How to Start Automation Testing From Scratch

 When you think about the word automation what appears in mind?

For many people, the word automation raises a picture of a task completed at the quick speed of lightning. But automation, as we know, it's not that simple. This requires a budget, planning, setting, and maintenance. It can leave many companies that are hesitant to automate their business part, wondering whether it might need more time and effort than just complete the task manually.

However, automation, in some capacity, is what is fought for by many technology companies.

In QA, automation testing can mean faster test results and greater test volumes. It can also reduce human error margins and mean that you can decide to run the test anytime all day, even when you are not in the office. This is music in the Ear CTO who wants to streamline their processes.

What has the potential to hold you, and how do you make the first step to integrating automation into your strategy?

At Global App Testing, we have worked with companies of all sizes to streamline and improve their QA strategy. This is what we learned about automation:

Why are we hesitant to automate?

As mentioned at the beginning of this article, there are a number of reasons why you might hesitate to move towards automation testing:

Money

Automation tools can be expensive, especially for smaller startups without a large budget. Some organizations do not have the resources to buy new software and employ more staff to manage it.

Time

Each CTO knows that automation is not as simple to download the software and watch it away. You need to have time in your team to write a test case and set it. Automation tools also require maintenance and re-write test cases when updates occur. This can cause a lot of time spent writing code, and if your team lacks time, this can create more stress than solved.

Suitability

A study conducted by IBM about manual vs automation testing costs found that there are three main situations where automation is more efficient than manual testing:

Automatic test cases are expected to have a relatively long life without the need to be changed or edited.

Test cases are relatively easy to be automated, meaning they can be made from the general manual process; The more complex their duties, the more difficult they to automate.

Comparative cost automation is lower than executing tests manually.

Therefore there is no testing task, therefore, suitable for automation, and decides what automation is needed is the main step in the process. In some cases, it may not make sense to automate your testing at this time now.

Apply product.

If your product is relatively new, or in the 'validation' stage, the main focus of your team is to send MVP and find the product's fit. Spend time and automation tests write budgets for a product that can change within a month inefficient at this stage. Automation, therefore, should not be discounted completely but placed on the back of the burner when your product is safer in the foundation.