Case Study
UST slashes test cycle times by 60% for real estate tech giant
CLIENT
As a U.S.-based technology powerhouse specializing in real estate and financial services, our client provides cutting-edge solutions for property management and asset disposition. Their advanced platform and data-driven insights streamline processes for mortgage servicers, real estate agents, and investors.
CHALLENGE
Fragmented testing processes derailed software quality and delivery timelines
The company’s software testing landscape was complex and inefficient, negatively impacting its ability to deliver the high-quality software its customers demanded on time. Despite using industry-standard tools—Integrity, HP ALM, SoapUI, TestRail, etc.—the company struggled to implement a defect process and standardize its testing procedures. The company’s numerous challenges included:
- Inconsistent test processes across teams—hindering test case design and execution and causing confusion, delays, and lower-quality production software
- Limited test automations—prolonging regression cycles
- Insufficient test coverage across multiple environments—resulting in potential production application issues
TRANSFORMATION
Implementing a streamlined, automated testing ecosystem
UST revolutionized the company’s testing capabilities. The solution delivered:
- Unified testing processes—using an entry-task validation-exit (ETVX) model that introduced consistency and predictability, enabling seamless collaboration across teams
- A global testing model—that unlocked 24/7 operations, increased productivity, and significantly reduced costs
- Enterprise-wide test automations—using a UFT-based test automation framework that automated 90% of regression and 70% of functional testing, freeing resources for more strategic tasks
- Early defect identification—through API testing, using SoapUI, which minimized downstream issues and improved overall software quality
- Continuous testing integration with Jenkins and Bitbucket—to supercharge the development pipeline, enabling rapid, high-quality releases
This transformation equipped the company with a robust, efficient testing ecosystem tailored for its real estate and financial services applications. Now, the company can rapidly release software applications and functionality to stay ahead of market changes and maintain its edge in the rapidly changing real estate sector.
IMPACT
Delivering unparalleled efficiency and quality in software delivery
UST's unified and automated testing solutions drove these transformative improvements for the company, thus revolutionizing its software delivery:
- 99.7% defect containment rate—Developers virtually eliminated critical production defects, safeguarding the company's reputation and reducing costly post-release fixes.
- 95% schedule adherence—The standardized processes and testing automations ensured consistent, on-time delivery.
- 90% defect acceptance rate—The company dramatically improved issue-reporting quality, allowing developers to address legitimate problems quickly and efficiently.
- 60% reduction in test cycle duration—This slashed the delivery timeframes for new application functionality.
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