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synapseRT 9.9 version for Atlassian Jira is here! This latest release is loaded with new features to ensure flexibility, efficiency, functionality and enable full continuous agility in testing and development environments.In this modern agile environment, advances in test management processes including the ability to customize and automate are crucial in keeping pace with accelerating development lifecycles. This allows the delivery team and organization to respond in a more agile manner to changing business requirements. Here’s a quick look at the latest features of synapseRT 9.9: You can now pre-define additional 'Run Attribute' information and fields which can be used in...

Why are the benefits associated with integrating your CRM and Jira? And, how can you set up a seamless integration between these two critical systems? Read more in this blog post.

The continuous state of development in Agile and DevOps necessitates continuous testing in order to remain competitive. Today, as businesses transform to become digital, IT organizations often struggle to keep up with the demand for increased testing in fast-paced and complex development environments. The crux of the challenge is that organizations find it difficult to incorporate a comprehensive and robust validation process at the speed of Agile and DevOps. Ad Hoc and unstructured testing can not only be an impediment to accelerated development, it can also significantly increase the risk of quality issues that can impact the business. The need...

Learn how you can extend smart card access control to fast-paced Agile and DevOps environments through the use of the CAC/PIV Authenticator for Atlassian.

When it comes to issue tracking, it is a popular notion that there should be a formally recorded correlation between requirements and defects. This correlation provides full traceability of the recorded defects and requirements and, that in turn, helps you in defect validation. Most issue tracking systems, including Jira, enable you to link defects and requirements. However, in addition to this, you should also be able to link the test cases with the defects and requirements. This is called the traceability triangle. Figure 1: Traceability triangle Why is it essential to trace test cases? Now, assume that the test cases...