Test Automation Process

#1 Test Automation - Plan

This is the first step in the test automation process. The major action item here is to create a plan that specifies Purpose, Scope, Strategies, Major Requirements, Schedule, Budget.

#2 Test Automation - Design and Development

The major action item here is to create a detailed automation solution. This will adress the major objectives and meet all the automation requirements. This is more of a detailed breakup adress majority of the automation plan items.
In the development phase the various test automation framework and scripts are developed.

#3 Test Automation Tool - Preparation

The major action item here is evaluate the various automation tools and decide a on a tool to be used for the project. This is more of a feasibility study. In this stage an inhouse tool can also be developed (if feasibile). Once the tool is decided upon, the tool is deployed with the various required configuration required for the project.

#4 Test Automation solution - Deployment

Once the tool and the scripts are ready, they are integrated together and deployed on the test environment.

#5 Test Automation - Review

The working of the automation solution is reviewed and to identify issues and limitations and provide feedback. This will help to further enhance the solution.