Challenges in setting up Test Environment Management

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• The on-time delivery of a high-quality software
  product is a crucial thing for any organization.
• Late deliveries and faults in the product might
  jeopardize your reputation.
• That's where test environments can help you. A
  test environment is nothing but a setup of
  software and hardware products that the
  stakeholders use to execute test cases.
• At the same time, IT test environment management
  is also vital.
• In recent years, small enterprises and large
  organizations have started building reliable,
  scalable, and robust IT test environments that
  boost productivity and efficiency of processes
  and help deliver the best quality software
  products.
• When it comes to test environment management, any
  flaws might lead to extra costs and time.
• On the other hand, when you have appropriately
  planned and allocated resources accurately among
  teams, you will be able to deliver a high-quality
  product on-time, with almost no errors.

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• Apart from the maintenance and upkeep of the test
  bed, IT test environment management deals with
  many functions such as central repository
  maintenance with all updated test environment
  versions, creating new requirements, monitoring
  of the environments, updating or deleting
  outdated test environments, addressing
  environmental issues, and proper resource
  allocation among various teams.
• In this post, we will discuss some challenges
  that organizations face while setting up test
  environment management. Stay tuned!
• Proper planning on resource usage
• Resource planning and allocation are one of the
  most challenging things while managing test
  environments.
• A test environment manager is responsible for
  resource planning and funding.
• If you fail to do so, it might affect the actual
  output. Furthermore, sometimes, improper resource
  allocation might lead to team conflicts, an
  unwanted situation in any organization.
• The best way is to get requirements at different
  times in advance and allocate resources
  accordingly.

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• Remote environment
• When a test environment is located geographically
  apart, it might create a challenge for testing
  teams as they might not have all testing assets
  all the time. Sometimes, they have to rely on the
  support team for different test assets such as
  software, hardware, or other assets. It might
  affect the actual speed of development and
  delivery.
• The project manager must address the issue of a
  remote environment to speed up things.
• Elaborate setup time
• It is also an issue that must be addressed
  efficiently. Sometimes, the setup time is
  elaborated too much that it becomes difficult for
  test teams, especially in integration testing
  cases.

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• Shared usage by teams
• Another challenge is using test environments by
  multiple teams. For example, if a testing
  environment is used by developers and testers
  simultaneously, there are chances that test
  results will be corrupted.
• Allocating separate test environments to teams is
  the best solution for this challenge.
• Insufficient budget
• Small Organizations often face this challenge.
  They dont have sufficient funds to set up test
  environment management.
• Sometimes, they use the same test environments
  among different teams, which might lead to errors
  and corrupt test results, as we have discussed
  above.
• A project manager must address this issue to get
  accurate test results and seamless testing
  environment management.

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• Also Read How to design IT Environment
  Management strategy?
• Complex test configuration
• Some tests might require complex test environment
  configuration. It is the responsibility of the
  test team.
• When you don't have experienced testers who
  possess sheer expertise in test environment
  configuration, you might face this challenge.
• The best way to address this issue is to hire an
  experienced tester with a proven track record.
• Conclusion
• To deliver software products on-time without
  compromising the quality, managing your test
  environments is crucial.
• IT test environment management is the need of the
  hour, and you need to leave no stones unturned to
  ensure it.

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