{"id":18604,"date":"2021-03-16T18:50:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T17:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itq.de\/?page_id=18604"},"modified":"2021-04-29T13:21:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T11:21:44","slug":"test-automation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itq.de\/en\/competences\/software-engineering\/test-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"Test Automation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-image: url(\"https:\/\/www.itq.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/bg-AdobeStock_219679104_Preview-300x169.jpg\");background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:40px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:40px;padding-left:0px;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1 fusion-builder-column-0 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;'><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\"><div class=\"fusion-text\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itq.de\/en\/\">Startseite<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one -uppercase\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:31px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><p>TEST AUTOMATION<br \/>\nREPRODUCIBLE SOFTWARE QUALITY<\/p><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><p><span style=\"color: #404040;\"><b>The challenge in mechanical engineering<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Reliably working software is the desire of every project manager. However, this goal will only be achieved if you set the right course in terms of quality assurance and automation in development projects right from the start.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-none\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:;margin-bottom:8px;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper fusion-alignleft\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-button.button-1 {border-radius:0px;}<\/style><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"#benefits\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Benefits<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper fusion-alignleft\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-button.button-2 {border-radius:0px;}<\/style><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default button-2 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"#contactperson\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Contact Person<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper fusion-alignleft\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-button.button-3 {border-radius:0px;}<\/style><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default button-3 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itq.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ITQ-Factsheet-Test-Automation-EN.pdf\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Factsheet <\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:20px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:0px;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_2 fusion-builder-column-1 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first 1_2\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;'><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two -uppercase\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-bottom:31px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Early testing saves time and money<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><p>The steadily increasing complexity and variability of modern systems and development processes often lead to increased and mostly manual expenditure for quality assurance. In modern, agile development processes, intensive testing in the different development phases is essential. In practice, unsystematic or incomplete testing often leads to errors being found only on the real machine. This costs a lot of time and money.<\/p>\n<p>In mechanical engineering, the close link between software and hardware is an additional challenge. For this reason, only the protection of individual software components of the machine via unit tests has been established. Structured, extensive, and (partially) automated tests at integration and system level, however, are very rarely found.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_2 fusion-builder-column-2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last 1_2\"  style='margin-top:50px;margin-bottom:20px;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );'><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content-centered\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"0.5\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itq.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/software-testing.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"Software Testing mittels Testautomatisierung\" title=\"software-testing\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-14456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itq.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/software-testing-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.itq.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/software-testing-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.itq.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/software-testing.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:20px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:0px;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_2 fusion-builder-column-3 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first 1_2\"  style='margin-top:50px;margin-bottom:20px;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;'><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content-centered\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"0.5\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itq.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/automated-testing.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"357\" alt=\"Finger dr\u00fcckt auf Tastatur Taste mit der Aufschrift Automated Testing.\" title=\"automated-testing\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itq.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/automated-testing-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.itq.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/automated-testing-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.itq.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/automated-testing.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_2 fusion-builder-column-4 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last 1_2\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );'><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three -uppercase\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-bottom:30px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">With end-to-end tests to success<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><p>In practice, a structured test methodology that is adapted to the development process has the best cost-benefit factor. For this, customized tools, processes, simulations, and test setups are needed.<\/p>\n<p>That way, comprehensive quality assurance from individual software modules to (virtual) commissioning can be guaranteed. The automation of the test execution<br \/>\nvia Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI\/CD) as well as systematic reporting accelerate the agile development process with consistent and\u00a0 verified product quality.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 itq-whitelist nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: #0077be;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:30px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:0px;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1 fusion-builder-column-5 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;'><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\"><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"benefits\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">BENEFITS<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three -uppercase\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:5px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">We help you to increase product quality!