Software Development and Test Automation. Why you need test automation. What you should and what you should not automate.

1. INTERSECTION OF BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

2. What Is Test Automation
● Test Automation means using an automation tool/software
to execute test case.
● Test automation include preparing test data, executing test,
comparing expected and actual results, and generate test
reports.
● You can simply think application is testing other application.

3. Why Test Automation
● Save time and money
● Quicker Feedback
● Improve Release Frequency
● Risk Assessments with new changes
● Test multilingual application
● Reduce human error

4. Manual VS Automated Efforts
Let’s take application with 200 functional tests. Each functional
test execution require test data setup, comparing test results,
and test results report generation.
Assuming human can run 2 tests per hour, running all manually
would take total 100 hours.
Now let's assume, QA/Engineer take 5 hours to automate 1
functional test and with this rate it will take 1000 hours.

5. Return Of Investment
• Sounds like lot of time and money, right? Think again! This
investment pays off just after 10 executions.
• How much each regression test cycle cost?
Let's say if your cost for your engineer is $50/Hour (Salary +
benefits) then it will cost $5000.
• Many organization get return of investment within first
year. Even with slower pace one should receive return of
investment within 2 years.

6. What you shouldn’t Automate?
• One off test scenario
• Tests need manual intervention.
• Test verification have external dependency
• Non-deterministic tests
• Tests which are maintenance nightmare

7. What you should Automate?
• Test cases which take long time to execute
• Test cases which test critical business functionality
• Test cases that are executed repeatedly
• Test cases that are very monotonous and difficult to test
manually

8. What you should Automate?
• Test cases which take long time to execute
• Test cases which test critical business functionality
• Test cases that are executed repeatedly
• Test cases that are very monotonous and difficult to test
manually

9. Test Automation Framework
Test Automation Framework is an execution environment for
automated tests. Framework is blend of various guidelines,
process, practices, project structure, modularity, data set-up,
result verification, report generation etc. to automate tests.
Advantage of Test Automation framework
• Code Reusability
• Reduce maintenance cost
• Library to test different application framework
• Standardize process and practice
• Reporting capability

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