Test Automation at Scale: Lessons from Top-Performing Distributed Teams

As the complexity of software development and testing increases, organizations rely on distributed teams to accommodate global operations. However, managing test automation at scale for distributed teams brings its own set of unique challenges.

Listen in as leaders from top-performing global teams discuss the key challenges of operating across different locations, cultures, and time zones, and discuss effective strategies to overcome them, including:

• Test Environment Stability: Delve into the challenges inherent in maintaining consistent test environments across distributed teams.
• Shifting Left: Explore strategies to empower distributed teams to involve testing early in the development lifecycle, accelerating time-to-market and enhancing product quality.
• Infrastructure and Tooling: Discuss recommended tools, workflows, and techniques to streamline the process of managing test infrastructure.
• Impact of AI: Probe the question of whether AI is an enabler or a distraction for modern teams.
• Culture, Language, and Time Zone Differences: Take home techniques to bridge cultural and language gaps, foster a cohesive team environment, and manage essential aspects of asynchronous communication in development and testing efforts.

Highly relevant for automation engineers, managers, and directors of enterprise test/QA teams, all participants will take home practical insights and strategies for driving successful test automation initiatives.