Pragmatic Test Automation Path
The maturity path from manual testing to a sustained, scalable automation practice.
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Key To Automation Success
Leverage Manual Testers
- People who know your product best
- Abstract tool complexities away from testers
- Maintain a tool-agnostic delivery model
Software Engineer In Test
- Facilitate the Manual Test Team
- Review & fine-tune tests authored by the team
- Handle deeper technical customization where needed (Implement & maintain CI/CD)
- Step in where a team's automation skillset is still developing
Tester's focus
- Design New Test Scripts & Test data
- Maintain the Regression suite
- Maintain Test Data & Test Artefacts
Build Center of Excellence
- Best Practices across the projects
- Cross product implementation
- Cross Team Integration
Customer Focused
- Consistent Service Delivery
- Technology Coverage
- Help Reduce Time to Market
- Enterprise grade implementation
Increased Profitability
- Expanded Scope Opportunities
- Broader Adoption Across Teams
Sustained Business Model
- Stakeholder Trust & Retention
- New Growth Opportunities
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