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
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.
We embed inside agile delivery teams and build quality into each sprint rather than adding it at the end. Automation reflects real user journeys, real data and real risk, so releases keep pace with the roadmap.
Business teams often get pulled into manual UAT cycles that duplicate testing already done upstream. Release Features Fast restructures acceptance testing so business teams prove they can do their job with the new system, rather than repeating work that's already happened.
Results include a reduction in N Brown's regression testing costs through automation, a reduction in manual NetSuite testing for Lovehoney, and year-on-year improvement in online conversion during peak trading for Currys' Salesforce platform.
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