We are certainly in a faster-paced world. As we move forward, organizations need to get out of their silos and follow a more collaborative and efficient process to achieve excellence. Organizations that adopt DevOps are able to evolve and improve software products much faster when compared to those that use traditional software development processes. DevOps is a bridge between development and operations in an organization and aims to improve productivity as a whole.

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – a famous quote by Hellen Keller is very much valid even in current times, especially in the context of teamwork. The relationship between any two people is considered good when communication between them is healthy. And on the same lines, a team is able to work ‘together’ better when their communication is strong.

How can we bridge the gap between business and development? How do we make sure that features being developed are according to the business requirements from the beginning? The answer is BDD, a framework that allows the business requirements to be converted into test cases that are reviewable by business and users when needed. Let us start with understanding what is Behavior Driven Development and the purpose it serves in detail below.

Though manual testing will always have its place, test automation is a necessary part of an organization’s testing process as it can help the business achieve larger business goals like high-quality products with less cost and reduced investment on resources. Also, there are other benefits such as quick test results, shortened release cycles among many others.

Making a decision to start automation is easy but choosing an appropriate tool for automation is not. There are teams that are spending a lot on hiring new manual testing resources but find it hard to invest in automation. The reasons could be many.