Overview
Many teams automate the tests that are easiest to write and are then surprised when bugs still reach users. We start from a different question: where would a failure cost you the most? After reviewing today's coverage and scoring every feature for risk, we map out how testing should divide between contract, unit, integration and full-journey checks, and which areas people should keep testing by hand. Criteria for starting and finishing a release are part of the package too, so shipping depends on a standard your team agreed beforehand.
What you receive
- Review of your existing manual and automated test coverage
- Feature ranking based on business impact and frequency of change
- Recommended balance of effort between contract, unit, integration and journey tests
- Prioritised automation backlog with an effort estimate for each item
- Exploratory testing charters for parts of the product left manual
- Criteria for when a release may start and finish, plus defect severity levels
- Tool suggestions that suit your systems and what your people already know
How it runs
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Step - 01
Review
We study your current test code, past bugs and how releases happen today.
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Step - 02
Score
Each feature is rated for impact, complexity and how often it changes.
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Step - 03
Draft
We write the layer strategy, the prioritised backlog and release criteria.
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Step - 04
Agree
We walk your team through the plan in a live session and finalise it together.
Timeline: 7 working days, counted from the day we receive what we need from you.
Is it a fit?
A good match for
- Teams whose tests pass while bugs keep reaching customers
- Companies planning to hire testers without a clear role definition
- Products where shipping decisions rely on gut feeling
What we need from you
- Access to test code, the defect tracker and past release history
- An hour with each of three people: engineering, testing and product
- Any incident reports written over the last six months
Why it helps
- Automation effort is focused on the features whose breakage hurts most
- A justified split between what machines check and what people test
- Go or no-go calls judged against criteria agreed in writing
Questions
No. This service produces the plan only. The highest-priority items in the backlog can be built afterwards through our browser automation or contract testing services, quoted separately.
Yes, arguably more so. Starting with a plan stops your team pouring months of effort into automating the wrong kind of test and gives your first hires a clear place to begin.
No. Our suggestions are based on your existing stack and the skills your team already has, and we set out why we suggest each one, leaving the final call with you.