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how managing software quality will
no more consume
time & money
	
  
www.bqurious.com	
  
Introducing
World’s first Test Automation Solution on the Cloud
–  works on Windows, Mac OSX and Linux
–  Rapid, Collaborative Test Development
–  Test Web Applications and Mobile Applications
–  Integrated Test Management and Automation
–  integrates with leading ALM & Defect Management Systems
(both commercial & open source – JIRA, Rally, Bugzilla, etc.)
3	
  
www.bqurious.com	
  
70% reduction in testing cost
§  Write tests once and execute on multiple platforms and
browsers
§  Visual Test Creation paradigm, enables Business Analysts and
Manual Testers to create Automation Tests
§  Execute tests remotely over the internet on virtual machines,
real devices, simulators/emulators
4	
  
www.bqurious.com	
  
60% reduction in Time-to-Market
§  Execute your test simultaneously across multiple platforms
§  Collaboratively create Automation test cases in parallel with
development
§  Respond to changing requirements easily and quickly
5	
  
www.bqurious.com	
  
400% faster defect resolution
§  bqurious helps establishing processes that allow test teams to
move beyond defect detection and drive defect resolution
§  Tests End Result is highly Readable
§  Development team can use the same tests before delivering
to the QA team
6	
  
www.bqurious.com	
  
That’s how you save!
	
  
Cost	
  Head	
  Elements
Conven7onal	
  Approach	
  
(Any	
  Automa7on	
  Tool)
Bqurious	
  Approach	
  	
  
No-­‐programming
Test	
  Architects	
   1	
   1	
  
Avg.	
  cost	
  of	
  Test	
  Architect	
  per	
  month	
   $	
  7,000	
   $	
  7,000	
  
Test	
  Automa>on	
  Experts	
   3	
   -­‐	
  
Average	
  cost	
  of	
  Test	
  Automa>on	
  Expert	
  per	
  month	
   $	
  5,000	
   $	
  5,000	
  
Manual	
  Test	
  engineers	
   -­‐	
   3	
  
Average	
  cost	
  of	
  Manual	
  Test	
  Engineer	
  per	
  month	
   $	
  3,000	
   $	
  3,000	
  
Time	
  to	
  build	
  test	
  suite	
  of	
  1000	
  test	
  cases	
   11	
  months	
   6	
  months	
  
Total	
  Resource	
  cost	
   $	
  242,000	
   $	
  96,000	
  	
  
	
  
Bqurious	
  License	
  Cost	
  
Per	
  user	
  license	
  per	
  month	
  (@	
  USD	
  199)	
   -­‐	
   $	
  4,800	
  
Total	
  cost	
  (Resource	
  +	
  License)	
   $	
  242,000	
   $	
  91,200	
  
**assumption – 1000 test cases & 4 resources
7	
  
www.bqurious.com	
  
Our Testing Services
If you are looking for a Testing Services partner, we can
help.
Consul7ng
Test	
  Strategy	
  
Assessment	
  
Migra>on	
  
Project
Func>onal	
  Tes>ng	
  
Performance	
  Tes>ng	
  
Test	
  Automa>on	
  
Managed
Set	
  up	
  Offshore	
  Test	
  Lab	
  
End	
  To	
  End	
  Tes>ng	
  
Services Engagement Model
8	
  
www.bqurious.com	
  
Live Case of a large US based telecom company
Challenges:
•  Geographically Distributed Team
•  Test on Multiple platforms & Devices
•  Test lab not co-located
How bqurious helped:
•  Cloud based collaborative Solution – ideal for distributed team
•  Support write test once & execute on any platform & device
•  Support for remote execution out-of-the-box
9	
  
www.bqurious.com	
  
Our Clients our strength
§  A large US based Telecom company through a tier 1 Indian
outsourcing partner
§  A medium (1500 people) System Integrator for its customers
in the Fortune 100 list
§  A product company in the Social Rewards and Recognition
domain
10	
  
www.bqurious.com	
  
Team bqurious
bqurious is a team of passionate people who believe that work should be fun
and that life is too short for bad software.
•  Susheel has over 17 years of experience breaking software. He is so exceptionally
skilled that companies tasked him with setting up Centers-of-Excellence where he
devised novel ways of automatically breaking software. He is currently learning to fix
software that he broke.
•  Abhay has over 18 years of experience in architecting and creating large scale
software. He is the handyman, water boy, salesman and the chief dreamer. When he’s
not dreaming, he loves to write code that pass the ‘Susheel’ test.
•  Dhananjay (aka DK) is based out of the US and has over 20 years of experience in
being the pain-in-the-neck of software vendors he has managed. He is now learning to
relish the taste of his own medicine by being on the other side of the table as the face
of bqurious in the North American Region.
Product Company Pros Cons
Unified
Functional
Tester
HP (US) •  Market Leader with over 80%
share of the current market
•  Has been around for over 10
years
•  Archaic
•  Most Expensive
•  No support for new tech.
•  Support only IE
•  Learning curve
•  Mobile through 3rd party
Test Complete Smartbear (US) •  Widely used after UFT
•  Supports most modern
browsers
•  Has been around for about 5
years
•  Supports only Windows
platform
•  Learning curve
•  No Mobile
Competitive Landscape

