Quality Assurance and Testing for Guidewire Cloud Migration

This document is a technical report detailing the Quality Assurance and Testing processes implemented for a Guidewire Cloud migration by a leading Workers’ Compensation Insurance provider. The organization aimed to modernize its insurance platform, transitioning from on-premise Guidewire applications to Guidewire Cloud, which introduced several QA challenges. Key challenges included ensuring business continuity through regression testing, validating data migration of over 500,000 historical claims, and performance testing for scalability. The report outlines the structured QA strategy employed, which involved functional and regression testing, data migration validation, performance and load testing, API and integration testing, and security and compliance testing. The technical solution utilized various automation tools and methodologies to address these challenges effectively. The business results achieved included a seamless migration with no operational disruptions, a 60% reduction in testing effort, and enhanced data accuracy and system performance, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.