" A Process Oriented Approach to Functional Test Automation "
JayaPrakash Reddy Atla, Consultant, Sierra Atlantic Software Solutions

Abstract:
Though test automation is a solution to some of the problems in testing it has its own challenges in terms of required tools and resources, integration into existing test methodologies etc. How to overcome these challenges and make test automation successful? The answer lies in the process that one follows during test automation. The saying “The life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the process of choosing, all aspects of your life would be under control.” is more true and applicable to any software product and decides both the lifetime and quality of the product. Process driven software development is a proven technique and accepting the wide spread notion that test automation scripts are akin to any software product, it is imperative to get the process right to have control over the test automation project and the quality of it’s end result. This paper describes how do a well defined process coupled with right approach could deliver the results, is shown along with the output of one such implementation.

Speaker :
JayaPrakash or JP, holds a bachelors degree in engineering from Osmania University and is an ISTQB certified test engineer. JP has close to five years of experience in the software industry and he is with Sierra Atlantic from the beginning of his career.

For over three years, he was involved in the automated functional and performance testing of enterprise and master data management applications in Siebel & Oracle using both commercial and open source tools.

He is instrumental in developing automated test frameworks for various customers. JP’s interests are in the areas of test design, automated test execution and end to end test management.