Case Study: Twig IT
They are
- Creators of a dynamic educational resource hosting a wealth of 3 minute short science based films aimed at teaching KS3 and GCSE level students.
- Experienced, creative television producers working with school teachers at some of the world’s top schools.
- Providers of crafted learning packs including diagrams and quizzes to reinforce each learning topic and support each film.

They needed
- Independent and professional robustness testing of their website and database before their BETT debut.
- Confidence that their application functions consistently on a wide variety of different browsers and operating systems.
- Objective testing of their website from the viewpoint of their prospective users.
- The provision of a clear and detailed ‘issue list’ to enable them to readily prioritise the resolution of defects.
- A test coverage list to set the issues in context and to provide a transparent audit of the functions that had been validated.

We provided
- Intensive scheduled testing completed on time and to budget.
- An external and independent assessment of the robustness of the application.
- Comprehensive testing on a number of operating systems and browser combinations.
- Creation of a testing list detailing tasks completed, to show the comprehensiveness of the testing undertaken.
- Detailed documentation of each highlighted issue showing the observed behaviour contrasted with the expected behaviour.
- A secure centrally stored SharePoint testing portal to enable us to share up to the minute information about our findings and progress.
And the end result?
- Twig were able to prioritise, in context, the resolution of the highlighted issues.
- Twig have the confidence that their product is robust.
- The test coverage plan can be used as the foundation for future test cycles -
Optimising the time taken to run the testing ensuring that all functions are validated.
"Working with Advent IT meant we were confident the Twig site would work well for it's big launch. We look forward to continuing to work with Ian, James and team in the future"
Catherine Cahn — Chief Operating Officer– Twig IT
