RELEASE FEATURES FAST

Move fast. Don’t break. Don’t roll back.

Continuous delivery puts constant pressure on quality. Releases back up. UAT becomes a blocker. Automation doesn't keep pace with the roadmap. Spike embeds into the delivery cycle - building the automation, the process and the discipline that lets retail teams release with confidence at speed.
YOUR SITUATION

Automation not keeping up

Test automation that covers the easy paths but misses real risk. Or a framework that worked once but hasn't grown with the platform. Slow feedback loops that cost the team days.
WHAT SPIKE DOES

Embedded QA capability within delivery

We work inside agile teams, building quality into each sprint rather than bolting it on at the end. Automation that reflects real user journeys, real data and real risk.
YOUR SITUATION

Releases stalling in UAT

Business teams pulled into manual UAT cycles that were never designed for them. Testing that duplicates what's already been done upstream, instead of proving the business is ready.
WHAT SPIKE DOES

Smarter UAT that stops being a drain

We restructure acceptance so business teams prove they can do their job with the new system - not repeat testing that's already happened. Less time, more confidence, fewer surprises.
WHERE WE TYPICALLY ENGAGE
Test automation build and rescue
Regression and smoke pack design
UAT redesign and delivery
CI/CD pipeline quality gates
Path-to-live assurance
QA maturity improvement

0% to 75%

automation coverage for N Brown's regression testing covering, saving £1.3m/year!

£1.2m

saved for Lovehoney by reducing manual testing of Netsuite change by 95%

+29%

year-on-year improvement in online conversion during peak trading for Currys Salesforce platform.
CLIENT SUCCESS STORIES
Spike-Currys Case Study

Helping Currys win at peak trading

How a Salesforce Commerce Cloud platform and a steady, scalable testing partnership delivered a 29% uplift in online conversion.
 
Spike-Lovehoney Case Study

Saving Lovehoney £1.2m through smarter NetSuite testing

A test automation service that cut manual effort by 95% and enabled releases 75% faster.
 
Spike-NBrown Case Study

Taking N Brown's automation coverage from zero to 75%

An automation overhaul that saved £1.3m in annual costs and cut regression cycles by 80% across a global team.
 
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