“..majority of companies actively evaluate alternative products on a regular basis. The
highest level of dissatisfaction centers around license cost and training. We have
seen a strong push in client inquiries regarding reducing software license costs,.. “,
Gartner Magic Quadrant Report on Test Automation Tools 2011
Comparative Analysis
Bqurious HP	
  UFT TestComplete
Supported	
  PlaZorms	
   Windows,	
  Mac	
  OSX,	
  Linux	
   Windows	
   Windows	
  
Supported	
  Browsers	
  for	
  
Execu>on	
  
IE,	
  Chrome,	
  Firefox,	
  Safari	
   IE	
  (limited	
  support	
  for	
  
chrome	
  &	
  firefox)	
  
IE,	
  Chrome,	
  Firefox,	
  
Safari	
  
One-­‐click	
  cross	
  browser	
  
tes>ng	
  
Yes	
   No	
   Yes	
  
Remote	
  Execu>on	
   Yes	
   No	
   Yes	
  (With	
  addi>onal	
  
plugin)	
  
Supported	
  Technologies	
   Web	
  on	
  Desktop	
  &	
  Mobile,	
  
Na>ve	
  Android	
  &	
  iOS	
  
Web,	
  3rd	
  party	
  solu>ons	
  
for	
  mobile,	
  Windows	
  
Desktop,	
  SAP	
  
Web,	
  3rd	
  party	
  
solu>ons	
  for	
  mobile,	
  
Windows	
  Desktop	
  
Learning	
  Curve	
   Very	
  Low	
   Very	
  High	
   High	
  
Deployment	
   Cloud	
   Windows	
  Desktop	
   Windows	
  Desktop	
  
Cost	
  Effec>veness	
   Very	
  High	
   Very	
  Low	
   Low	
  
Skill	
  Required	
   None	
   VB	
   VB/Java/C#	
  
13	
  
www.bqurious.com	
  
Contact us
APAC: Abhay Goel
+91-9871816669
abhay.goel@bqurious.com
North America: Dhananjay Kumar
+1-802-221-0004
dk@bqurious.com
was conceived as a solution to real
problems we faced in our jobs…
…. and it appears this is an Industry wide problem
“Organizations are struggling to keep up with the rapid changes in technology
with new client capabilities and the re-emerging need to test on multiple
platforms (a variety of browsers and devices). 

The shift to agile methods also creates a need to be able to
test faster, automate as much as possible and deal with constant change...”
Gartner Magic Quadrant Report on Test Automation Tools 2011
Gartner Magic Quadrant Report on Test Automation Tools 2011
“Generally, the larger, more-established vendors tend to
move more slowly as they wait for the market to settle,.. 

Current hot spots are: devices and mobile computing platforms, the growing
number of browsers and validation that applications work across multiple
browsers and devices, a lack of support for Apple desktops
and devices..”
Gartner Magic Quadrant Report on Test Automation Tools 2011

“..majority of companies actively evaluate alternative products on a regular
basis. The highest level of dissatisfaction centers around license cost and
training. We have seen a strong push in client inquiries regarding reducing
software license costs,.. “

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Improve Test Quality Save Money

