4 Implementing Test Automation

Part of the CTAL-TAE syllabus, explained.

Time in the syllabus: 150 minutes. Highest level: K4. Keywords to remember: risk, test fixture.

In plain words

How to run a test automation pilot, the deployment and technical risks to plan for, and what keeps a test automation solution maintainable.

Learning objectives

• 4.1 Test Automation Development
  • 4.1.1 Apply Guidelines that Support Effective Test Automation Pilot and Deployment Activities (K3)
• 4.2 Risks Associated with Test Automation Development
  • 4.2.1 Analyze Deployment Risks and Plan Mitigation Strategies for Test Automation (K4)
• 4.3 Test Automation Solution Maintainability
  • 4.3.1 Explain Which Factors Support and Affect Test Automation Solution Maintainability (K2)

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Based on the ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Automation Engineering (CTAL-TAE) syllabus, version 2.0, section 4. The syllabus is © International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB®); ISTQB® is a registered trademark of the ISTQB. Copyright © 2024 the authors of the syllabus: Andrew Pollner (Chair), Péter Földházi, Patrick Quilter, Gergely Ágnecz, and László Szikszai. This page explains its concepts in our own words, for teaching, and is not an accredited course or a substitute for the syllabus.

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