Automated Software Testing: Introduction, Management, and Performance: Introduction, Management, and Performance

by Elfriede Dustin, Pope John Paul II, Jeff Rashka

With the urgent demand for rapid turnaround on new software releases--without compromising quality--the testing element of software development must keep pace, requiring a major shift from slow, labor-intensive testing methods to a faster and more thorough automated testing approach.Automated Software Testing is a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to the most effective tools, techniques, and methods for automated testing. Using numerous case studies of successful industry implementations, this book presents everything you need to know to successfully incorporate automated testing into the development process.In particular, this book focuses on the Automated Test Life Cycle Methodology (ATLM), a structured process for designing and executing testing that parallels the Rapid Application Development methodology commonly used today. Automated Software Testing is designed to lead you through each step of this structured program, from the initial decision to implement automated software testing through test planning, execution, and reporting. Included are test automation and test management guidanceAcquiring management support Test tool evaluation and selection The automated testing introduction process Test effort and test team sizing Test team composition, recruiting, and management Test planning and preparation Test procedure development guidelines Automation reuse analysis and reuse library Best practices for test automation

597 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 28, 1999

Reviews

[Niels · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid foundation for testing

In many ways this book is outdated. It references Y2K testing and the 486 processor. However, the methodology is still relevant and it covers much more that just automation.

[Antonina Burlachenko · Rating 3 out of 5]

Outdated technologies, but it contains some useful general information.

[Vishal Darji · Rating 4 out of 5]

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