What’s in store for software development in 2017?

1. Mobile testing reaches new levels of importance. 2. A plethora of new technologies provide new business

opportunities.3. The rapid maturing of machine intelligence and artificial

intelligence.4. Businesses continue in their Agile and continuous delivery

journeys.

4 PREDICTIONS

Mobile testing reaches new levels of importance1

Source: World Quality Report 2016-2017

Biggest challenge is not having the right testing process

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO• Agile QA practices become critical• Use mobile testing best practices, in particular to

tackle device and OS fragmentation

A plethora of new technologies emerge to provide new business opportunities2

Augmented Reality

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO• Look to bring together devices, apps, data and combine these

within an individual’s specific context• Use personas and customer journey maps to identify areas• Evaluate tech expenditure

Machine Learning and artificial intelligence3

are investigating

40% 18%

Have started

Machine learning at Belatrix• Neural networks to predict the risk of personnel attrition• Helping clients make sense of thousands of IoT devices that are

collecting data every few seconds

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO• Identify those tasks which rely heavily on data and can then be

automated• When starting, look for a niche or specific problem you can

solve with machine learning

Businesses continue in their Agile and continuous delivery journeys4

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO• The mere pursuit of continuous delivery will make your

organization better• Start small and put together a team with your best people.• Set a long range goal and begin working in increments that are

sustainable for your company

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Q&A

Contact us! Charles Greencgreen@belatrixsf.com