How to Build a Test Automation Strategy?

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How t oBui l da TestAut omat i on St r at egy?

Tes taut omat i ongr eat l yhel psi ns avi ngt i meandr es our c esandal s odr amat i c al l yi mpr ovi ngt hepr oc es s es , whi c hi nt ur nl eadst oahi ghqual i t ys of t war epr oduc t . But , aut omat i onc annotbedi r ec t l yi mpl ement edwi t hout muc ht houghtandj udgement .Ther es houl dbeac l ears t r at egyputi npl ac et hatc anopt i mal l yi mpr ovet het es t aut omat i onac t i vi t i esandf ort hi spur pos e,t her ei sadefini t eneedt obui l dat es taut omat i ons t r at egy.I nt hi s ar t i c l e,youwi l lgett oknow t hes t epsr equi r edt obui l dat es taut omat i ons t r at egy.

Fol l owi ngar et hefives t epsr equi r edt obui l da t es taut omat i ons t r at egy:

01Definetheautomationscope: Fol l owi ngar et het woi mpor t antpoi nt st hatneedt obec ons i der edwhi l edefini ngt heaut omat i ons c ope:

1. 1:Thet es tcas est hatneedt o beaut omat eds houl dbes hor t l i s t ed: Thec onc eptoft he‘ Tes tAut omat i onPyr ami d’c anbeappl i ed. Ac c or di ngt ot hi spyr ami d,uni tt es t sc anbewr i t t enqui c kl y.Uni t t es t sf or m ani mpor t antpar toft heaut omat i ont es t i ngs t r at egy ast heypr ovi det hehi ghes tROI ( Ret ur nonI nves t ment ) . Thenext pr i or i t ys houl dbet of oc usonr egr es s i ont es t s . The f unc t i onal i t ys houl d be c hec ked al ong wi t hc hec ki ng ot herqual i t yas pec t sus i ng t he f unc t i onalt es t i ng appr oac h.ThenUI( Us erI nt er f ac e)t es t ss houl dbef oc us edandwor kedupon.

1. 2:Ther i ghtaut omat i ont es t i ngt ool s houl dbes el ect ed: The pr oj ec tr equi r ement s and s c ope s houl d be t hor oughl y under s t oodbyt het eam s ot hatt heyc anmakeafir m dec i s i on whi l es el ec t i ngt her i ghtaut omat i on t ool .Thebudgets houl d al s obet akeni nt oc ons i der at i on.

Apr operenvi r onmentf or 02c onduct i ngt es taut omat i on act i vi t i es :

Fol l owi ngar eaf ew keypoi nt st hatneedt obeponder edand wor keduponwhi l es et t i ngupat es taut omat i onenvi r onment : The r equi r ement s of t he t es t envi r onment s houl d be i dent i fied Then,t her equi r edt ool sal ongwi t ht hei rl i c ens ess houl dbe ac qui r ed Thedat at hati spar toft es tc as ess houl dbec ons i der eds uc h ast het es tdat at hatneedst obes t or edandaf t ert het es t i ng, t hes i t uat i onofdat as houl dbeanal yz ed.

03Analyzingtherisks: Fol l owi ngar eaf ew keypar amet er st hatneedt obet akeni nt o c ons i der at i onwhi l ec r eat i ngar i s kdoc ument : Cos tes t i mat e–Thec os tofr i s kmi t i gat i on Mi t i gat i on–Spec i ficac t i onst hatneedt obet akeni nor dert o mi t i gat et her i s ks Pr obabi l i t y–Thepr obabi l i t yofar i s kbei ngt ur ned i nt oa r eal i t y Ri s kl evel–Whati ft her i s kbec omesar eal i t yandt hec os tof i t si mpac tont hepr oj ec t Des c r i pt i on–Adet ai l eddes c r i pt i onoft her i s k.

Ther i s kdoc umenti sdynami c ,whi c hmeanst hatt her i s ksc anber emovedandaddedt ot hel i s tast hes of t war e devel opmentpr oj ec tevol ves .

04Managingandexecutingtests: The pr oc es sofmanagi ng and exec ut i ng t es tc as ess houl d be pr oper l y defined.The dayt oday t as ksand pr oc edur ess houl dbeout l i nedbyt het es texec ut i onpr oc es s .Fol l owi ngar eaf ew s ugges t i onst hatneedt obe c ons i der edwhi l eexec ut i ngt es tc as es : Us eas c hedul i ngt oolorapi pel i neor c hes t r at or( TeamCi t y, Bamboo,TFS,J enki net c . , )s ot hatt es tc as esc anbeexec ut ed i npar al l el Bef or eaut omat ed t es tc as esar eadded t ot her egr es s i on s ui t e,ver i f yandr unmul t i pl et i mest omakes ur et heyr unas expec t ed As etofbes tpr ac t i c esneedt obedefineds ot hatt es tc as es bec ome c hange r es i s t anti nt he par t i c ul ars ys t em t hati s bei ngaut omat ed.

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Anal yz i ngf ai l ur eand documentr es ul t s :

Ther es houl dbeas pec i ficpl ans ot hatt hef ai l edt es tc as esc anbe anal yz ed and r es ol ved ac c or di ngl y.I tof t en t akes t i me f ora f ai l ur et obenot i fied.Fort hi s ,awel l definedpr oc es ss houl dbe puti npl ac ebyt hec onc er nedt eam. Al l t het es tr es ul t sal ongwi t h t he key i nf or mat i on on t es taut omat i on s t r at egy s houl d be gat her ed and doc ument ed.Thi s wi l li nt ur n hel pi nf ur t her enhanc i ng t he over al lper f or manc e oft he t es t aut omat i on s t r at egy.

Concl usi on I fyou ar el ooki ng f or war dt oi mpl ement i ng aut omat i on t est i ng f oryourspeci f i c pr oj ect ,t hendogetconnect edwi t har el i abl esof t war et est i ngser vi cescompany t hatwi l lpr ovi deyouwi t ha wel l -def i ned t est i ng st r at egyt hati si nl i newi t hyour pr oj ectspeci f i cr equi r ement s.

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