Why Test Automation can go in Hype?
“You can’t continue testing manually, the way that it always had been done, when you have an enterprise that’s moving at the speed of light. As a CIO, you do not want to be the bottleneck that’s slowing everything down. This means that you have to address testing and ensure it advances your digital transformation initiatives rather than holds them back.” — Jennifer Sepull (former CIO USAA, Kimberly Clark, American Honda)
If you are a stakeholder, product owner or project manager. What you really want from the testing? Don’t you want your testing to be completed fast, with low cost, reliable, accuracy and wants to see a good result?
Undeniably, the answer will be a big YES.
But, before explaining how we can achieve this, first let’s discuss about how testing is still going on many of the companies. Those who are still doing manual testing only, then I can guarantee below are not just a point for you, you can feel them.
→ Repeat, repeat and repeat the same task in every regression
→ Filling the same old boring form over and over
→ Do the same task in Chrome, Firefox, Safari and sometime even in Internet Explorer
→ Spend a lot of days validating the same functionalities