WebDepend was recommended to Higherin (then trading as RMP Enterprise) by an existing customer, at a time when the company was planning one of the most significant technical projects in its history: merging two long-established, separate platforms into a single unified careers destination. The existing engineering and product teams did not have the capacity or the specialist testing skills needed for a project of this scale and complexity, and an independent testing partner was essential.
The main goal was to test the platform’s complex features and functionality thoroughly as development progressed, rather than leaving all testing until the end. By testing each major area of the platform alongside development, the project could stay on track and issues could be identified and resolved incrementally - a critical approach given the scale of the build and the importance of a clean, on-time launch ahead of the new academic year.
WebDepend engaged Higherin through its flexible On Demand service, which is ideally suited to this type of rolling, feature-by-feature testing alongside an active development cycle. Testing began as soon as features became available and continued over a seven-month period through to the platform launch in August 2025. This allowed WebDepend’s testers to work through each major feature in detail, cover compatibility, and then retest fixes before moving on to the next area.
The testing focused primarily on functional and compatibility coverage. The usability of the platform had been carefully considered by the Higherin product team in advance, so whilst usability issues were noted where found, they were not a primary focus of the engagement.
Compatibility testing covered:
All bugs were logged in WebDepend’s Testing Manager application, with direct access provided to the Higherin team. Testing Manager was also integrated with Higherin’s existing Jira workflow, so every bug raised by WebDepend was automatically synced with Jira for the development team to pick up immediately.
Over the seven-month engagement, WebDepend raised approximately 350 bugs across the platform. Given the complexity of merging two established platforms into a single system, the volume and breadth of issues found underlined the importance of independent, dedicated testing on a project of this scale.
Critical and major bugs were identified across each of the main features throughout the platform during the testing process. By catching these issues early, alongside development rather than after it, the team was able to resolve them progressively, keeping the project moving and avoiding a large backlog of problems accumulating close to launch.
More than 300 issues were resolved ahead of the platform’s launch in August 2025, on time and ahead of the new academic year for students, which was a critical deadline for a careers platform targeting students. The Higherin launch was a significant success, with post-launch issues proving extremely low - an impressive outcome given the complexity of merging two platforms together.
By taking on the testing responsibility, WebDepend also freed up the Higherin product and engineering teams to focus on their primary roles without the additional burden of testing. The project progressed smoothly throughout, even with hundreds of fixes implemented before launch, and the post-launch period was notably calm.
WebDepend’s involvement with Higherin continues beyond the launch. The platform is under active development, and WebDepend continues to be involved in testing Higherin projects.