  • 1. 1   how managing software quality will no more consume time & money   www.bqurious.com  
  • 2. Introducing World’s first Test Automation Solution on the Cloud –  works on Windows, Mac OSX and Linux –  Rapid, Collaborative Test Development –  Test Web Applications and Mobile Applications –  Integrated Test Management and Automation –  integrates with leading ALM & Defect Management Systems (both commercial & open source – JIRA, Rally, Bugzilla, etc.)
  • 3. 3   www.bqurious.com   70% reduction in testing cost §  Write tests once and execute on multiple platforms and browsers §  Visual Test Creation paradigm, enables Business Analysts and Manual Testers to create Automation Tests §  Execute tests remotely over the internet on virtual machines, real devices, simulators/emulators
  • 4. 4   www.bqurious.com   60% reduction in Time-to-Market §  Execute your test simultaneously across multiple platforms §  Collaboratively create Automation test cases in parallel with development §  Respond to changing requirements easily and quickly
  • 5. 5   www.bqurious.com   400% faster defect resolution §  bqurious helps establishing processes that allow test teams to move beyond defect detection and drive defect resolution §  Tests End Result is highly Readable §  Development team can use the same tests before delivering to the QA team
  • 6. 6   www.bqurious.com   That’s how you save!   Cost  Head  Elements Conven7onal  Approach   (Any  Automa7on  Tool) Bqurious  Approach     No-­‐programming Test  Architects   1   1   Avg.  cost  of  Test  Architect  per  month   $  7,000   $  7,000   Test  Automa>on  Experts   3   -­‐   Average  cost  of  Test  Automa>on  Expert  per  month   $  5,000   $  5,000   Manual  Test  engineers   -­‐   3   Average  cost  of  Manual  Test  Engineer  per  month   $  3,000   $  3,000   Time  to  build  test  suite  of  1000  test  cases   11  months   6  months   Total  Resource  cost   $  242,000   $  96,000       Bqurious  License  Cost   Per  user  license  per  month  (@  USD  199)   -­‐   $  4,800   Total  cost  (Resource  +  License)   $  242,000   $  91,200   **assumption – 1000 test cases & 4 resources
  • 7. 7   www.bqurious.com   Our Testing Services If you are looking for a Testing Services partner, we can help. Consul7ng Test  Strategy   Assessment   Migra>on   Project Func>onal  Tes>ng   Performance  Tes>ng   Test  Automa>on   Managed Set  up  Offshore  Test  Lab   End  To  End  Tes>ng   Services Engagement Model
  • 8. 8   www.bqurious.com   Live Case of a large US based telecom company Challenges: •  Geographically Distributed Team •  Test on Multiple platforms & Devices •  Test lab not co-located How bqurious helped: •  Cloud based collaborative Solution – ideal for distributed team •  Support write test once & execute on any platform & device •  Support for remote execution out-of-the-box
  • 9. 9   www.bqurious.com   Our Clients our strength §  A large US based Telecom company through a tier 1 Indian outsourcing partner §  A medium (1500 people) System Integrator for its customers in the Fortune 100 list §  A product company in the Social Rewards and Recognition domain
  • 10. 10   www.bqurious.com   Team bqurious bqurious is a team of passionate people who believe that work should be fun and that life is too short for bad software. •  Susheel has over 17 years of experience breaking software. He is so exceptionally skilled that companies tasked him with setting up Centers-of-Excellence where he devised novel ways of automatically breaking software. He is currently learning to fix software that he broke. •  Abhay has over 18 years of experience in architecting and creating large scale software. He is the handyman, water boy, salesman and the chief dreamer. When he’s not dreaming, he loves to write code that pass the ‘Susheel’ test. •  Dhananjay (aka DK) is based out of the US and has over 20 years of experience in being the pain-in-the-neck of software vendors he has managed. He is now learning to relish the taste of his own medicine by being on the other side of the table as the face of bqurious in the North American Region.
  • 11. Product Company Pros Cons Unified Functional Tester HP (US) •  Market Leader with over 80% share of the current market •  Has been around for over 10 years •  Archaic •  Most Expensive •  No support for new tech. •  Support only IE •  Learning curve •  Mobile through 3rd party Test Complete Smartbear (US) •  Widely used after UFT •  Supports most modern browsers •  Has been around for about 5 years •  Supports only Windows platform •  Learning curve •  No Mobile Competitive Landscape “..majority of companies actively evaluate alternative products on a regular basis. The highest level of dissatisfaction centers around license cost and training. We have seen a strong push in client inquiries regarding reducing software license costs,.. “, Gartner Magic Quadrant Report on Test Automation Tools 2011
  • 12. Comparative Analysis Bqurious HP  UFT TestComplete Supported  PlaZorms   Windows,  Mac  OSX,  Linux   Windows   Windows   Supported  Browsers  for   Execu>on   IE,  Chrome,  Firefox,  Safari   IE  (limited  support  for   chrome  &  firefox)   IE,  Chrome,  Firefox,   Safari   One-­‐click  cross  browser   tes>ng   Yes   No   Yes   Remote  Execu>on   Yes   No   Yes  (With  addi>onal   plugin)   Supported  Technologies   Web  on  Desktop  &  Mobile,   Na>ve  Android  &  iOS   Web,  3rd  party  solu>ons   for  mobile,  Windows   Desktop,  SAP   Web,  3rd  party   solu>ons  for  mobile,   Windows  Desktop   Learning  Curve   Very  Low   Very  High   High   Deployment   Cloud   Windows  Desktop   Windows  Desktop   Cost  Effec>veness   Very  High   Very  Low   Low   Skill  Required   None   VB   VB/Java/C#  
  • 13. 13   www.bqurious.com   Contact us APAC: Abhay Goel +91-9871816669 abhay.goel@bqurious.com North America: Dhananjay Kumar +1-802-221-0004 dk@bqurious.com
  • 14. was conceived as a solution to real problems we faced in our jobs… …. and it appears this is an Industry wide problem
  • 15. “Organizations are struggling to keep up with the rapid changes in technology with new client capabilities and the re-emerging need to test on multiple platforms (a variety of browsers and devices). The shift to agile methods also creates a need to be able to test faster, automate as much as possible and deal with constant change...” Gartner Magic Quadrant Report on Test Automation Tools 2011
  • 16. Gartner Magic Quadrant Report on Test Automation Tools 2011 “Generally, the larger, more-established vendors tend to move more slowly as they wait for the market to settle,.. Current hot spots are: devices and mobile computing platforms, the growing number of browsers and validation that applications work across multiple browsers and devices, a lack of support for Apple desktops and devices..”
  • 17. Gartner Magic Quadrant Report on Test Automation Tools 2011 “..majority of companies actively evaluate alternative products on a regular basis. The highest level of dissatisfaction centers around license cost and training. We have seen a strong push in client inquiries regarding reducing software license costs,.. “