MetaDesign Solutions
MetaDesign SolutionsBy implementing robust manual and automated quality assurance (QA) processes, MetaDesign Solutions ensured seamless, high-quality data integration for a leading Australian retail enterprise’s STIBO implementation
Overview
MetaDesign Solutions partnered with a major retail enterprise in Australia to streamline quality assurance for their STIBO implementation. The project’s goal was to create a reliable, efficient testing framework that could support ongoing data management processes. MetaDesign Solutions’ QA approach, combining manual and automated strategies, enabled the client to sustain rapid deployment cycles without sacrificing the quality or accuracy of critical business data.
about the client
Our client, a prominent retail enterprise in Australia, operates across various market segments, offering a vast product portfolio to consumers and vendors nationwide. In a dynamic retail market, they prioritize delivering accurate, high-quality product and service information to maintain customer satisfaction and operational efficiency. To this end, the client utilized the STIBO platform to centralize and streamline its master data management, thereby enabling consistent data distribution across various applications and geographic markets.
For this client, maintaining data accuracy was imperative. Their digital transformation objectives centered on integrating an agile, scalable quality assurance framework to support their ongoing application builds, version releases, and data updates. To address the need for rapid and frequent regression testing, the client sought an advanced QA solution that could accommodate evolving requirements while minimizing manual efforts. MetaDesign Solutions delivered this by developing a sustainable QA approach through automation, enabling efficiency without compromising on accuracy.
Industry Domain
Service Category (Service-line)
Technologies Used
STIBO
Selenium
QA
Challenges
Frequent Application Builds and Testing Cycles: Continuous application updates left limited time for thorough testing between builds.
Resource-Intensive Manual Testing: Manual testing of old features was time-consuming and resource-intensive, impacting the deployment cycle.
Regression Testing Demands: Regression testing needed to be conducted early and frequently within agile sprints, challenging manual testing capabilities.
Requirement Flexibility in Agile Environments: Regular requirements changes required rapid test adaptability, demanding a highly flexible and responsive QA framework.
High Ongoing Costs of Manual Testing: Manual testing represented a significant ongoing cost due to high manpower requirements.
Solution Scope and Services
MetaDesign Solutions addressed these challenges by implementing a comprehensive manual and automated QA framework tailored to the client’s specific STIBO implementation needs. The solution scope included establishing an automation testing environment with best practices for folder structure, data identification, and test suite preparation. By automating the regression test cases, the project reduced the reliance on manual testing, achieving faster test cycles, improved accuracy, and a scalable QA framework that aligned with agile development practices.
We validated several core workflows, including BMI maintenance, recipe and restaurant maintenance, site visit approvals, and file validation for various international markets. User roles, attribute validation, and reporting accuracy were further tested to ensure that the automation suite remained robust and adaptable to new updates. MetaDesign Solutions provided live demos to stakeholders, enabling transparency and alignment before final approval of the test suite. Automation was phased, with significant progress achieved in monthly milestones (20% in the first month and 45% in the second month), resulting in a QA framework poised for consistent improvements and faster test cycles.
Automation for Agile Testing Needs
MetaDesign Solutions integrated automated regression testing to support the client’s agile development model. This enabled quicker testing cycles, reduced manual labor, and facilitated continuous testing alongside iterative updates, enhancing the team’s overall efficiency and alignment with agile methodologies.
Efficient Test Data Management for Comprehensive Coverage
Ensuring accurate and reliable test data is critical in any QA process. The solution involved strategic test data identification and management, covering all regression test scenarios across multiple markets, allowing the client to maintain high data quality standards across diverse product categories.
Continuous Improvement in QA Processes
MetaDesign Solutions established an incremental automation plan, aiming for progressive increases in test automation coverage each month. This phased approach allowed the team to refine and expand automation efforts efficiently, achieving a balance between immediate testing needs and long-term scalability.
Results
MetaDesign Solutions’ comprehensive approach to quality assurance brought lasting benefits to the client’s STIBO integration, ensuring efficient data validation and effective regression testing in a scalable environment. By automating critical QA processes, the client could allocate fewer resources to manual testing while achieving faster testing cycles and minimizing errors. The implemented solution supported agile methodologies, enabling the client to adapt quickly to requirement changes without adding to the testing burden.
As a result, the client realized reduced time-to-market for new features and updates, freeing resources for further innovation. MetaDesign Solutions’ ability to deliver an adaptable, cost-effective QA framework underpinned the client’s objectives for seamless, high-quality data integration, proving instrumental to their continued digital transformation in the competitive retail sector.