Implementing automated software testing : how to save time and lower costs while raising quality

Preface Chapter 1: What is Automated Software Testing (AST) 1.1 Automated Software Testing Definition 1.2 Automated Software Testing Recipes 1.3 Advances in Automated Software Testing Technologies 1.4 Automating various Software Testing Types 1.5 Providing Automated Software Testing Based Production Support 1.6 Automating Standards Assessments 1.7 Summary References Chapter 2: Why Automate? 2.1 The Challenges of Testing Software Today 2.2 Reducing the Time and Cost of Software Testing 2.3 Impacting Software Quality 2.4 Improvements to Your Software Test Program 2.5 Summary Chapter 3: The Business Case 3.1 Definition of the Business Case 3.2 Identifying the Business Needs 3.3. Justifying it in Terms of Cost and Benefits 3.4 Risks 3.5 Other Considerations 3.6 Summary Chapter 4: Why does Automated Software Testing Fail and Pitfalls to Avoid 4.1 Research and Development does not generally focus on automated or manual testing efforts 4.2 Automated Software Testing Myths and Realities 4.4 Lack of Software Development Considerations for Automated Software Testing 4.5 The Forest for the Trees--Not knowing which tool to pick 4.6 Lack of Automation Standards across tool vendors 4.7 Lack of Business Case 4.8 Summary Chapter 5: Key 1--Know Your Requirements 5.1 Information Gathering and Development 5.2 When Information Is Not Available 5.3 Start Implementing Your Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) 5.4 Summary Chapter 6: Key 2--Develop the Automated Test Strategy 6.1 Overview 6.2 Scope and Automated Test Objectives 6.3 Identify Approach 6.4 Automated Test Management Framework 6.5 Automated Test Environment Management 6.6 Testing Environment / Configuration Chapter 7: Key 3--Document and Peer-review Test Cases 7.1 Documenting Test Cases 7.2 Requirements Check 7.3 Review Test Cases 7.4 Example Test Cases Chapter 8: Key 4--Continuously Track Progress--And Adjust Accordingly 8.1 Automated Testing Metrics 8.2 Other Software Testing Metrics 8.3 Summary Chapter 9: Key 5--Implement Automated Software Testing Processes 9.1 Automated Software Testing Phase 1: Requirements Gathering--Analyze Automated Testing Needs 9.2 Automated Software Testing Phase 2: Manual Test Case Development and Review 9.3 Automated Software Testing Phase 3: Automated Framework and Test Script Development 9.4 Automated Software Testing Phase 4: Automated Test Execution and Results Reporting 9.5 Automated Software Testing Phase 5: Program Review and Assessment Chapter 10: Key 6--Putting the Right People on the Project--Knowing the Skill Sets Required 10.1 Program Management 10.2 System Engineering 10.3 Software Development 10.4 Configuration Management 10.5 Quality Assurance 10.6 Summary Index.

"This book fills a huge gap in our knowledge of software testing. It does an excellent job describing how test automation differs from other test activities, and clearly lays out what kind of skills and knowledge are needed to automate tests. The book is essential reading for students of testing and a bible for practitioners." -Jeff Offutt, Professor of Software Engineering, George Mason University "This new book naturally expands upon its predecessor, Automated Software Testing, and is the perfect reference for software practitioners applying automated software testing to their development efforts. Mandatory reading for software testing professionals!" -Jeff Rashka, PMP, Coauthor of Automated Software Testing and Quality Web Systems Testing accounts for an increasingly large percentage of the time and cost of new software development. Using automated software testing (AST), developers and software testers can optimize the software testing lifecycle and thus reduce cost. As technologies and development grow increasingly complex, AST becomes even more indispensable. This book builds on some of the proven practices and the automated testing lifecycle methodology (ATLM) described in Automated Software Testing and provides a renewed practical, start-to-finish guide to implementing AST successfully. In Implementing Automated Software Testing, three leading experts explain AST in detail, systematically reviewing its components, capabilities, and limitations. Drawing on their experience deploying AST in both defense and commercial industry, they walk you through the entire implementation process-identifying best practices, crucial success factors, and key pitfalls along with solutions for avoiding them. You will learn how to: Make a realistic business case for AST, and use it to drive your initiative Clarify your testing requirements and develop an automation strategy that reflects them Build efficient test environments and choose the right automation tools and techniques for your environment Use proven metrics to continuously track your progress and adjust accordingly Whether you're a test professional, QA specialist, project manager, or developer, this book can help you bring unprecedented efficiency to testing-and then use AST to improve your entire development lifecycle