Case Studies
Client Success – Fortune 20 Retailer
Company Overview:
The world’s largest specialty retailer, with more than 2,200 retail stores in the United States (including Puerto Rico), the U.S. Virgin Islands and the territory of Guam), Canada, Mexico and China.
QA Test Automation Project Objective:
Develop Company-wide QA Automated Testing Framework
and Guidelines for Mobile Applications and provide test
automation scripting for all store mobility and mobile
commerce applications.
Services Provided include:
- Strategic and Tactical Analysis – Quality Center workflow, test execution, integration management reporting, metrics, framework development, architecture and program management.
- New Mobile Script Development
- Maintenance and Support of Existing Automated Scripts
- Test Execution Tasks
Avracom Value Add:
- Expertise: Provided a highly experienced mobile applications test automation team
- Test Tools: Skilled in a variety of testing tools including HP’s Quality Center and Quick TestPro as well as emerging technologies
- Rapid Deployment and ROI: Delivered Mobilyze, Avracom’s Core Framework, Platform & Application Functions for mobile applications test automation
Technology Overview:
- Store Mobility Applications: Windows Mobile development for Motorola MC75 device (enterprise handhelds); 4 releases within 9 months; 1,000+ scripts automated
- Mobile Commerce Applications: Smartphone apps for iPhone, Android and Blackberry; multiple operating systems
- Test Tools: Quality Center, QTP, Selenium, Mobilyze
Business Impact:
The Avracom Mobilyze solution reduced test cycle time by 65 percent, increasing the application’s speed to market. First release went live in 11 months vs. 36 months. Additionally, the solution has allowed the retailer to realize a more than 40 percent reduction in individual tester effort, allowing testers to focus on other critical tasks, and cost savings of up to 70 percent for a single mobile application. Final total ROI to client was $64M in savings.
