Book "Implementing Automated Software Testing"

Our book "Implementing Automated Software Testing" is now available, see for example http://www.amazon.com/Implementing-Automated-Software-Testing-Raising/dp/0321580516

Here are some of the book reviews:

"A solid resource for anyone new to test automation" - 5 stars by Lisa Crispin, Author of book "Agile Testing,"  

"This book presents an comprehensive treatment of the domain of software testing automation." By Mr. Martinig, Editor of Methods and Tools and Software Development Bazar.

"Implementing Automated Software Testing (IAST) is hot!" By Dion Johnson, CEO Automated SoftwareTesting Institute.

"...you will find a wealth of information," by Joe Strazzere, Test Manager, website "All Things Quality"

 

Here is the Table of Contents:

 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

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

Appendix A: Process Checklist
Appendix B: Automated Software Testing (AST) applied to various testing types (more)
Appendix C: The Right Tool for the Job
Appendix D: Case Study: An Automated Testing Framework Example

Tags: automated software testing, automated testing frameworks, automated testing skills, automated testing business case, automated testing pitfalls

posted by Elfriede on Tuesday, June 30 2009 permalink | comments (0)

Test Environment Room Design

I am trying to get ideas on how other companies have designed thier rooms/workspaces for software testing.

 Any information on where we could get ideas on furniture, or room design for a QA test lab would help!

posted by Misty on Friday, June 26 2009 permalink | comments (0)

LiquidTest by JadeLiquid - automated Functional tests for web applications

I'm not sure how many people know about LiquidTest as it was released early in 2009.  We found it when we were looking for a new automated tool and compared several of the well known products on the market as well as some recently released tool in the first half of 2009. We settled on LiquidTest. 

Their site is - www.jadeliquid.com/liquidtest

For those that have not heard of LiquidTest, it is an automated functional testing tool for web applications. It was the only tool we found that could handle the rich web objects were were inclduing in our applications.  The dynamic content we have does not seem to cause it any problems, so we have not needed to manually change the test scripts, which is great because I personally do not like having to add in wait commands. The tests don't seem to break as often as the other tools we trialed either, so we are spending a lot less time maintaining the test scripts.  It allows us to version our tests using subversion, and we have the tests running on our CI box (cruise control). 

For those who believe free tools cost you less.  We trialed several the commonly blogged about tools and rejected all of them because of the human cost of frequent script maintenance.  We estimate that the cost of the LiquidTest licences will be recouped in the next month if things continue as they have so far.

Anyway.  If you have heard about, tried, or use LiquidTest.  Here is a space for us all to hang out.

Tags: testing, testing, test, automated, functional testing, automation, liquidtest, scripts

posted by Tom on Thursday, June 18 2009 permalink | comments (0)

What do members think is a fair hourly rate for testing services?

Give us some feedback as to what the right hourly rate should be. 

Tags: qa, jobs, testers, testing jobs, software jobs

posted by Administrator on Thursday, June 11 2009 permalink | comments (1)

Web Seminar - Habits of a Highly Effective Testing Organization

 Broadcast Date:
June 16, 2009: 2 PM Eastern, 11 AM Pacific The quality assurance (QA) function in an organization defines effective and efficient processes and standards for the entire software development process, including, but not limited to, testing. QA defines the organization's quality goals, the methods for reaching those goals, and the various roles, responsibilities, and processes of an organization-wide quality system.

Author and testing expert Lee Copeland shares his insights based on more than thirty-five years of industry experience. Lee reviews the essential habits of a highly effective testing organization as part of an efficient organization-wide quality system. Lee also provides context and commentary on the key changes for testing in recent years (and tells you which ones are here to stay). Ryan Lloyd, product manager for MKS, will join Lee to provide an insider's view on effective techniques for integrating testing into the application lifecycle and tips for achieving a more "holistic" view of software quality.

Attend this event and learn:

• How to define and better integrate testing processes into the application lifecycle
  
• Why you need to drive greater visibility into test planning, coverage, preservation, and prioritization (and how you can do this)
  
• What the rise of Agile means for your testing organization
  
• Which testing and quality best practices can be implemented today to become your habits of tomorrow

This event will broadcast on June 16 and 17, at 2 PM ET and 3 PM GMT, respectively. Register once for either date and gain access to both broadcasts. You will receive links to both events in your confirmation email.

for more info:  https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=144954&sessionid=1&key=6E31F23A73C8CC17C1E9974BA62B783F&partnerref=SM&sourcepage=register

Tags: testing, qa, webinar, quality assurance

posted by Administrator on Monday, June 08 2009 permalink | comments (0)

Web Quality Assurance Engineer-508 Compliance

HelloMy name is Jake and I am an I.T.  recruiter with TEKsystems.  We are the top provider of strategic staffing resources in the Information Technology industry. I specialize in the placement of IT Professionals ranging from Helpdesk, Desktop, Systems Administrators, Network Engineers, Software Developers/programmers, QA associates and other tech professionals.  Please feel free to check out our website at www.teksystems.com for additional information about TEKsystems.  I am based out of the Westminster, Colorado office.  We do have 3 local offices in Colorado serving the various areas of the Front Range.  Our office is mainly focused on Downtown Denver and as far north as Wyoming.     

I am currently looking for a Web Quality Assurance Engineer.  The key to this is 508 government testing.  Here are some details.

 

We are looking to add a Quality Assurance Engineer who's focus is on Web and Portal applications to their Broomfield, CO team. The qualified resource will be responsible for writing manual test cases and test plans from scratch for a portal application. They must also be able to read CSS, validate web pages, portlets that are designed in the CSS. Additionally they must also validate web portal integration with partner sites, and both the web service and web service presentation. As this is for a government customer, they must also have experience with 508 compliance testing to include fonts, styles, colors, alignments, and screen reader. THIS IS A MUST FROM AN EXPERIENCE LEVEL. 

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Jake DeLauro Professional Recruiter
8700 Turnpike Drive Suite 400, Westminster, CO 80031
T 303-412-2737 F 303-412-2219 Toll Free: 888-317-9163

jdelauro@teksystems.com

posted by Jake on Monday, June 01 2009 permalink | comments (0)

Looking of Telecommute QA Tester Job

Is anybody hiring for a telecommute QA Tester Job.  About to finish a contract at the end of June, and looking for another contract.  Does anybody know of any openings?

Tags: telecommute, qa tester job.

posted by Troy on Wednesday, May 27 2009 permalink | comments (0)

Presentation slides

I'm not finding the slides from our recent meetings. Are they here somewhere? Thanks!

posted by Karen on Wednesday, May 20 2009 permalink | comments (1)

Apodora sample scripts

hello EB,

i want some sample apodora scripts which will helpful me to write scripts for my project.

i have started work on Apodora i m learner.

Thanks

posted by veerashri on Friday, May 15 2009 permalink | comments (0)

Skytap Tames the "Wild West" of Cloud Computing with New Release

Skytap Tames the "Wild West" of Cloud Computing with New Release

Today we announced immediate availability of our new cost control and charge-back capabilities to enable tighter management and control over cloud resources. Gartner recently commented that Skytap has the 'potential to dramatically reduce total cost of ownership for test labs by 25% to 50% annually'. With our new cost optimization features we are already seeing customers achieve a 75% TCO reduction.

Click here to read the release and view our "Wild West" video and see why cost control is important in the cloud and how these features work. If you have questions or want to start a proof of concept, just contact one of our cloud IT lab experts.

Enjoy!

The Skytap Team

Tags: skytap, cloud computing, test lab

posted by Administrator on Tuesday, May 05 2009 permalink | comments (0)