1. QA AND AUTOMATION
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the features, the release–we are product engineers.
We test and own whole products, the experience,
Our Differentiator

3. Acceleration with Imaginea
• Blend of home-grown, open source, and commercial automation tools
• Engineers with wide array of tools, automation skillsets and best
practices
• Proven expertise in choosing what to automate, tools and frameworks
with a consistent focus on maintaining the quality of test cases
• Test suites & frameworks for repeatability, coverage, efficiency
• Integrated test solutions suitable for both startups and established
shops
• Rich history in automating product testing and web vulnerability
testing since web app server days, we hire software development
engineers in test

4. Imaginea Test Engineering Process
Product explanation
1 and Test strategy Vision & Test Planning, Processes, Tools, Complete test plan, architecture, test
Performance Tests, Platform Certification, cases, use cases, scenario matrix, test
definition Tech Pubs bed and infrastructure definition
2 Functional QA Feature understandings, use case Complete test execution, build wise
identification, Functional Testing (Manual, reports, adhoc, system,integration,
Automated, Regression), blackbox and white box tests
3 Automation and Automation scenario identification, Automation estimates, Test
Regression framework development, unit and function development and scripts, regressions ,
test automation, nightly builds and reports RoI and test cycle time reduction
Benchmark identification, Load parameter
4 Performance and definitions, scalability and peak
Stress, Load and reliability tests,
Security testing injection attacks, DDOS, sniff tests
performance definitions, Security
parameter definition
5 Platform Platform matrix identification, Interop Lab Interop testing, Platform certifications,
certification setup, Automated platform test suites Browser compatibilities, Multi Platform
testing
6 Go To Market Use case driven testing, Fresh test Test Suites, Harness, Go-To-Market
readiness Program infrastructure close to customer Testing, Alpha, Beta Testing, Product
environment, Product Management and Docs, GA
Mktg testing, Beta feedback

5. 1 Identify the Key Architect / Technical Lead
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We invest upfront in identifying the product owner and single
point of contact. Such a person comes with the right mix of
technology and maturity, and is the key to success of the engagement.
2 Assemble the Right Project Team
Based on [1], the owner studies requirements and mode of
engagement with client, and assembles a team with right mix of
skills, attitude, and seniority for the assignment.
3 Implement and Review Project
We always work with a roadmap to prioritize and pace our work. We
work in an Agile environment with high visibility for all stakeholders.
Styles will differ between fixed bid and time/material projects.
Onboarding Process Aimed To Please

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QA Management, DRI,
Technical QA
Response Times, NPS tracking,
Billing Manager
Writing test cases, PoCs,
Technical reports, team Principal QA
upgrades, training
Daily tickets, closures,
development, communicating Senior QA Senior QA
with Client engineers
Daily tickets, implementations,
QA Engineer QA Engineer QA Engineer
resolutions, fixes
Typical Team Structure

7. Automation Challenges
• Automation is a development effort, not ‘record-n-playback’
• And there are challenges:
• Systems: Frequent changes and enhancements
• Teams: Unrealistic expectations, wrong tools
• Tools: Reuse/Adapting for new platform requirements
• Challenge: Communication Gaps When Moving from Manual to
Automation is one of the prime reasons for automation failures.

8. Case: BrighTest for agile applications
• Built at Imaginea for product engineering efforts
• Java-based tool built on Selenium–to keep the
test suite up with the changes of an evolving code
base
• Rich test format with extensive test details. Use of
XLS cuts down on the verbosity of ‘Selenese’
without compromising on the ease of recording or
playback.
• Have callbacks to scripts in other languages like
Java. Python leverages LiveConnect.
• Add commands with immediate integration, no
browser restart needed.
• Externalize key properties and templatize
frequently used commands to provide DSL-like
features.

9. Case: Bot-Bot, automating on Android
• Selenium-like keyword-driven automation
framework for native Android applications
• Test-cases defined in csv format converted to
Java files and then executed using TestNG
execution framework, Selenium Native Driver
and Ant
• Server: Records user actions
through Recorder and allows users to export
their test-cases
• Recorder: Tracks user actions at the android
app side and then send them to the Server
• Runner: Allows user to run their recorded test-
cases on the actual android application as a
suite
• Generates HTML reports at end of test
execution

10. Case: JDBC Compliance Test Suite
• Global search platform provider wanted its drivers to be certified
• Imaginea test suite helped the customer deliver robust, reliable SQL driver
conforming to the JDBC 4.0 specifications
• JDBC test suite covering 17 chapters with 1800 test cases
• Transaction compliance of the driver against JTA and XA contracts
• Leveraged our application server experience

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Imaginea Client
Updates Updates
Plan, Work and Stage. Your AM Our PM
Our AM Reviews, Tests, Reports
Twice a Month Project
Management Sync Up
Daily Daily Close Extended offshore day
Offshore Standup Of Day during release time
Scrum Meetings Updates
Wednesday Thursday
Working across the globe has its advantages, if overlapping hours are used effectively and
clear communication is established. Our teams in India share a 2 to 3 hours overlap –
depending on the working hours. During Go Live, overlap can be up to 8 hours.
Overlapping Hours: Making the most of “Follow The Sun”

12. EVENTUALLY, BETTER PEOPLE LEAD TO BETTER SOFTWARE.
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