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Test Automation

A manager's guide

By (author) Boby Jose

Publication date: 13 Sep 2021

The practice of test automation is invaluable for modern software testers. Done well, it significantly increases software testing's efficiency, effectiveness and coverage and is essential for continuous testing and continuous delivery. This comprehensive guide for managers covers test automation in-depth for medium- to large-scale implementations, from the benefits of test automation to defining, building and implementing a test automation approach that is fit-for-purpose, to acquiring and executing test execution tools and frameworks. Industry examples are included throughout the book, templates and checklists can be found in the Appendix.
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Boby Jose is a Portfolio Test Manager who has been working in the Business, Technology and Consulting industries for over 20 years. He has successfully managed the testing of many large IT transformation programmes and globally distributed software engagements.

Dimensions: 244x170mm

Print ISBN-13: 9781780175454

Ebook ISBN-13: 9781780175478

274 pages

Imprint: BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

Part 1: The Whats and Whys of Test Automation

1.     Test Automation: A Strategic View

2.     Domain-Focussed Test Automation

3.     Test Automation Tool Selection

4.     People and Team

5.     Automation Frameworks

6.     Environments

7.     Candidates for Automation

8.     Test Automation and Test Coverage

Part 2: How and When to do Test Automation

9. Test Automation Subject Matter Expert    

10.  Test Automation Tools

11.  Test Automation and Programming Languages

12. Automation Framework Design and Development

13. Measuring Automated Testing

14. Conclusion

'With software, praise is often directed to designers and developers. More emphasis should go to the testers who ensure great, reliable, predictable, and trustable products get to market and deliver on their promise! Boby Jose provides a thorough and practical primer to the mindset and role of Test Automation as part of a holistic testing program. Perfect for anyone entering the software field, this guide explains test automation across multiple SDLCs and teaming models. A great place to start and grow in the craft of delivering great software and results.'

Peter Borden, Digital & Technology Executive

'Provides a practical overview into test automation. It gives food for thought to any manager who considers taking up that often misunderstood part of software testing. The book explains why companies typically use test automation, for what cost, and with what kind of professionals, tools, and approaches. It gives such good examples of automation processes and tools that it works also for anyone wanting to become a test automation expert.'

Kari Kakkonen, author of software testing books 'Dragons Out!' and 'Agile Testing Foundations'

This is an elegantly written book on a topic anyone who cares about quality digital products needs to understand. Boby is a master at balancing cost, quality and time and that experience shines through in the prose. Testing is not a dark art but it is an art that can darken a product lifecycle if not treated in the thoughtful way outlined by this book.

Jonathon Carr-Brown, Chief Operating Officer, Healthily; former Managing Director of NHS Choices