Automation Requirements, Revisited – 2014
As I’m finding myself, I’ve been writing about QA Test Automation quite extensively in the years around 2010. No surprise – it was my main specialty. Then I was extending and sharpening my skillset in...
View ArticleBusiness Value – Purpose
By industry standard definitions, test automation is created with the purpose of extending coverage, saving in test execution time, allowing for increase of test iterations, earlier detection of...
View ArticleMy look at requirements
With years of my career evolution as a testing and automation professional, I’ve developed my own practical view about requirements, their role, and how to deal with them in a context-driven,...
View ArticleBusiness Value – Verification Levels
The automation is fundamentally limited to mechanical verification (aka Checking) – through comparison of values only. However, with proper design, automation may simulate many of usage scenarios,...
View ArticleBusiness Value – Creation Effort
Creation effort maps directly to costs – one can compare creation expenses with potential savings. Creation effort is an integral characteristic comprising the following: Test design or re-design of...
View ArticleBusiness Value – Transparency
Transparency of coverage should include written information about the following: Implemented Test Coverage – coverage of each and every automated test case, including test purpose and main execution...
View ArticleBusiness Value – Usability
Automated tests, as a product, should be available for use by any tester (and other team members) with minimal technical skills required. This requirement heavily applies to the following...
View ArticleReliability – Operation
Automated tests must be delivered as a software product which can be used (operated) by testers and other team members without special technical skills in programming or automation tools. Operation...
View ArticleReliability – Attendance and Robustness
Attendance Automated tests must be designed for unattended execution. Failure criteria: Test script may stop or break execution at any moment. Manual action required to continue the execution. Full...
View ArticleReliability – Performance
Performance of automated tests must be optimized by design and implementation, to achieve best coverage in shortest time possible within the constraints of the context. This should be achieved by use...
View ArticleMaintainability
Maintainability is an integral characteristic comprising the following: Updates in test logic and/or GUI mapping caused by the changes in the application under test. Design or refactoring of...
View ArticleScalability
Scalability is an integral characteristic comprising the following: How well volume of test cases can be extended without linear (or even geometric) growth of efforts for creation and maintenance. How...
View ArticleGUI Automation Components
To perform testing, GUI automation scripts need to encapsulate the following components: Test data, used for input and verification. Service functionalities, like reporting, data retrieval, etc. GUI...
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Accessibility Testing with WAVE Toolbar
Preface If you have just installed WAVE toolbar, the variety of available commands for sure looks overwhelming. And, frankly, professional Accessibility testing requires specialized knowledge and...
View ArticleWTA54: An Intro To Accessibility Testing
After somewhat a pause, I’m stepping back in as a facilitator in Weekend Testing Americas chapter. The good occasion was recent session on Web Accessibility, initiated by Michael Larsen. This is the...
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Web Accessibility: Impairment Categories (mindmap)
The recent WTA session we performed prompted me that there are a lot of materials I can share with regards to Accessibility Testing. I created them while learning it for myself, using various Web...
View ArticleAccessibility Testing Requirements – Review
In the series of reviews I’m looking at WCAG level A / AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) requirements from testing perspective. Scope (The following table of contents is taken from WCAG site...
View ArticleAccessibility Testing Requirements – Perceivable – Text Alternatives
In the series of reviews I’m looking at WCAG level A / AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) requirements from testing perspective. Common Definitions Human Testing Brief – “You know as you see...
View ArticleAccessibility Testing Requirements – Perceivable – Time-based Media
In the series of reviews I’m looking at WCAG level A / AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) requirements from testing perspective. Common Definitions Human Testing Brief – “You know as you see...
View ArticleAccessibility Testing Requirements – Perceivable – Adaptable
In the series of reviews I’m looking at WCAG level A / AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) requirements from testing perspective. Common Definitions Human Testing Brief – “You know as you see...
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