About the Client
Our client is a real estate company that relies on a web application to provide seamless property management and client services. The application is designed to manage property listings, client interactions, and real-time updates on property status. When we received the project, the web application was plagued with numerous bugs, which affected its stability and efficiency.
Client’s Challenges
- Bug Identification and Fixing: The application had numerous bugs that needed to be identified and fixed.
- Inefficient Manual Testing: Repetitive manual testing was time-consuming and inefficient.
- Client Communication: The client required real-time updates on the progress and status of the application.
- Deployment Process: There was a need for a more reliable and efficient deployment process.
Our Approach
Initial Bug Fixing
We began by manually exploring the application to identify and resolve as many bugs as possible. This initial phase was crucial for stabilizing the application and setting a solid foundation for further improvements.
Automation
- Sanity Testing Automation: We identified key scenarios for sanity testing, which reduced the need for manual checks.
- Regression Suite Automation: We developed a comprehensive regression test suite covering critical test cases to automate the application testing.
CI/CD Pipeline Setup
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): We implemented a CI/CD pipeline to provide real-time updates to the client. This ensured that every change was automatically tested and deployed, enhancing efficiency and reliability.
Backend Development
- Optimization: Enhanced backend processes to improve performance and stability.
- Integration: Ensured seamless integration with third-party services for property listings and client management.
- Scalability: Upgraded the backend infrastructure to support increased user loads and future growth.
Frontend Development
- User Experience: Improved the user interface for better usability and accessibility, making it more intuitive for property managers and clients.
- Performance: Optimized frontend performance to ensure a fast and responsive user experience.
- Functionality: Added new features to enhance property management and client interaction capabilities.
Quality Assurance
- Manual Testing: Conducted thorough manual testing to identify and resolve existing bugs, ensuring a stable foundation.
- Automated Testing: Developed an extensive suite of automated tests to maintain ongoing quality and stability.
- CI/CD Pipeline: Set up a continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline to automate testing and deployment, providing the client with real-time updates.
Value Delivered
- Bug Reduction: Reduced the number of critical bugs by 95% within the first three months.
- Automation Coverage: Achieved 85% automation coverage for critical test cases, significantly reducing manual testing efforts.
- Testing Efficiency: Reduced the time required for regression testing from 8 hours to 1 hour, resulting in an 87.5% time savings.
- Deployment Frequency: Increased deployment frequency from once a week to multiple times a day, ensuring quicker delivery of new features and fixes.
- Client Satisfaction: Maintained a 99% client satisfaction rate by providing real-time updates and maintaining open communication channels.
- Cost Savings: Saved the client approximately 30% in QA costs due to reduced manual testing efforts and increased efficiency through automation.
Conclusion
Our commitment to quality and timely delivery helped the real estate company achieve their business goals and enhance their market position. Our thorough approach not only stabilized the web application but also enhanced its overall performance. The client benefited from significant time and cost savings, timely project delivery, and improved business outcomes.