ERP Test Design: Manual vs. Testpoint's Vansah Intelligence (Superior AI)
ERP projects are failing at alarming rates Gartner predicts over 70% will miss their business case goals by 2027, with 1 in 4 collapsing entirely.
Testing alone consumes up to 30% of project effort, yet poor estimation and rushed validation remain key causes of failure as seen in the healthcare.gov debacle, where inadequate end-to-end testing led to a nationwide roll-out crisis (Forbes, Thompson, 2013).
This article reveals how Testpoint’s Vansah Intelligence redefines testing through AI-driven design cutting months of manual effort, saving hundreds of thousands in cost, and delivering higher-quality outcomes in a fraction of the time.
Project Scope & Challenge
The Challenge
A large-scale Dynamics 365 ERP implementation encompassing 2,597 end-to-end test cases and over 46,500 total test steps serves as the basis for this comparison.
The analysis contrasts a traditional five-month manual test design effort delivered by a team of four senior test engineers with Testpoint’s Vansah Intelligence, an AI-powered solution for automated test configuration and generation.
The objective: To evaluate which approach delivers optimal efficiency, coverage, and cost-effectiveness in achieving enterprise-grade ERP testing outcomes.
2,597
Test Cases
End-to-end scenarios
46.5K
Total Steps
15-20 steps per case
4
Team Size
Dedicated resources
Manual Authoring: The Traditional Path
The baseline approach for this project mandates 5 months of intensive manual effort, requiring a minimum of 4 dedicated Senior Test Engineers working full-time to author all Test Cases. This level of effort aligns with industry benchmarks and underscores the significant challenges in ERP implementations.
Duration
5 months
100 working days of continuous effort
Total Cost
$392,000 USD
4 engineers × 100 days × $980/day
Effort Hours
3,200 hours
≈1.23 hours per test case
Cost Per Case
$151 USD
$8.39 per individual step
Vansah Intelligence: AI-Powered Approach
Vansah Intelligence transforms test design through a two-phase approach: initial AI configuration followed by automated generation and validation.
1
Weeks 1-2: Setup
Principal Consultants configure Vansah Intelligence framework, integrate ERP requirements, define coverage rules, and train AI engine on organizational terminology.
Cost: $72,000 USD
2
Weeks 3-5: Generation
Standard engineers drive AI generation, validate outputs, and package deliverables. AI generates all 2,597 cases automatically.
Cost: $8,584 USD
One-time investment: The 2-week setup creates a reusable AI rule-set for all future ERP modules, meaning subsequent modules cost only $8-10k USD each.
79% Cost Reduction
Vansah Intelligence delivers dramatic improvements across every key metric
The AI approach saves approximately $311,000 USD while delivering the superior comprehensive test coverage in a fraction of the time.
Speed & Efficiency Gains
80%
Shorter Duration
25 days vs. 100 days
93%
Effort Reduction
230 hours vs. 3,200 hours
5x
Faster Throughput
Same scope in 1/5 the time
70%
Quality
70% Improvement in Quality Outcomes
Vansah Intelligence completes in 5 weeks what traditionally takes 5 months delivering to market 2.5 months earlier, with a 70% improvement in quality and a 79% reduction in cost.
Shift-To-Day-Zero Advantage
Vansah Intelligence enables testing to begin at Day-Zero by automatically generating test cases as soon as requirements are captured. This eliminates waiting for signed-off documentation and ensures complete requirement coverage from the start.
Instant Coverage
Test cases generated in real-time as requirements form
Zero Rework
Automated regeneration on any requirement change
Continuous Readiness
Always-current test coverage throughout development
Traditional manual approaches start testing after requirement sign-off. Vansah Intelligence starts at Day-Zero, surfacing gaps before design freeze.
Complete Comparison Matrix
Long-Term ROI & Scalability
Immediate Impact
- $311,000 USD saved on first implementation
- 75 days faster delivery (2.5 months earlier)
- 5× productivity gain in test design velocity
- Zero rework costs through automated regeneration
Future Value
- Reusable AI framework for all future ERP modules
- $8-10k per module for subsequent implementations
- Continuous ROI across organization
- Standardized quality across all testing efforts
Transform Your Testing
Vansah Intelligence reduces the 5-month, $392k USD manual test design effort to just 5 weeks and $80.6k USD achieving a 79% cost reduction and enabling true Day-Zero Shift-Left Quality Engineering.
$311K Saved
Immediate cost reduction on first project
2.5 Months Faster
Accelerated time to market
5× Productivity
Dramatic efficiency gains
The future of ERP testing is here. Move from manual effort to intelligent automation and unlock unprecedented speed, quality, and cost savings.
