Software Test Automation

by Randy Rice

Description

This course focuses on the basics of Software Test Automation and expands on those topics to learn some of the deeper issues of Test Automation. This course is not specific to any particular tool set but does include hands-on exercises using free and cheap test tools. The main objective of this course is to help you understand the landscape of Software Test Automation and how to make Test Automation a reality in your organization. You will learn the top challenges of Test Automation and which approaches are the best ones for your situation, how to establish your own Test Automation organization, and how to design software with Test Automation in mind. You will also learn many of the lessons of Test Automation by performing exercises using sample Test Automation tools on sample applications. You will leave the course with your own Test Automation strategy and plan for implementing it.

What you will learn

The purpose and value of automating software tests
The common challenges and pitfalls of Test Automation and how to overcome them
How to automate structural testing
How to automate functional testing with modern approaches
How Test Automation frameworks can be used to streamline Test Automation
How to design tests that can be readily automated
The deeper issues of creating Test Automation
The Test Automation tools on the market
Which tools are free or inexpensive
How to make Test Automation a reality in your organization
How to measure the benefits and value of Test Automation

Main Topics

Understanding Test Automation
Surviving the Top Ten Challenges of Software Test Automation
Structural Test Automation
Functional Test Approaches
Building a Framework for Test Automation
Deconstructing Test Automation
Managing Test Automation
Cheap and Free Test Tools
How to Make Test Automation a Reality in Your Organization