Third Dimension offers Core Testing Services as a seamless extension to your in-house IT and business testing capabilities. We work closely with you to tailor a support program which will meet your needs and ensure that the systems achieve the quality levels demanded by customers.

Our services range from supplementing in-house skills through to outsourcing the entire QA function to an offshore facility. We provide complete support to help you meet the demands of your business and are careful to recommend solutions that do not impact your ability to deliver. Most importantly, we supplement in-house QA function, recognizing gaps and providing a response to the challenges of delivering new business systems. Third Dimensions’ services extend much further than staff augmentation. A key factor in any engagement is the continuous improvement and development of your own staff. We will work with you to apply improvements to your system’s lifecycle, minimizing the cost of testing whilst at the same time optimizing the process to improve the quality of delivered systems.

Working with Third Dimension will add flexibility and know-how to your QA and testing capability, but most importantly it will ensure your business stays on track.

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Industry analysts predict that during the second half of this decade, increases in software testing activity will be fuelled by software testing automation.

Automated testing tools have matured and Return on Investment (ROI) to a state where ROI need no longer be a pipe dream.

This will allow more people to be engaged in software test automation with better testing tools. Yet, there are still far too many programmes where automation is not delivering on this promise. The main drivers seem to be inflated expectations created by unrealistic ROI in business cases, poor planning & management and poor skills in implementing the automated testing solution.

It is important to consider automation of the test environment as early as possible and design it into the system from the outset. It's also important to recognise that automation is not appropriate for every project or for all testing on any particular project.

We can help you achieve this balance so that you benefit from test automation at the right time and in the right way.

When designing for automation, some of the pitfalls to avoid are:


• Don’t be dogmatic and automate everything. You need to be selective and concentrate on common and repetitive tasks make sure the ROI is realistic. The costs can be high in the short term and initially outweigh the benefits. It is key that credible payback on investment is calculated. Make sure that the staff has suitable levels of skill and experience.
  
  
• Create modular test scripts and data driven testing to improve the parameterisation of the solution.

Our Core Strengths are:


• Test strategy & planning
• Specialist testing
• Test transformation
• Software testing training
• Outsourced testing
  • Performance testing
  • Security testing
  • Business continuity testing
  • Disaster recovery testing
  • Migration testing
  • Automated testing
  • Usability testing
  • Network testing
  • Web and lab testing

To find out more about our services, write to us at contact@third-dimension.com.au