From automation to autonomous: What testing leaders need to rethink in the agentic era

Software delivery has entered a new phase defined by rapid AI acceleration, rising systems complexity, and a push to keep quality moving at the pace of development. But many enterprises have hit a plateau in their test automation maturity. Traditional automation, even in its most optimized form, wasn’t designed for today’s development speed or the dynamic environments teams must support.

In this webinar, guest speaker Diego Lo Giudice, Forrester Vice President and Principal Analyst joins us to explore the industry’s shift from continuous automation toward truly autonomous testing and what this means for testing and quality engineering leaders. They’ll break down how AI is reshaping the economics, speed, and scalability of testing; what “autonomous” really looks like in practice; and the emerging role of agentic testing systems in coordinating quality work across the SDLC.

We’ll also examine why platform-based approaches are quickly becoming the dominant model for enterprise testing, and the new responsibilities quality leaders must take on — spanning governance, AI validation, orchestration, and organizational change.

You’ll learn:

• Why many organizations have stalled in their automation maturity
• How AI is redefining the cost, cadence, and capacity of testing
• What autonomous testing looks like in practice
• The role of agentic systems in future QE practice
• What testing leaders should rethink to guide their teams through this shift

Speakers:

• Diego Lo Giudice, Vice President and Principal Analyst, Forrester
• Ryan Yackel, SVP, Product Marketing, Tricentis