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Hello readers, welcome! This article is part of the Z to A Pulse: Report spotlight, where we publish our thoughts on the findings from reputed names like: World Quality Report, Gartner, Forrester etc… We analyse their findings and trends with the help of our engineering leaders, then share the insights to help you achieve engineering excellence. Subscribe by clicking on the button above to read upcoming editions.

This is just one example of faulty software. Countless other incidents happen across industries every day. Naturally, many of us might have pointed fingers at the QA team for not testing properly, as they had always been seen as the guardians of quality. But does that apply to this scenario?

If you’re a consultant or have ever been on the other side of the table working with consultants, you know that companies are always in a love-hate relationship with consultants. On the one hand, there are these examples where consulting firms like McKinsey, BCG, and Bain were like a breath of fresh air that could bring in necessary results and turn things around at P&G, Samsung & Dell.

Let’s face it! IT application landscape is going through changes at the speed of light. Testing teams always are in the heat to get testing done faster to assure software quality that will ensure flawless CX. Think about it. In today’s agile world, old-school testing practices just don’t cut anymore.

Since its inception in the ’90s, test automation has gone through teens, tweens, and twenties. Right from record and playback methodology to Artificial intelligence and machine learning-based automation, its evolution has been fascinating because of the constant debate around its effectiveness. Despite its existence or utility, a few concepts around the topic still puzzle some of us. For instance,