End-to-end case studies

Posted by epicentre on 1 November 2011

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An excellent recent example of a successful end-to-end testing project was for an educational company – Soutien – who have recently put their offline products online as their GetMathsFit website, an educational e-commerce website.

The site provides e-learning in the form of a Maths tutoring program, allowing students aged between 11 and 19 to learn independently from home. Soutien were not only concerned with functionality but also that their users’ information was accessible and secure.

After an initial consultancy phase to gain an understanding of Soutien’s business drivers, Epicentre then recommended the most effective methods of testing that would ensure that Soutien’s objectives were met.

Epicentre’s test provision included: 

  1. Bespoke test script creation
  2. In-depth functionality sweeps based on scripts
  3. Exploratory functionality tests
  4. WCAG 2.0 accessibility tests (inc. assistive technologies compatibility)
  5. Extensive platform testing
  6. Performance and load testing (using Open Source tooling)
  7. Penetration testing

Since completion of testing and the product going live, Soutien have contracted Epicentre to support their end users through Epicentre’s Service Desk. This allows users to benefit from Epicentre's extensive familiarity with all facets of the site, and also facilitates the identification and execution of any subsequent maintenance or further testing needs.

As we mentioned in the main news piece, the end-to-end service need not be centered around a single product. It may instead mean an ongoing relationship whereby the customer can cherry-pick Epicentre's services to fit any particular project.

An example of such a relationship is one that Epicentre has with a major London web agency. Service levels have been set up and Epicentre now supplies them with:

  1. Test strategy
  2. Test scripting
  3. Manual functional testing
  4. Automated regression testing
  5. Manual regression testing
  6. Compatibility testing inc. mobile
  7. App testing inc. Facebook and mobile
  8. Performance testing
  9. Penetration testing

Get in touch with marketingenq@epicentre.co.uk to explore how we can help you to achieve your business objectives.