What is it about?
A leading reinsurance company requires quality assurance support for the product development of a globally distributed B2C SAAS product. The product is an underwriting automation SAAS solution for the insurance industry.
What did we do?
- Analyzed the current quality assurance situation in collaboration with the development teams and platform stakeholders
- Definition of quality standards and best practices
- Provision of a cloud-based continuous delivery pipeline
- Supporting the delivery teams in adapting quality aspects into the development process
- Gradual transfer of test automation into the pipeline
- Implementation of quality audits
- Introduction of a transparent and continuous release process
- Execution of release tests and approval of releases
Which methods/tools did we use?
- Jenkins
- AWS Cloud Platform
- Docker, Docker Swarm, Docker Compose
- Gradle, Maven
- Groovy, Java, Spring
- Angular, Node.js, Typescript
- BDD, Selenium, Cucumber, Spring, Angular
- Debian, Tomcat
- Elastic Search, Kibana, Graylog
- JMeter
- IntelliJ IDEA
- Jira, Confluence
What results have we achieved?
Thanks to the quality measures introduced, in particular the establishment of the continuous delivery pipeline and support for the delivery teams in adapting QA standards and best practices, software quality was improved even further. Thanks to the transparent and continuous release process, release risks were reduced and the deadlines for the release of new features and functions were met.
How can the project be relevant for you?
The project shows how a continuous delivery pipeline can be set up and how test automation can be integrated into the pipeline. It also shows how quality standards and best practices can be introduced in an agile development team. Feel free to contact us if you would like to learn more about the methods and tools used in the project and how they can lead to similar results in your company.
