BOULDER, Colo. & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research demonstrating the acute pressure that businesses are under to deliver apps in the IoT and digital era, has just been released by digital automation intelligence specialist, Testplant.
Testplant’s ‘Application Crisis Research’, conducted amongst over 750 development team leaders in the US and UK, revealed that 68% plan to build more apps during the next 12 months. At the same time as reporting increased volumes of development, 91% of developers agree that user expectations for innovation and quality have also increased.
The ‘App Complexity Crisis’
The research confirms that
organizations are not only planning to build more apps in the next year,
but they will be more complex. Over the next 12-18 months, 50% say their
company will develop more apps with IoT components, more than half (58%)
say their company will develop more apps with AI components, and 62% say
their company will increase the amount of apps deploying machine
learning/deep learning components.
The ‘App Gap’
In addition, 42% believe that they are
expected to design, develop and test apps in an unrealistic amount of
time with over a third (36%) admitting they are not given enough time to
ensure apps are properly tested before deployment. 81% believe that with
more time, apps deployed by their team would have a greater impact on
the business. Over half of the respondents (56%) agree that use of
outdated techniques and tools is holding them back from meeting the
demands of the digital world. 75% agree that with better tools, apps
deployed by their team would have a greater impact on the business.
Pressure cooker
Of the survey respondents, 60% say the
majority of pressure comes from within the company, whereas nearly half
(49%) say pressure comes from competitors. 66% feel pressure from their
company to innovate quickly and worryingly, this results in 49% putting
out apps before they go through ideal testing. 45% knowingly put out
apps that will perform below initial requirements.
When it comes to specific app testing, automation beyond execution was ranked as the most critical challenge by 67%, though 70% claim they are now more focused on automated testing than they were in the past.
Quotes and Commentary
“As business leaders embrace digital
transformation, IT teams are under enormous pressure to provide the most
amazing services and apps to consumers and avoid the digital scrap heap.
Our survey reveals a clear ‘app gap’ between the user experience and
the capabilities of software testing platforms resulting in 40% of apps
being released without testing, and only 4% being used after a month –
companies cannot continue like this and need to urgently embrace AI to
solve the ‘app gap.’”
Dr John Bates, CEO Testplant
Additional Resources
- Full survey results
- Testplant is hosting a series of Digital Automation Intelligence Roadshows in the UK and USA in October and November, starting with London today
About Testplant
Testplant provides user-centric, digital
automation intelligence solutions that enhance the quality and
performance of the digital experience. Only Testplant enables
organizations to test, monitor, analyze and report on the quality and
responsiveness of software applications across different interfaces,
platforms, browsers, and devices, including mobile, IoT, desktop, and
mainframe. Learn more at www.testplant.com