Case Study: 1st Software (now Avelo) achieves faster, more confident regression testing with SmartBear TestComplete

1st Software Uses TestComplete to Ensure its Financial Management Software is a Good Investment

Avelo (formerly 1st Software) develops Adviser Office and other tools for UK financial advisers, serving half of the country's leading advisers. Facing a large, stable application with quarterly releases and a massive regression-testing load, the QA team had limited time and needed an affordable, easy-to-use way to automate tests to maintain product quality as the system evolved.

The team adopted TestComplete, prioritizing frequently used, simple areas to prove value and build a baseline of automated scripts run as a project suite (including data-driven tests via Excel). This cut regression time, increased test coverage and confidence, freed time to test more complex areas, and improved QA processes and skills—delivering a cost-effective automation solution with responsive vendor support.

1st Software

Gavin Trevett

QA Analyst