Implementation testing, test automation, performance testing and a release management framework for the Canadian arm of a global law firm, 2023 to 2026.
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That work grew into test automation and performance testing for 3E and Intapp Billstream, and in 2026 into a release management and QA framework for the firm's business technology team.
The work moved with the firm's needs: first a new core system, then regression that scaled, then releases with real gates.
Dentons Canada was implementing Elite 3E, its core practice management and billing system. It needed a test lead to plan and run testing across the implementation, including connected systems such as Chrome River.
Every Billstream release needed the same checks run again, across the six user roles that use it.
Release checklists were advisory, not enforced, so a release could go ahead with known issues open.
Three phases of work, each building on the last.
STS provided the 3E Test Lead for Dentons Canada's Elite 3E implementation from January 2023 to July 2025, and the engagement was extended in October 2024. STS also established the 3E release lifecycle during this engagement.
A 12-week engagement starting in February 2026, using a live Billstream release as the proof of concept. One principle shaped the framework: gates block, they don't advise. The client signed off Phase 1 on 9 June 2026.
An automated Playwright suite for Intapp Billstream on Elite 3E, a read-only production smoke test and a CI pipeline in Azure DevOps. Then the release team's work moved from the global DevOps organization to Canada's.
Across 3 test plans in the DevOps migration
The top load in Power BI dashboard performance testing
Covering 6 user roles, with a CI pipeline in Azure DevOps
Phase 1 of the release management framework signed off by the client on 9 June 2026
Automated Billstream regression, with a production smoke test that passed 11 of 11 at cutover
The team's full DevOps history moved to Canada with 0 failures
Work across Elite 3E and Intapp Billstream since 2023, from implementation to governance
Performance testing of Elite 3E, Intapp Billstream and Power BI (2024 to 2025)
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500+ bugs discovered. 4,000+ test cases executed. 80% smoke testing reduction.
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