

Testing automation is by no means a new trend: for as long as software testing has existed, QA engineers have been looking for ways to optimize and improve the process. The topic of automation testing has been likely discussed by most, if not all, software companies in the world.
But there is one thing, besides a highly experienced team, an automation testing project can hardly do without, and it’s an automated testing strategy. Join us as we discuss the benefits of having an automation testing strategy, steps for creating one, top frameworks to consider, and how to know if your strategy is working.
Key Takeaways
- All types of projects can use automation to streamline testing and make it more efficient, and a well-thought-out strategy directly impacts the success of an AQA project.
- An automation strategy based on the company’s needs should include information on the scope of testing to be performed, the framework and tools, the timeframe and milestones, the team composition and roles, and potential risks.
- The absence of a test automation strategy can lead to the testing project getting delayed, the results being less convincing, and the project’s resources getting wasted.
- Having a strategy in place helps focus on what’s really important, choose the right tools for the job, increase the ROI of testing, keep the use of resources lean, and meet project goals easily.
- Popular frameworks for automation testing strategies include behavior-driven, data-driven, modular-driven, and hybrid frameworks.
- Best practices of strategy creation include matching the tools to the team’s skillset, having clear project goals, avoiding the initial desire to automate everything, and anticipating possible risks.
- To find out whether the strategy is working, the team needs to compare the before and after of several important metrics, including the number of test cases created, the number of bugs located, the time to complete a certain common task, such as integration testing, release frequency, user satisfaction, and ROI.
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