Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 51 | Page 21

LATEST INTELLIGENCE to consistently manage software testing and IT quality management, Unified Functional Testing (UFT), to automate functional testing for web, mobile, API, and enterprise apps, Performance Center, to automate performance testing, and Mobile Center, which provides an enterprise level end-to-end lab of real mobile devices and emulators for testing. These interviewed organizations’ prior testing processes were primarily manual and siloed, slowing releases to a biannual or quarterly cadence. In order to meet business demand for a more Agile, continuous delivery model, the organizations had to invest in a process and tool transformation. The organizations use Micro Focus tools to standardize and automate testing processes, enabling a DevOps approach that allows organizations to deliver better quality code to market faster. Key Findings Quantified benefits. The following risk-adjusted present value (PV) quantified benefits are representative of those experienced by the companies interviewed: › Micro Focus tools improve the productivity of quality assurance (QA) testers by up to 60% and developer testers by up to 25% due to increased automation. On average, organizations can improve from Key Benefits Improved productivity through increased test automation: QA: 60% more efficient Developers: 25% more efficient Increased velocity with Micro Focus: Quarterly to monthly releases, improved customer satisfaction Reduced defects in downtime: Saving a combined $2.4 million over three years 2 | The Total Economic Impact™ Of Micro Focus Continuous Quality Solutions 20% of manual tests automated to 80% with Micro Focus, freeing up time for QA and developers to focus on more strategic priorities. n Download whitepapers free from www.intelligentcio.com/me/whitepapers/ www.intelligentcio.com INTELLIGENTCIO 21