Automate Testing & Validation to Remove Manual Approval Handoffs

This standard mandates automating testing and validation to remove manual approval handoffs and prevent delays caused by manual reviews and quality gates.

1. Automate Testing & Validation to Remove Manual Approval Handoffs:

Prevent delays caused by manual reviews and quality gates. This approach ensures that testing and validation are automated, reducing handoffs.

• 1.1 Automated Testing in CI/CD Pipelines:
  • 1.1.1 Unit, Integration, Performance, and Security Testing:
    • Implement automated unit, integration, performance, and security testing in CI/CD pipelines.
    • Automate the execution of tests in pipelines.
  • 1.1.2 Testing Management:
    • Automate the tracking of test results.
    • Implement testing tutorials.
• 1.2 Progressive Delivery Techniques:
  • 1.2.1 Deployment Risk Minimisation:
    • Use progressive delivery techniques (e.g., feature flags, canary releases, automated rollbacks) to minimise deployment risk.
    • Automate the implementation of progressive delivery.
  • 1.2.2 Technique Management:
    • Automate the tracking of progressive delivery deployments.
    • Implement technique feedback collection.
• 1.3 Shift-Left Testing:
  • 1.3.1 Early Validation:
    • Shift testing left so teams can validate work earlier in the development cycle.
    • Automate the implementation of shift-left testing.
  • 1.3.2 Validation Management:
    • Automate the tracking of early validations.
    • Implement validation tutorials.

By automating testing, organisations can reduce handoffs and improve development speed.

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