The Ratio of Productivity Over Cost
That’s Efficiency
Purpose & Methodology - Automated Testing
Purpose
The purpose of automation is to employ software tool sets in such a way as to create repeatable test suites and cut down on the time it takes to fully test an application.
Methodology
The first task is to determine whether or not an application is a candidate for automation. Often, the cost to create a suite of automated test scripts outweighs the cost to perform manual, ad hoc QA. However, if it is determined that automation will save time, save money, and/or result in broader, more comprehensive quality assurance coverage, then we will choose one of several automation tool sets and create a set of scripts that can be repeatedly run against the application – even for 24 hours a day if necessary. Logs are created and when a script fails to run, the anomaly is recorded and sent to the client for evaluation. As the application changes, the automation test scripts are also changed to reflect new or altered functionality.
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