About Us

• Large complex software systems
  

  • OS independent – i.e. we support Unix, Windows, Linux, PowerPC, etc.
  • Technology and software development independent, i.e. We support C, C++, Java, .net, etc.
  • Regression testing a key part of overall test program

• Deliver turn-key automated test suite
  

  • Automated test strategy and identification of highest payoff areas to apply automation for your project
  • Recommendation for automation tools
  • Using your existing test cases or develop test cases for you
  • Test results documented in requirements traceability matrix


• Training and pilot project implementation with your team

We recognize the tremendous amount of time and money spent on software testing.

• Typically, at least 50% of development cost is testing
  § Beizer (1990) reports that "half the labor expended to develop a working program is typically spent on testing activities."
  "... debugging, testing, and verification activities can easily range from 50 to 75 percent of the total development cost. (Hailpern and Santhanam, 2002)"
• And the testing that is done needs to improve
  National Institute of Standards and Technology (2002) reports software errors cost U.S. economy an estimated $59.5B annually of which they estimate one-third of these costs could be eliminated by improved testing

The opportunity for improvement in productivity and quality is substantial.

Quality Assurance Institute Study comparing manual and automated testing of software showed net result in a 75% reduction in hours

• Test Plan Development – 25% increase in hours
• Test Case Development – 55% reduction in hours
• Test Execution – 95% reduction in hours
• Result Analysis – 50% reduction in hours
• Defect Tracking – 80% reduction in hours
• Report Creation – 83% reduction in hours

Recent projects in which IDT applied automation resulted in:

• > 75% decrease in test time
• While executing >5X the number of test cases they were previously able to complete manually
• Fully documented test cases and results

Finally, IDT can assist you in overcoming the primary obstacle associated with automated software testing – lack of experience and expertise.

Typically, lack of experience and expertise results in:

Automation does not get implemented because the perception is
      "we can't automate the type of testing we do."

Or, Automation is not successful because
      "we thought the tool we bought did that for us."

IDT provides the expertise, strategies, processes, and technology to improve your testing productivity and quality using automated software testing.