Introduction
A technical definition of Agility refers to a project management method that is characterized by dividing tasks into short modules, re-evaluating them frequently and adapting to variations accordingly. Agile methods replace complex designs with repeated redesigns. One of the most challenging problems for software development is meeting the demands for speed and agility. This has driven the implementation of agile development methods. Agile implements a method that supports your manifest that states:
“Individuals and interactions on processes and tools. Software working on complete documentation. Collaboration with the client on negotiating contracts. Responding to change rather than following a plan.”
DevOps, a word formed by the fusion of ‘Development’ and ‘Operation’, is a software application development method that focuses on communication, collaboration, automation, integration and cooperation between developers and other professionals involved. Completely redefine the development and delivery schedule by bringing together the Development, QA, and Operations teams. This increases the frequency of deployment, maintenance releases, and improves application reliability and security, as QA testers are involved in every stage of the life cycle.
Therefore, DevOps and Agile methodology follow the same principle of continuous integration and continuous testing throughout the system development lifecycle. DevOps brings together the Developers and Operations team. Agile development puts more pressure on the operations team to deploy code frequently. To achieve this, the DevOps team constantly maintains cross-silo team collaboration. Therefore, Operations is not considered a separate unit but part of the entire development life cycle. In this way, the operations team gains a clear understanding of how the entire application works before it is deployed.
To implement the above methodology more efficiently with low lead times for faster deployment and testing, LeanFT comes into consideration.
HP LeanFT, a lightweight, functional automated testing tool specifically designed to support Agile and DevOps strategy, enabling continuous testing and delivery. It helps by providing a detailed flow of test execution and by pointing out the main reasons for test failure. LeanFT takes the concepts of UFT forward and empowers developers by providing extended features.
LeanFT helps Agile and DevOps Team turn left. It perfectly fits into mainstream ecosystems and testing frameworks from Cucumber, Visual Studio, C #, Java, Git, Jenkins, Eclipse with powerful and flexible test scripts and IDE integration. Therefore, developers and testers can optimize their scripts and improve their maintenance.
LeanFT is compatible with almost all common AUT (Application Unit Testing) tools like SAP, Windows, Java, Mobiles and .Net. It fully integrates with popular IDEs and enables scripting in familiar languages. Therefore, the requirement for a new system does not arise and the use of the same tools can be continued.
Both Lean and Agile methodology emphasize proper planning and a user-centered approach. The agile methodology has segregated the system development life cycle, thus conceptualizing Shift-left, which is the practice of integration and testing at each step of the development life cycle. LeanFT supports Agile and DevOps features that facilitate developer and tester collaboration, resulting in accelerated development cycles.
LeanFT is primarily targeted at test developers in agile teams, test automation engineers, and subject matter experts and fully integrates with development and green QA systems.
Conclution:
LeanFT can be accessed directly from UFT12.5, the new extended version of UFT. It can also be implemented as a standalone solution. Implementing LeanFT is easier with prior knowledge of Unified Functional Testing (HP UFT). LeanFT helps to assess and rectify defects in processes at an early stage, thus shortening the implementation timeline.