Test automation is extremely crucial in adoption of an agile delivery. However, it can take one for a ride, if the approach is not correct. In this sensational, heart throbbing, experience report, we'll share our story of how we turned around an inefficient, expensive automation style to lean, efficient style. In addition to sharing a real-world example, we'll also share some of the key challenges we faced and how we solved them. If you are convinced about the Testing Pyramid, but are struggling to invert it, then this session is for you. Business Impact: * Earlier Defect Detection - Higher test coverage at Unit/Intermediate layers lead to earlier defect detection. Reduced number of issues found on higher test environments/Production. Reduced cost of defect fixing. * Reduced maintenance cost - UI tests are fragile and costlier to maintain Vs backend tests. No of changes in services layer are comparatively less. Reduced test execution time - Backend tests are much faster. Almost 7-10 times faster than UI Tests - improved build certification time. * Test feedbacks are naturally distributed across layers of application. Test feedbacks are more pin pointed/ granular. Details: http://confengine.com/agile-pune-2014/proposal/471/inverting-test-pyramid-a-first-hand-experience-report Conference: http://pune.agileindia.org/