Secrets of successful test automation

Test automation is a fairly popular topic, yet few companies, projects, or teams do it really well and get significant value from it. The training will address pressing quality assurance issues and ways to build successful, well-balanced test automation. There will be few slides and plenty of live discussion, analysis of real-life scenarios, and a close look at the various parts of the automation process.

The program will depend heavily on the participants’ level of experience, but here is a preliminary list of the topics the training will cover:

• Why test automation is needed and the main factors that influence it
• Overview of the main problems and anti-patterns
• Roles and participants in the test automation process, and how responsibilities are divided
• Collaboration with developers and teamwork
• Test strategy, technical solutions, and types of testing
• Tools and approaches for successful test automation
• Integration with manual testing
• Choosing which areas to test, taking risks and ROI into account
• Infrastructure solutions and environment isolation
• Metrics and reports, measuring coverage at different levels, and fast feedback
• The speed of automated tests
• Integration with the CI/CD process and building a delivery pipeline

We look forward to welcoming participants who don’t just want to gain some knowledge but are ready to put it into practice, improving test automation processes in their projects, teams, and companies.