<\/span><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_2_3 fusion-builder-column-6 fusion-two-third fusion-column-first 2_3\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;width:66.66%;width:calc(66.66% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.6666 ) );margin-right: 4%;'><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\"><div class=\"fusion-text\"><ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Transparent status of software quality<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Ensuring a consistently high software quality<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Reduction of test time on the machine<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Systematic structuring\/documentation of test cases<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Effortless execution of all function tests after bug fixes<br \/>\nand further developments<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Automatic tests independent of working hours and quick feedback<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Testing hardware and software without complex mechanical construction<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Safeguarding of software optimization and reengineering<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_3 fusion-builder-column-7 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last 1_3\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;width:33.33%;width:calc(33.33% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.3333 ) );'><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-none\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-none\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-button.button-4 .fusion-button-text, .fusion-button.button-4 i {color:#0077be;}.fusion-button.button-4 .fusion-button-icon-divider{border-color:#0077be;}.fusion-button.button-4:hover .fusion-button-text, .fusion-button.button-4:hover i,.fusion-button.button-4:focus .fusion-button-text, .fusion-button.button-4:focus i,.fusion-button.button-4:active .fusion-button-text, .fusion-button.button-4:active{color:#0077be;}.fusion-button.button-4:hover .fusion-button-icon-divider, .fusion-button.button-4:hover .fusion-button-icon-divider, .fusion-button.button-4:active .fusion-button-icon-divider{border-color:#0077be;}.fusion-button.button-4:hover, .fusion-button.button-4:focus, .fusion-button.button-4:active{border-color:#0077be;}.fusion-button.button-4 {border-color:#0077be;border-radius:0px;}.fusion-button.button-4{background: #ffffff;}.fusion-button.button-4:hover,.button-4:focus,.fusion-button.button-4:active{background: #ffffff;}<\/style><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom button-4 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itq.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ITQ-Factsheet-Test-Automation-EN.pdf\"><i class=\"fa-download fas button-icon-left\"><\/i><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Download Factsheet<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-none\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-button.button-5 .fusion-button-text, .fusion-button.button-5 i {color:#0077be;}.fusion-button.button-5 .fusion-button-icon-divider{border-color:#0077be;}.fusion-button.button-5:hover .fusion-button-text, .fusion-button.button-5:hover i,.fusion-button.button-5:focus .fusion-button-text, .fusion-button.button-5:focus i,.fusion-button.button-5:active .fusion-button-text, .fusion-button.button-5:active{color:#0077be;}.fusion-button.button-5:hover .fusion-button-icon-divider, .fusion-button.button-5:hover .fusion-button-icon-divider, .fusion-button.button-5:active .fusion-button-icon-divider{border-color:#0077be;}.fusion-button.button-5:hover, .fusion-button.button-5:focus, .fusion-button.button-5:active{border-color:#0077be;}.fusion-button.button-5 {border-color:#0077be;border-radius:0px;}.fusion-button.button-5{background: #ffffff;}.fusion-button.button-5:hover,.button-5:focus,.fusion-button.button-5:active{background: #ffffff;}<\/style><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom button-5 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"#contactperson\"><i class=\"fa-phone fas button-icon-left\"><\/i><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Contact<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\"  style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-image: url(\"https:\/\/www.itq.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/bg-AdobeStock_219679104_Preview-300x169.jpg\");background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:40px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:40px;padding-left:0px;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  data-animationType=fadeInUp data-animationDuration=0.5 data-animationOffset=100% class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_2 fusion-builder-column-8 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first fusion-animated 1_2\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;'><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.9);padding: 30px 30px 20px 30px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\"><div class=\"fusion-text\"><p><span style=\"color: #0077be;\">APPROACH<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three -uppercase\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:5px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><p>Improve quality<br \/>\nstep by step<\/p><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><ul>\n<li>Analysis of existing test activities<\/li>\n<li>User stories and acceptance criteria for coverage of the required functionality<\/li>\n<li>Definition of test environments and tools<\/li>\n<li>Classification of test cases in different<br \/>\ntest levels and systems<\/li>\n<li>Demand-oriented structure of test systems<br \/>\nand simulations<\/li>\n<li>Agile development of unit, integration and system\/acceptance tests<\/li>\n<li>Gradual expansion of test automation<\/li>\n<li>Connection of the CI\/CD systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  data-animationType=fadeInUp data-animationDuration=0.5 data-animationOffset=100% class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_2 fusion-builder-column-9 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last fusion-animated 1_2\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );'><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.9);padding: 30px 30px 20px 30px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\"><div class=\"fusion-text\"><p><span style=\"color: #0077be;\">SERVICES<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three -uppercase\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:5px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><p>We support you in all phases<br \/>\nand at all levels!<\/p><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><ul>\n<li>Collection and structuring of test cases<\/li>\n<li>Creation of test plans &amp; test specifications<\/li>\n<li>Selection of a suitable toolchain<\/li>\n<li>Development of testable software architectures with suitable interfaces<\/li>\n<li>Selection of suitable hardware and software components<\/li>\n<li>Mechanical\/electrical structure of test systems<\/li>\n<li>Implementation\n<ul>\n<li>of test cases<\/li>\n<li>of test sequence control<\/li>\n<li>of necessary simulations (mechanical components, controlled systems)<\/li>\n<li>of the interface to test management systems<\/li>\n<li>Automation of test procedures and reporting the results<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\"  style='background-color: #f4f4f4;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:40px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:40px;padding-left:0px;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  data-animationType=fadeInUp data-animationDuration=0.5 data-animationOffset=100% class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1 fusion-builder-column-10 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height fusion-animated 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;'><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content-centered\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content\"><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"contactperson\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  data-animationType=fadeInUp data-animationDuration=0.5 data-animationOffset=100% class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_2 fusion-builder-column-11 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first fusion-animated 1_2\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;'><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content-centered\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two -uppercase\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-sep-none fusion-title-size-two -uppercase fusion-border-below-title\">\n<p class=\"title-heading-left\" data-fontsize=\"32\" data-lineheight=\"46\">Your Contact Person<\/p>\n<\/div><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text\"><div class=\"itq-quote\">The automation of repetitive test tasks is a central element of agile procedures. 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