Category: Test Automation

Centralize? Decentralize? Concentralize!

Dec 14, 2009 | Test Automation | Hans Buwalda

As I wrote in various articles, organization is one of the 3 key requisites for successful automated testing, the other two being test design and automation architecture.

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Hans Buwalda
Hans leads LogiGear’s research and development of test automation solutions, and the delivery of advanced test automation consulting and engineering services.

He is a pioneer of the keyword approach for software testing organizations, and he assists clients in strategic implementation of the Action Based Testing™ method throughout their testing organizations. Hans is also the original architect of LogiGear’s TestArchitect™, the modular keyword-driven toolset for software test design, automation and management. Hans is an internationally recognized expert on test automation, test development and testing technology management. He is coauthor of Integrated Test Design and Automation (Addison Wesley, 2001), and speaks frequently at international testing conferences.

Automation Adoption

Nov 10, 2009 | Test Automation | LogiGear

One of the basic challenges with test automation is adoption.  I can’t tell you how many times I’ve cataloged licenses for a company and found out they already have many different automation software packages, none of which is being used.  Traditionally I’ve been told that is because the tools don’t work and that the teams had a hard time implementing the automation.

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LogiGear
LogiGear Corporation provides global solutions for software testing, and offers public and corporate software testing training programs worldwide through LogiGear University. LogiGear is a leader in the integration of test automation, offshore resources and US project management for fast, cost-effective results. Since 1994, LogiGear has worked with Fortune 500 companies to early-stage start-ups in, creating unique solutions to meet their clients’ needs. With facilities in the US and Viet Nam, LogiGear helps companies double their test coverage and improve software quality while reducing testing time and cutting costs.

Giving an Atomic Bomb to a Caveman…

Oct 2, 2009 | Test Automation | LogiGear

The challenges with any automation effort is to know your capability.  I’ve seen too many automation efforts begin and end with a tool decision.  Generally these tools are very complex pieces of software that do many more things then we would ever use in our normal everyday testing.   It even adds more misery to the situation when we give this new tool to people who are entirely incapable of using and scaling the “newly” selected savior to our automation effort. Continue reading

LogiGear
LogiGear Corporation provides global solutions for software testing, and offers public and corporate software testing training programs worldwide through LogiGear University. LogiGear is a leader in the integration of test automation, offshore resources and US project management for fast, cost-effective results. Since 1994, LogiGear has worked with Fortune 500 companies to early-stage start-ups in, creating unique solutions to meet their clients’ needs. With facilities in the US and Viet Nam, LogiGear helps companies double their test coverage and improve software quality while reducing testing time and cutting costs.

Continuous Iteration in Automation

Sep 11, 2009 | Test Automation | William Coleman

I’ve been teaching a lot lately, was in India for one week, and I’m off to Seattle in two weeks to teach on performance topics.  I thoroughly enjoy teaching, it allows me to stay sharp with current trends, and provides a nice break from the “implementation focus” that I generally have day to day.

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William Coleman
As an experienced software professional, Jonathan Rasmusson has consulted internationally, helping some of the world's largest companies discover better ways to build software. As a developer, tester, analyst, and project manager with over 15 years of agile enterprise delivery experience, Jonathan is uniquely qualified to help those looking for better ways to serve their customers.