Anna Mountford, Author at T-Plan

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When Automation Meets Artistry: How Visual Test Automation Enables Creativity and Precision

Precision and creativity are often viewed as opposites, yet the most advanced industries today depend on both. Whether in engineering, architecture, gaming, healthcare, or defence, success increasingly relies on the balance between technical accuracy and visual excellence. The software that supports these image-heavy and design-led environments is complex and highly interactive, demanding a new kind

Anna Mountford October 20, 2025

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UI testing

The Challenge of True Visual Automation: Why Other Tools Struggle and T-Plan Excels

In modern software testing, especially for QA professionals working in regulated sectors or high-precision environments, automation tools must go beyond basic object recognition. For QA testers responsible for validating complex systems – such as CAD, simulation, media, or engineering platforms – many frameworks run into technical limits as graphical accuracy rises and user demands increase.

Anna Mountford October 15, 2025

Comparison of top companies offering image-based and CAD test automation tools in 2025 including T-Plan, Ranorex, Eggplant, SikuliX and Qualitest

Software Testing

Top 5 Companies Leading CAD and Image-Based Test Automation in 2025

This guide explores the leading image-based test automation platforms, including T-Plan’s business-ready solution and others such as Ranorex, to help QA teams select the most suitable option. In today’s technology landscape, quality assurance professionals face growing complexity when validating visually rich software and automating high-volume workflows. Traditional testing approaches often struggle to keep pace with

Anna Mountford October 8, 2025

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Software Testing

T-Plan vs Ranorex vs Eggplant: In-Depth 2025 Comparison of Image-Based and RPA Test Automation Tools

Selecting the right test automation platform is crucial for maintaining software quality and operational efficiency, especially when dealing with complex GUI-rich applications and robotic process automation (RPA) workflows. In 2025, T-Plan, Ranorex Studio, and Eggplant stand out as top contenders, each offering unique strengths across platform support, deployment options, AI-driven testing, and ease of use.

Anna Mountford October 8, 2025

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Retail

The Top 10 ePOS Challenges for Christmas 2025, And How to Overcome Them This Festive Season

The festive season is the busiest and most critical trading period for retailers, extending beyond Christmas to include all the holidays, Boxing Day, New Year and more. ePOS systems are vital to delivering smooth, speedy checkouts and excellent customer experiences, yet many retailers face common challenges that threaten success during this peak season. Navigating a

Anna Mountford September 17, 2025

Retail

Visual Test Automation for ePOS Systems: Lessons from a Real Proof of Concept

Electronic Point of Sale (ePOS) systems sit at the centre of modern retail operations. However, testing these systems is rarely straightforward. With tightly integrated hardware, legacy technology and customer-facing interfaces, retail QA teams often struggle to manage rapid change while maintaining quality. At T-Plan, we delivered a successful proof of concept (PoC) for a major

Anna Mountford September 17, 2025

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Retail

Retail Test Automation for Peak Season Stability

Retail businesses face huge spikes in demand during the last quarter of the year, including Black Friday and Christmas. High volumes in-store and online test the limits of infrastructure. Any system failure, especially within EPOS (Electronic Point of Sale) systems, risks lost revenue, poor customer experiences and lasting reputational damage. Retail IT Challenges During Busy

Anna Mountford September 10, 2025

UI test automation validating clinical trial software dashboard

Healthcare

Clinical Trial Management Automation: How UI Testing and RPA Accelerate Pharma, Healthcare and Biotech

In pharma and biotech, speed to market and airtight compliance can mean the difference between delivering a life-saving treatment on time or facing months, sometimes years, of costly delays. Yet, even with advanced clinical trial management systems in place, data issues, integration failures, and workflow disruptions can derail timelines, inflate costs, and impact patient safety. Only 20% of clinical

Anna Mountford August 13, 2025

Healthcare

Delivering Reliable, Accessible Patient Portals with UI Test Automation

The Challenge Rolling out a hospital patient portal that works seamlessly across devices and platforms is not just a technical milestone, it is a critical service improvement. Patients need to be able to check test results, book appointments, and request repeat prescriptions quickly and securely. The complexity lies in ensuring the portal is accessible to

Anna Mountford August 13, 2025

Healthcare

Accelerating Pharmaceutical Submissions with RPA

The Challenge Preparing multi-country pharmaceutical submissions is a resource-intensive process. Even with experienced teams, the task of gathering data, formatting for different markets and regulatory regions, and ensuring consistency across hundreds of documents remains slow and labour-heavy. Manual handling increases the risk of inconsistencies and errors, which can lead to re-work, missed deadlines, and delayed

Anna Mountford August 13, 2025

Blog

When Automation Meets Artistry: How Visual Test Automation Enables Creativity and Precision

The Challenge of True Visual Automation: Why Other Tools Struggle and T-Plan Excels

Top 5 Companies Leading CAD and Image-Based Test Automation in 2025

T-Plan vs Ranorex vs Eggplant: In-Depth 2025 Comparison of Image-Based and RPA Test Automation Tools

The Top 10 ePOS Challenges for Christmas 2025, And How to Overcome Them This Festive Season

Visual Test Automation for ePOS Systems: Lessons from a Real Proof of Concept

Retail Test Automation for Peak Season Stability

Clinical Trial Management Automation: How UI Testing and RPA Accelerate Pharma, Healthcare and Biotech

Delivering Reliable, Accessible Patient Portals with UI Test Automation

Accelerating Pharmaceutical Submissions with RPA

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