud-based automation: Cloud-based test
automation vendors support Web-based QA
The following specific types of testing also need across platforms. Cloud-based automated
to be automated: solutions are highly effective as they are
offered as a unified package.
• Cross-platform compatibility testing: This
is necessitated by the growing number of • Lab-based automation (devices/simulators):
handsets and platforms. This method involves setting up tools in a
test environment and leveraging simulators
• User experience testing: Most testing orga-
or physical devices to automate testing using
nizations have limited experience with design
popular open-source tools such as Selenium.
and execution of usability tests.
Web driver–supported device browsers and
• Field or network testing: Testing must be simulators are best suited here.
performed in a geographically distributed envi-
ronment to account for a variety of network Approaches for Native and Hybrid
types. Mobile Applications
• Structural challenges: Integrating mobile Cloud-based Approach
testing toolsets into existing IT systems is a Cloud-based test automation is one popular
crucial hurdle. means for achieving native and hybrid types of
test automation. The method is useful when
Test Automation Mechanisms
long-term automation is required across a set
for Mobile Apps
of predefined devices. Commercial tool add-on
A mobile Web site can be automated in one of the mechanisms such as HP QTP and IBM RFT are also
following three manners: available for test engineers who are familiar with
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4. Three-tier Mobile Application Testing Framework
Backend Middleware Device UI
Application Layers
Admin Services Mobile Client
Enterprise
Data
Communication
Mobile Web Framework/
Services Mobile Website
Application Server
Data
Integration Testing Device Management Installation Functional
Types of Testing
SOA Testing
Testing Testing Testing
Integration
Testing Security Testing Compatibility Device
Testing Profiling
Authentication Testing
UI Testing Interruption
Fully Automatable Partially Automatable Not Automatable
Figure 3
industry-wide products. The ability to automate in enabling automation in a closed environment,
from anywhere is a great advantage: All that for continuous automation or to achieve test
is needed is connectivity to the cloud lab. The regression functionality. They also cover nonfunc-
“automation-from-anywhere” feature is a distinct tional scenarios that handle mechanisms largely
advantage when using tools such as Perfecto relevant to mobile apps.
Mobile and Device Anywhere.
Open Source/Platform-specific Tools
Lab-based Approach Device platform-specific tools reliability is a high
There are multiple tool sets with different capa- priority. Platform vendors supply tools such as
bilities available for organizations interested in Robotium for Android and iOS instruments for
a lab-based approach. Tools such as EggPlant, iOS to provide this facility. However, to leverage
Jamo, See Test, ZAP, SilkTest and Test Quest this effectively, it requires additional program-
provide industry tool add-ons. They are useful ming skills.
Potential Areas of Automation in End-to-End Mobile Application Testing
100
90
80
Percentage of tests performed
70
using automated tools
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Mobile Functional Mobile Mobile Cross- Security Testing SOA/ Package Enterprise
Automation Testing Performance Browser Middleware Application Application
Testing Testing Testing Testing Testing (e.g., ERP) Testing
Source: Cognizant; based on 350-plus projects performed across all vertical markets and our
analysis of industry trends.
Figure 4
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5. Cognizant’s Tools Web. Consider different connectivity aspects for
automation execution runs.
We have our own platform to easily automate
testing of mobile native and Web apps automation In addition, the following recommendations will
across platforms. be helpful in informing your test automation
journey:
Our platform ensures single type scripting that
works cross-platform and thus guarantees greater
reusability of scripts. The platform also offers
• Perform tool feasibility tests, because mobile
technologies and platforms vary.
an easy interface for testers to auto-generate
scripts. For instance, scripts can be automated • Select tools that support both platform
without any programming or scripting language simulators and devices, because you can mix
knowledge. It also comes with a facility to and match devices and simulators to optimize
automate as applications are created to support runs on different platforms.
the Agile development methodology. • Aim for automation in nonfunctional areas
— interruption and hardware scenarios that
Mobile Application Testing Tools include battery state changes.
Selection Criteria
There are many successful techniques that can
• Always optimize on platform support: In some
cases, there may be a need for one or more
make testing applications on mobile devices
tools to perform automation.
more effective and efficient. It is essential to
ensure functional and nonfunctional compliance • Identify multiple device support and versions
of mobile applications on devices and mobile support.
automation. It is also key to establish labs for • Determine the use of utilities and reusable
testing mobile applications. functions that add value to automation.
Some basic criteria for mobile application testing • Ensure ROI per each mobile platform and
include the use of emulators, multiple browsers, duration of execution as part of the tool con-
different operating systems and the unique types sideration process.
of testing required for GUI, field and interrup- • Look for avenues for early automation, because
tion testing. There are roughly 10 key principles most mobile projects are Agile.
that need to be considered while selecting the
right tool.
• Integrated execution with the test manage-
ment tool and application lifecycle manage-
ment is an important success factor for a tool.
11 Key Principles in Selecting the Right Tools for
Mobile Testing • Look for data-driven automation support:
It is good practice to start with a proof of concept Iterations in the execution will increase
(PoC) on critical platforms before narrowing coverage and ROI.
down to a tool or tool set. One tool may not • Good candidates for automation are test
achieve cross-platform automation goals. When cases that have repeated business logic,
test automation tools are evaluated, organiza- functional flows or data-driven tests: Smoke
tions must not overlook how they integrate with test and build acceptance testing, regression
test management environments. One starting testing, synchronization testing, compatibility
point is to identify reusable scenarios across testing, GUI testing and testing non-dynam-
platforms and group them accordingly. This facili- ic UI components, as well as cross-platform
tates the creation of an appropriate, time-saving functional testing.
framework.
Moving Forward
For native apps, choose critical test cases that can
The principles and success factors of test
be run across releases as automation candidates
automation for mobile applications are much
and ensure that there is a cross-platform reus-
different than those traditionally applied to con-
ability and multi-browser compatibility. Always
ventional applications. The attributes of devices,
keep in mind different form factors while deter-
environment, tool sets and test coverage add
mining test coverage, especially for the mobile
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