KPMG India, Tricentis strike quality engineering pact

KPMG in India and Tricentis have formed a strategic alliance focused on quality engineering for large organisations.

The partnership combines KPMG in India's consulting and quality engineering capabilities with Tricentis' software testing platform as businesses update testing processes for cloud, AI and agile development.

Under the arrangement, KPMG in India plans to use the Tricentis Agentic Quality Engineering Platform in selected transformation programmes. The aim is to help clients review and modernise software testing and quality practices, including release efficiency, software quality and risk management.

The alliance is intended to help enterprises move away from traditional testing methods towards continuous, risk-based approaches. It is aimed at organisations operating modern DevOps and CI/CD environments, where software changes are released more frequently and testing must keep pace.

KPMG in India's Digital Engineering and Quality team provides consulting and testing services across a range of quality engineering disciplines. Tricentis develops software quality and testing tools for complex application environments, including automation and analytics.

Testing shift

The alliance reflects a broader shift in large companies' software development operations as businesses adopt cloud systems, AI tools and faster delivery models. In that environment, quality engineering is becoming more closely tied to wider transformation programmes rather than operating as a separate testing function.

The companies will work together on AI-enabled quality engineering and continuous testing approaches. They also aim to help enterprises move from siloed testing teams to integrated models that fit DevOps pipelines and continuous delivery practices.

Another area of focus is the use of automation and analytics in testing processes. This could help clients improve testing efficiency, reduce maintenance work and streamline release cycles while keeping technology work aligned with business priorities.

For KPMG in India, the arrangement adds a named testing software provider to its transformation and consulting work. For Tricentis, it provides access to large enterprise programmes where testing and quality engineering are being reassessed as part of broader digital change.

Prerit Binjrajka, Partner, TT- Digital Engineering and Quality, KPMG in India, said: "We are excited to partner with Tricentis, a modern quality engineering company, combining intelligent automation with performance testing, AI-driven end-to-end test management and continuous quality optimization. The partnership marks a significant milestone in our commitment to deliver exceptional value and innovation to our clients. KPMG in India's alliance with Tricentis reflects our focus on combining domain knowledge, engineering experience and contemporary testing platforms to support clients as they evaluate and evolve their quality engineering approaches. By bringing together our quality engineering capabilities and Tricentis' agentic quality engineering platform, we aim to help organizations address quality considerations across modern delivery environments in a structured and scalable manner."

AI context

The announcement also places the alliance in the context of growing enterprise use of AI in software development. As AI tools are used to generate code from prompts, companies face greater pressure to ensure software is safe, reliable and aligned with internal controls.

Damien Wong, SVP APAC, Tricentis, said: "AI is now permeating enterprise environments by actively writing code to solve complex business problems from simple prompts, redefining what was once the exclusive domain of human developers. Organisations want to take advantage of this, but they have to do so with confidence that the code is safe."

Wong added: "Through this strategic alliance, KPMG India and Tricentis are combining their strengths to help enterprise customers harness this transformation-enabling faster innovation, greater efficiency and more resilient digital ecosystems. Together, we aim to empower organizations to adopt AI with confidence, while addressing critical considerations around quality, accountability and governance in this new era of intelligent software development."

The companies say the alliance's distinguishing feature is the combination of transformation consulting with a software testing platform designed for large and complex technology estates. The partnership is intended to support organisations as they scale quality engineering practices and manage risks linked to transformation programmes.