Test automation is an essential tool in today's software development
environments. It increases testing efficiency and makes test procedures
reliably repeatable.
This book provides a complete overview of how to design test automation
processes and integrate them into your organization or existing
projects. It details functional and technical strategies and goes into
detail on the relevant concepts and best practices. The book's main
focus is on functional system testing.
Topics covered:
- An introduction to test automation
- Objectives and success factors
- Preparing for test automation
- Introduction to generic test automation architectures
- Design and development of a test automation solution
- Risks and contingencies during deployment
- Metrics and reporting
- Transitioning manual testing to an automated environment
- Verifying a test automation solution
- Continuous improvement
The appendix contains an overview of software quality characteristics
according to the ISO 25010 standard, and lists potential test automation
applications within this context. It also provides an introduction to
load and performance testing, and a sample catalog of criteria for
selecting test automation tools.
This book is fully compliant with the ISTQB(R) syllabus and, with its
many explanatory examples, is equally suitable for preparation for
certification, as a concise reference book for anyone who wants to
acquire this essential skill, or for university-level study.
