Improving ROI and Efficiencies of Software Test Case Automation

Why automate?
Test Automation challenges
Measure success of your automation
Advantage iLeap
About Impetus testing services
Agenda

Complex and demanding applications
Manual regression testing is costly
Manual regression results in cutting corners
Agile product development requires
Lesser time to market through better test repeatability
Already developed features are ignored in manual testing as focus is more on new features
Fatigue sets into manual testing
Testers make mistakes
Manual testing gets expensive with time
Why Automate?

Achieving positive ROI- many test automation initiatives do not actually result in a positive ROI
Scope, Objectives and Expectations have to be clearly defined and managed
Frequent product changes, enhancements, new features
Test cases can lag functionality being developed or they get out of sync
Timely communication of changes to the automation team
Communication / Collaboration between manual and automation engineers
Uniform and consistent automation platform not available
Training required for testing team to maintain the automated test suite
Test Automation Challenges

At the onset clearly defined measures should be articulated and made a part of the automation strategy
Success of automation can be termed as positive if automation results in
Quick development
Low maintenance
Improved test coverage
Reduced test execution time
Improved test repeatability
Over a period of time the success criteria should be measured and trended
Measure Success of Automation

Introducing iLeap
iLeap removes manual inefficiencies and provides full support for Automated Software Testing
Simplified Automation that makes Test suite development as easy as writing manual test cases
Object repository is maintained in a separate file to remove redundancy
Action/Data values are maintained in Keyword Driven Tables
Core Engine converts the action sequences into Functional Automation Tool (FAT) compatible scripts with the use of internal framework components
FAT runs the scripts to execute automated test cases
Results are maintained in a separate repository with timestamps and build numbers

Introducing iLeap
iLeap Key Features
Supports keyword/data/function driven testing paradigms
Data can reside in xls or other repository (future roadmap)
Easy migration from one test tool to another: Can work with any Automation Tool
Unattended execution with inbuilt recovery mechanisms
Supports all major functional automation tools and technologies including AJAX, Silver Light 3.0
Enable conditional execution feature to take care of complex real time business scenarios
Publishes the test results in easy to read format

iLeap – Test Automation Framework

Advantage iLeap
Why iLeap?
Quick development
Follows industries best approaches including Keyword Driven, Data Driven and Functional Decomposition
Pre built framework, resulting in a quick jumpstart
No Scripting - Rapid test development; productivity increases by up to 40%

Advantages (Contd…)
Low Maintenance
Data Driven Testing- Minimizes tool dependency and empowers manual test engineers
Effective handling of incremental changes results in upto 60% cut in maintenance costs

Advantages (Contd…)
Improved test coverage
Data Driven testing, supports MS Excel/XML to define data and action sequences - any test engineer can create automated tests; removes overhead of knowledge transfer within team
Execution Strategy can be planned w.r.t specific builds
Execution Priority can be defined at module/logical unit level
Handles database validation effectively
Reduced test execution time
Supports execution in unattended mode – enabling 24/7 test cycle
Improved test repeatability
Highly robust and scalable solution; tests can run repeatedly without changes
Effective recovery scenario to manage unhandled situation; effectively handles both application crash and tool crash
Web based ROI Calculations showcase the overall automation benefits for any application
http://qlabs.impetus.co.in/automation_roi_calculator/

About Impetus Testing Services

Quality & Test Engineering Group
Research Group
Execution Group
Focus on Testing for Products
In depth expertise across all aspects of Test Engineering
Rich experience on a variety of tools, techniques and methodologies
Proven processes and best practices for high quality deliverables
Strategic Approach to Product Testing
The critical questions: How to
maintain a high quality of testing
minimize the cost of testing
minimize the time spent on testing
Test Organization and Approach

Impetus Services Test Engineering and Consulting Product Testing Solution, Product Testing Service Test Automation Feasibility Study, Automation Strategy, iLeap Implementation White Box Testing API Testing, Web Services Testing, Code Coverage Analysis, Static Code Analysis Specialized Testing Web Application Security Testing, Migration Testing, Internationalization Testing, Interoperability Testing, Backward Compatibility Testing

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Improving ROI and Efficiencies of Software Test Case Automation

by Vipul Gupta on Nov 01, 2009

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