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Who Really Owns Quality in Software Delivery? Key Findings from the T-Plan QA Strategy Poll

New poll results reveal a shift in quality ownership across software teams. Discover what this means for your QA strategy, test automation tools, and how your organisation can plan for better software quality and faster delivery. The QA Ownership Poll: Understanding Quality in Modern Software Teams As software delivery models evolve, organisations are re-examining a key

Anna Mountford July 15, 2025

Diagram comparing AI test automation failures in regulated and desktop environments with T-Plan’s secure, repeatable test automation platform across Windows, Linux, and mobile.

Why AI Test Automation Fails in Regulated and Desktop Environments (And Why T-Plan Is the Safer Choice)

Why One-Size-Fits-All AI Testing Does Not Work As more organisations rush to adopt artificial intelligence for software testing, there is a growing assumption that AI is the best answer for every environment. In reality, many teams quickly discover that AI-based test automation does not suit every platform, industry or security model. If your software depends

Anna Mountford July 8, 2025

Modern QA ownership model showing developers, QA professionals and SDETs working together.

Software Testing

Is QA Shrinking? Who Owns Quality Now, And Does Anyone Still Care?

At T-Plan, we’ve observed a clear shift in the way quality assurance (QA) is approached. As businesses embrace AI-driven development and agile delivery, the future of QA has never been more uncertain — or more critical. Across many organisations, traditional QA roles are being redefined, reduced, or absorbed into other functions. Business analysts are taking

Anna Mountford June 18, 2025

Software Testing

Why Does Your First Test Take So Long?

In our latest LinkedIn poll, we asked: “How long does it take your team to build and run your first test on a new application?” The results were revealing: These aren’t just numbers. They reflect a very real set of challenges that teams across industries are facing every day. The Barriers Behind the Bottleneck So

Anna Mountford June 10, 2025

“We need something that works now and won’t break later”

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Why Future-Proof Test Automation Starts With Smarter Planning

For many scaling tech organisations, speed is essential. Features are released rapidly, teams expand, and simple stacks quickly become complex ecosystems. But one area often left behind during this growth is test automation. If you have ever said: “We need something that works now and still works a year from now” You’re not alone. We

Anna Mountford May 13, 2025

Software Testing

Why Open-Source Testing Tools May Be Holding You Back

As software teams scale, the demands on their test automation frameworks grow rapidly—so it’s no surprise that many organisations are re-evaluating their tech stacks to ensure they’re future-proof. We recently ran a poll to ask the testing community: What’s your test team’s biggest challenge in software testing? Here’s what they told us: The message is

Anna Mountford May 8, 2025

Smarter Visual Regression Testing for Web, Mobile and Embedded

The illusion of visual testing Most teams today will tell you they have automated visual regression testing covered. They run scripts, capture screenshots, compare images, and get a green dashboard at the end of the build. From the outside, it looks impressive; polished workflows, integrated pipelines, badges of “full visual coverage.” Scratch the surface, though,

Anna Mountford April 28, 2025

Software Testing

Selenium or Appium not working for you anymore? Here’s Why It’s Time to Future-Proof Your Test Automation

If you’re using open-source test automation tools like Selenium or Appium, you’ve probably seen the benefits—flexibility, community support and no upfront costs. But as your business scales, you might also be running into frustrating limitations: Lack of compatibility on systems and platforms you’re testing on Complex integrations slowing you down Security concerns in regulated industries

Anna Mountford March 12, 2025

The Evolution of TuringBots in Software Testing – And Why They Work Even Better with T-Plan

Software testing has come a long way. We started with manual testing, then moved to scripted automation, and now we’re entering the era of AI-powered TuringBots—intelligent bots that can generate, execute, and optimise software tests with minimal human effort. Sounds amazing, right? Well, not so fast. While TuringBots are powerful, they work best when paired

Anna Mountford March 12, 2025

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Top UI and Image-Based Test Automation Tools in 2025: A Complete Comparison

Software testing is a critical part of the development lifecycle, ensuring that applications function as expected before deployment. With the increasing complexity of modern applications, UI and image-based test automation has become essential for validating visual elements, user interactions, and graphical consistency across different platforms. What can’t be picked up in code testing makes visual

Anna Mountford February 5, 2025

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Who Really Owns Quality in Software Delivery? Key Findings from the T-Plan QA Strategy Poll

Why AI Test Automation Fails in Regulated and Desktop Environments (And Why T-Plan Is the Safer Choice)

Is QA Shrinking? Who Owns Quality Now, And Does Anyone Still Care?

Why Does Your First Test Take So Long?

Why Future-Proof Test Automation Starts With Smarter Planning

Why Open-Source Testing Tools May Be Holding You Back

Smarter Visual Regression Testing for Web, Mobile and Embedded

Selenium or Appium not working for you anymore? Here’s Why It’s Time to Future-Proof Your Test Automation

The Evolution of TuringBots in Software Testing – And Why They Work Even Better with T-Plan

Top UI and Image-Based Test Automation Tools in 2025: A Complete Comparison

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