Taking Automation to the Next Level - Cost Effective Strategies

(CSTP #6)

This tutorial counts as training towards the Certified Software Test Professional requirements.

If you have found that test automation takes too long and costs too much, or that you can’t keep up with new applications while still maintaining your existing script libraries, this course is for you. Learn why traditional approaches can’t keep up with today’s increased functionality, higher risk and shorter cycles. Discover practical, proven approaches for taking your test automation to the next level, improving the ROI from your efforts and extending your application and enterprise coverage.

Course Objectives

• Identify challenges to cost effective automation
• Understand organizational models
• Learn framework approaches
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  • Window/Screen
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Course Agenda

• Challenges to cost effective automation
  • Skill sets
  • Learning curve
  • Development effort
  • Maintenance overhead
• Understand organizational models
  • Central vs. distributed QA
  • Central vs. distributed automation
  • Quality assurance vs. business process assurance
  • Functional vs. regression testing
• Learn framework approaches
  • Action/Keywords
    • Library architecture
    • Test case design
    • Test case repository
    • Tool or language dependencies
    • Infrastructure elements
      • Context navigation
      • Synchronization
      • Decision-making
      • Error handling
    • Vendor offerings
  • Window/Screen
    • Library architecture
    • Test case design
    • Test case repository
    • Tool or language dependencies
    • Infrastructure elements
      • Context navigation
      • Synchronization
      • Decision-making
      • Error handling
  • Vendor offerings
  • Object/Class
    • Library architecture
    • Test case design
    • Test case repository
    • Tool or language dependencies
    • Infrastructure elements
      • Context navigation
      • Synchronization
      • Decision-making
      • Error handling
    • Vendor offerings

Linda Hayes

Linda is the CTO of Worksoft, Inc., developer of next-generation test automation solutions. She is the founder of three software companies including AutoTester, the first PC-based test automation tool. Linda holds degrees in accounting, tax and law and is a frequent industry speaker and award-winning author on software quality. She has been named as one of Fortune Magazine's People to Watch and one of the Top 40 Under 40 by D all as Business Journal. She is a columnist for Computerworld, Datamation , and StickyMinds.com , authored the Automated Testing Handbook and co-edited Dare to be Excellent with Alka Jarvis on best practices in the software industry. Her article “Quality is Everyone's Business” won a Most Significant Contribution award from the Quality Assurance Institute and was published as part of the Auerbach Systems Development Handbook. You can contact Linda at Linda@worksoft.com .