OpenText™ DevOps Aviator reduces manual
testing time, boosts coverage, and accelerates development cycles,
enhancing Pick n Pay's digital services
WATERLOO, Ontario, Aug. 12,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pick n Pay Group, a leading
retailer with over 1,650 stores across seven African countries, has
partnered with OpenText™ (NASDAQ: OTEX), (TSX: OTEX) to
supercharge its software testing processes. By leveraging
generative-AI and private large language models (LLM), Pick n Pay
has automated 95% of its software testing, cutting testing times by
up to three days and significantly improving its digital services
for ecommerce customers.
Pick n Pay integrated OpenText's cloud-based value stream
management (VSM) and DevOps platform, OpenText™ ValueEdge™, with
the pioneering AI capabilities of OpenText™ DevOps Aviator, to meet
the escalating customer demand for innovative digital shopping
tools. By activating OpenText DevOps Aviator within its existing
OpenText ValueEdge workspace, Pick n Pay unlocked a new era of
efficient and precise software test automation, gaining a
substantial information advantage to better serve its expanding
online customer base.
"Our partnership with OpenText transcends conventional support,"
said Leon Van Niekerk, Head of
Testing and Quality at Pick n Pay Group. "OpenText has been pivotal
in our AI and digital transformation journey, demonstrating an
intuitive understanding of our needs and seamlessly integrating
solutions into our systems and workflows. With OpenText ValueEdge,
we enhance visibility across projects, departments, and
methodologies, transforming testing processes for improved
accuracy, security, and efficiency. Now, with OpenText DevOps
Aviator, we embrace a truly innovative and holistic DevOps approach
that directly benefits our customers."
During the testing of 45 features, OpenText DevOps Aviator
showcased remarkable accuracy, matching manual tester output 80% of
the time and identifying overlooked test cases, enhancing testing
coverage by 20% on platform-specific scenarios. Confident in
OpenText DevOps Aviator's capabilities, Pick n Pay transitioned
from manual test case creation to fully integrating AI-generated
test cases into workflows, empowering testing teams to focus on
higher-priority work.
Additionally, Pick n Pay pitted OpenText DevOps Aviator against
a leading public AI platform using identical scenarios. OpenText
DevOps Aviator emerged as superior, showcasing flawless precision
due to its unique capability to learn and train exclusively on
private data within Pick n Pay's information ecosystem. This
ensures robust data protection and mitigates risks associated with
customer data exploitation, unlike solutions relying on public,
insecure data sets.
Since implementation, OpenText DevOps Aviator has revolutionized
Pick n Pay's software test automation workflows. The organization
has elevated test case generation, eliminating the need for manual
writing. By engaging cutting-edge AI capabilities, quality
assurance (QA) and system integration testing increased by 95%,
surpassing Pick n Pay's standard goals of 75% to 80%. By saving up
to three days previously spent on manual test case creation,
OpenText DevOps Aviator accelerates the software development cycle,
allowing testers to focus on exploratory testing and scenario
analysis, optimizing resource utilization, enhancing overall
efficiency, and elevating human potential within the organization.
These positive outcomes translate directly into faster and more
reliable digital services for Pick n Pay's customers.
With OpenText DevOps Aviator, Pick n Pay introduces automation
early in the development process, reducing wait times for manual
testing and achieving near-total automation for new feature
testing. Immediate test case suggestions expedite onboarding for
junior testers, cutting training time by six weeks - a crucial
advantage for agile development teams.
"The demand for faster application delivery and early, frequent
software testing has never been greater," said Muhi Majzoub,
Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer, OpenText.
"OpenText DevOps Aviator is the ultimate solution for integrating
AI into DevOps to optimize the software delivery lifecycle. Pick n
Pay exemplifies how a true DevOps approach, combined with the rapid
access to new AI-powered capabilities, can encourage modern,
smarter ways of working, leading to unparalleled growth and
success. We are excited to play a crucial role in their AI adoption
journey and help deliver exceptional digital experiences to
customers."
Van Niekerk concluded: "The
positive impact of OpenText DevOps Aviator on Pick n Pay's software
lifecycle drives interest in adopting this technology beyond the
initial phase. Together with OpenText, we will integrate assets
into one platform, further enhancing automation over the next 12 –
18 months. We are excited about the future with OpenText as our
trusted partner and the unfolding of our AI-driven journey."
About OpenText
OpenText™ is the leading Information Management software and
services company in the world. We help organizations solve complex
global problems with a comprehensive suite of Business Clouds,
Business AI, and Business Technology. For more information
about OpenText (NASDAQ/TSX: OTEX), please visit us at
www.opentext.com.
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