Problems
Test Automation Problems
Abstract
Test Automation problems from planning and resourcing to setup, implementation and integration. Pitfalls. Impact. Suggested points of consideration. Online references.
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Project Planning and Management
Test Automation Problems (1) – Project Planning and Management
Technical Setup
Test Automation Problems (2) – Technical Setup
Resource Allocation
Test Automation Problems (3) – Resource Allocation
Implementation Approach
Test Automation Problems (4) – Implementation Approach – Framework
Test Automation Problems (4) – Implementation Approach – Coverage
Test Automation Problems (4) – Implementation Approach – Verification
Test Automation Problems (4) – Implementation Approach – Robustness
Integration
Test Automation Problems (5) – Integration – Requirements
Test Automation Problems (5) – Integration – Support and Feedback
Recommended Reading
Disclaimer
1. All the articles referenced here are hosted on independent web-sites. Navigate there at your own risk. Please inform me if you find a broken link or a referenced material does not match the title provided.
2. At the moment they were referenced here, all the articles were published by their owners in open public access. However, if authors or copyright holders will express their wish for their materials not to be referenced here, I will change or remove the reference to the extent of our mutual satisfaction.
3. I do not necessary share the same point on ideas and opinions expressed in the articles. Some points are definitely controversial. Other might be oversimplified. But they are all worth reading for someone interested in Test Automation and its role in Software Testing.
Authors and articles
Linda Wilkinson, “I can name that tune in…“
Cem Kaner, “Improving the maintainability of automated test suites.”
Cem Kaner, “Avoiding shelfware: A manager’s view of automated GUI testing.”
Cem Kaner, “Software test automation: A real-world problem.“
Cem Kaner, “Architectures of test automation.”
James Bach, “Test Automation Snake Oil “
Elfriede Dustin,
“Lessons in Test Automation.”
Bret Pettichord, “Seven Steps to Test Automation Success.”
Dave Kelly, “Software Test Automation and the Product Life Cycle.”
Jonathan Kohl, “Automation Politics 101.”
