How Allcore accelerated releases with Ambrogio’s QA automation
Allcore is an ecosystem of companies and services created with an ambitious mission: helping small businesses in Italy scale into major enterprises.
Their offering is comprehensive and strategic, spanning from financial and strategic consulting and management control to tax optimization, accounting, access to credit, and executive training.
As a group, Allcore believes deeply in the power of change and innovation. That’s why they provide Italian SMEs with cutting-edge tools and services that are revolutionizing the modern business landscape. Among these breakthroughs is the launch of fully automated AI-driven services, such as their new Voice Agents designed to scale efficiency for every client.
However, as development cycles accelerated, the team faced a common challenge: how to scale quality without slowing down developers?
That’s where Ambrogio stepped in.
The Critical Point: Avoiding Pre-Launch Paralysis
Before adopting Ambrogio, Allcore’s push toward AI-driven automation hit a significant bottleneck. During the preparation for the production release of their Voice Agents, the team realized that under their previous operating model, this phase would have required an entire sprint approximately 2 weeks dedicated exclusively to manual testing and bug fixing.
Beyond this initial launch delay, the team had to manage a recurring inefficiency: every subsequent sprint resulted in an average of two days of downtime for developers. They were forced to wait for manual QA feedback before they could proceed with new features, creating a "stop-and-go" rhythm that hindered the group’s innovative drive.
Our Methodology: A Ready-to-Use Infrastructure
To avoid stagnation, we implemented an action plan based on the immediate integration of automation:
Strategic Setup: Instead of burdening the Allcore team with configuration, the Ambrogio team managed the initial onboarding. This allowed the testing infrastructure to be built in parallel with development, reaching "Go-Live" with full coverage.
Testing in Plain Text: We empowered Product Managers and Designers to write and execute tests in plain language, without writing a single line of code.
From User Stories to Tests: Every requirement was transformed into an instant automated test, eliminating the need for redundant manual documentation
Results Achieved
Ambrogio’s impact on Allcore’s workflow was immediate and measurable.
Before Ambrogio, releasing the first Growth Agent to production required a full sprint (14 days) dedicated to testing. With Ambrogio, there were zero delays.
Dev downtime per sprint dropped from 2 days of work stoppage to instant feedback.
Testing ownership shifted from being restricted to specialized QA and developers to being accessible to PMs and designers too.
"We’ve stopped choosing between speed and quality. With Ambrogio, test automation and control have become a true catalyst for our releases.
The real transformation was more than just technical: it was cultural. Today, quality is no longer the burden of a few; it’s a shared habit across the entire team. Testing is no longer a final hurdle that stalls our sprints; it is an integral part of our development flow, providing continuous and instant feedback.
And when feedback is instant, the courage to innovate grows. We can experiment more, with less risk and greater confidence.”
Alessio Cavone Group CIO - Chief Information Officer presso Allcore SpA
Scaling with Confidence
Today, Allcore ships software more frequently and with greater confidence. By eliminating the initial bottleneck and reclaiming two days of productivity every two weeks, the team can now scale their product without quality ever becoming a hurdle.
With Ambrogio, testing is no longer a "necessary evil": it is the engine driving Allcore’s velocity.
