Performance issues, broken user journeys, and last-minute surprises rarely come from what teams planned to test. They come from what they did not. Too often, critical scenarios are pushed to the final stages of development, rushed under pressure, or skipped entirely due to time and environment constraints.
In this webinar, we will map out what high-performing teams test months in advance: from core user flows and performance baselines to third-party dependencies and test data strategies. We will also expose what typically gets squeezed into the last mile, why it creates risk, and how to prevent critical gaps from slipping through entirely.
In this webinar, you’ll learn how to:
- Identify high-risk areas that should be tested early but often are not.
- Avoid last-minute testing bottlenecks that delay releases and increase defects.
- Ensure critical integrations, edge cases, and peak scenarios do not go untested.
- Build a proactive testing strategy that aligns with modern CI/CD workflows.
- Turn testing into a continuous, predictable process.
You will walk away with a clear plan to shift testing earlier, prioritize what matters most, and eliminate the “too late to test” problem before it impacts your release.
Stop reacting to issues late in the cycle. Start building confidence from day one.
Presenters
Shane Evans
With over a decade of experience as a QA and Support Engineer and a deep background in test automation dating back to 2001, Shane has built a career at the intersection of software quality and product innovation. A former Product Manager for LoadRunner and UFT, Shane later led search initiatives at Splunk before co-founding GameDriver in 2018 to bring automated testing to the gaming industry. Currently serving as Director of Product Management at Perforce, Shane continues to drive strategic growth and innovation across developer tools and testing solutions.