Automation Testing life cycle

1) QA costs High Quality to market
2) Low Time to market
3) Reduced testing time
4) Consistent test procedures
5) Reduced
6) Improved testing productivity
7) Improved product quality

AST Requirements
• Requirement / Functional Specification documents• Design Specification documents (use cases, etc)• Test Traceability Matrix for identifying Test Coverage• Functional/ Non-Functional and test data requirements• Test phases to be automated and % of automation

AST Environment Setup
• AST Test Bed installation and configuration• Network connectivity’s• All the Software/ tools Licenses, Installation and configuration• Coordination with Vendors and others

AST Design
• Test Script and test data preparation• Test scripts / test data review and unit testing• Integration Testing Test scripts and testing• Base lining under Configuration Management

AST Execution and Defect Tracking
• Executing AST Test Suit• Capture, review and analyze Test Results• Defects reporting and tracking for its closure

AST Maintenance Reports and Acceptance
• AST Results and summary reports• Test Metrics and process Improvements made• Base lining of AST Test suits/ scripts/ test date etc for maintenance phase• Getting Acceptance