Sqe Cognizant Finalslides

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StickyMinds.com and Better Software magazine presents

Avoid Throwaway Test AutomationSponsored by Cognizant

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Setting the Context

What we mean by automated testing

Other types of tool-assisted testing

Principles will apply to other types

Many topics deserve more attention

Automated testing is softwaredevelopment


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What Typically Goes Wrong

Create automated tests that dont runanymore

Spending too much time babysitting andmaintaining the automation

Automated tests are too brittle

Tools dont work in environment Automated tests not providing value


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Common Mistakes

No plan for implementation

No buy-in from staff or management

No training for automators

No time allotted to automate

No time allotted for maintenance No framework for reusability

Good intentions, poor execution


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Why Automate?

Sounds cool

Boss said so

Cant keep up

Lots of repetitive tests

Lots of data driven tests Reduce time spent on regression testing


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Develop an Automation Plan

Why you will automateWhat to automate

When to automateWho will automate, execute, maintainHow to automate Framework

How to report resultsWhere to run tests


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What to automate

Smoke tests

Repetitive tests

Can run autonomously

Big risks

Take less time to automate than executeShould run 3-5 times without changing

Data intensive tests


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Selecting the Right Tool

Define your tool requirements

What you need it to do

Compatibility with your application

Compatibility with your skillsets

Try it out

Beware of the hype

Record and Playback rarely is that simple


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Open Source Tools

Free to acquire, not to use

More time required for implementation

Installation and configuration

Learning to use the product

More technical skills required

http://opensourcetesting.org


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Develop a Framework

Organization of artifacts

Aim for reusability

Across features, product versions, and products Separate interface from functionality

Dealing with common activities

Object recognition

Navigation

Data validation


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Dealing with Change

Plan for changes in UI

How to respond to test failures

Flexible object recognition Make tests data independent

Reduce dependencies between tests

Set up test data in cleanup scripts

Script tests to use dynamic data

Enlist help of developers to ease automation


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Automation Assessment

Testing ServicesTesting Services


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Objective

BackgroundObjective

Automation Assessment Approach

Process

Infrastructure

Tools

Framework

Operating Model

Best Practices


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Assessment Scope

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Infrastructure

OperatingModel

Automation Prioritization Planning & Strategy Approach Estimation Model Documents Guidelines Review procedures & Checklists Metrics Collection Configuration management Audits/Assessments Change Management Environment management Process Defect management Maintenance Approach

Scripting Standards User Guides Maintenance Process Handbook Dynamic Script Allocation Automation Review Tool KR portal Integration of automation

scripts to test management tools

Environment Management Test bed creation and maintenance

Architecture & Type Test Data Management Reporting Mechanism Error & Exception

Handling Folder Structure Scalability Reusability Function Library Object Repository Database Testing Batch Execution

Functional Automation Test Management Configuration Management Defect Management License Management

Roles & Responsibility Governance Model Organizational SLAs Project structuring Communication

FocusAreas

Assessment Scope


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Process

Communication and Collaboration (BAs, Developers, Manual Testers,etc)

Identification and Prioritization

Planning and Estimation

Change Management

Maintenance Approach


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Tools

Functional Automation

Test Management

Configuration Management

Defect Management

Open Source


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Framework

Architecture and Type

Test Data Management

Reporting Mechanism

Reusability

Maintainability

Object Repository

Database Testing


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Best Practices

Scripting Standards

User Guides

Maintenance Process Handbook

Automation Review Tool

KR portal


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Operating Model

Roles and Responsibilities

Organizations SLAs

Project Structuring


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Assess current automation capabilities

Identify the ideal automation tool

Set up communication model and status reporting

Structured methodology automation testing

Define governance model

Customized metrics framework

Definition of automation framework

Highlights

Approach - Highlights

Organization Organization structure, Training

Methodology Automation approach, Functional

automation, Metrics and reporting

Use of reusable automation scripts

Well defined independent and peer review procedures

in place

Defined communication and workload processes foronsite - offshore co-ordination

Fully customized metrics framework for implementation

across application

Consolidation of automation tool

Well defined Organization structure and Governancemodel in place

Benefits

Focus Areas


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Testing Services Practice Overview

IV&VINDEPENDENCE

Over 70% of testing

performed against code

provided by client or third-

party vendors.

ALLIANCESEstablished alliances with

leading tool vendors like

Mercury, Borland & IBM

Rational

CLIENTS200+ Clients with 10+

Deep clientengagements with over100 people

CENTER OFEXCELLENCE

Invested in focused

groups around tools &

frameworks to provide

client value-adds

PEOPLETeam of over

5000 dedicated

SQA professionals

2001 & 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Offered as a distinct

service offering tocustomers

Established onsite-

offshore model for

testing

End-to-end IV&V

services providedBrought in domain

alignment (Domain

Product Testing and

BA/QA Offering)

Launched to provide

specialized functionaltesting services to

existing Cognizant

customers

Integrated with other

value added services

such as

Performance

testing

Engaged with clients to

setup Managed TestCenters

Commenced new client

engagements with Test

Consulting

Focused on Automation

and Mainframe CoEs

75

Independent Verification & Validation Service (IV&V)

Enhanced service

offerings such ascompliance testing,

package testing,

White-box testing as

well as Domain/

Product Testing

(VisionPLUS, FACETS

& POS)

BFS Insurance Communications Manlog Technology Healthcare Life Sciences IME

?

Retail

OUR DOMAIN FOUNDATIONIntegrated BA / QA Offering in

collaboration with domain practices

170

8500 (E)

Delivery excellence

through deploymentof innovative

methodologies.

Expand Global

footprint

2400

5000

800


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Value Adds

AHEAD

CRAFT

WS Test

ProfessionalDataXpress

CRAFT 2.0

CRAFT defines the method for scripting of businessfunctionalities as reusable libraries that are repetitiveamong test cases

Bulk uploads QTP scripts,

attachments and folderstructure to Quality Center

SOA testing solutions to testbusiness logic. It enables

client to execute data-drivenweb service testing withoutany programming knowledge

CRAFT 2.0 is a tool whichstreamlines the test execution

activity during test automation, itdynamically executes the testcases in multiple machines in adistributed environment

DataXpress is a automatedtest generation tool which

enables to streamline thetest data preparationactivity


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QC2bugzilla

ROI

Calculator

Watir Win2Pro

Selenium testmanager

It integrates and synchronizesthe defects managementmodule of Quality Center withthat of Bugzilla.

Converts Winrunner

scripts to QTPautomatically

It is an automationfunctional test tooldeveloped for webautomation

Return on investment details to have maximumtransparency to client before an automationengagement.

Web Application Testing inRuby (WATIR) is an open

source function testingframework to test any webapplication built on ASP, .NET,J2EE or PHP

Value Adds


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