The Automation Firehose: Be Strategic and Tactical

Teams that adopt automation often rush to automate everything they can – the automation firehose. Just because a scenario CAN be automated does not mean it SHOULD be automated. In this talk, we’ll learn how to automate both strategically and tactically to maximize the benefits of automation.

The widespread adoption of test automation has led to numerous challenges that range from development lifecycle integration to simple scripting strategy. Just because a scenario CAN be automated does not mean it SHOULD be automated. Teams that adopt automation often rush to automate everything they can – the automation firehose. For those scenarios that should automated, every team must adopt an implementation plan to ensure value is derived from reliable automated test execution. In this session, the audience will learn how to automate both strategically and tactically to maximize the benefits of automation. Entry criteria will be demonstrated for automation in the development lifecycle along with a set of checks to determine automation feasibility & ROI.

Speaker

thomas-haver

Thomas Haver


Thomas is presently serving as a Test Automation Architect. He leads a team of testers, ops engineers, and production support analysts in the adoption of DevOps practices. Previously, he led the ...