Test Automation Process

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Test Automation Process

• Lisa Goodman / Dwight Page
• Ross Collard

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What Is TAP?

• TAP is an acronym for the Test Automation
  Process class.
• The overall goal of the TAP class is to
• Prepare our customers for success with their test
  automation projects by demonstrating the use of
  proper testing techniques, without which the
  testing effort will be incomplete

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Why TAP?

• Originated from a demand in the market
• Sophisticated high-end QA departments are looking
  for more than just standard product training
  classes
• Provides the foundation for a solid quality
  optimization process
• Allows Segue to align itself with an icon, Ross
  Collard, in the testing industry

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Who Is Ross Collard?

• Ross is president of Collard Company, a
  consulting firm headquartered in Manhattan, that
  specializes in software testing and quality
  assurance
• Ross has a BE in Electrical Engineering from the
  University of Auckland, New Zealand, an MS in
  Computer Science from the California Institute of
  Technology and an MBA from Stanford University
  Graduate School of Business

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Who Is Ross Collard?

• Ross has worked with clients that include

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Where Does Tap Fit In?
Segue Classes
ATS
RAC
Advanced
VTS
MIL
Basic
Intro
Test Automation Process (TAP)
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Where Does Tap Fit In?
Segue Certification
ATS
RAC
Level 3 (gold)
VTS
MIL
Level 2 (silver)
Level 1 (bronze)
Test Automation Process (TAP)
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Does My Customer Need TAP?

• Yes! Because your customer may become one of
  over 67 of companies that fail at test
  automation attempts without the proper
  preparation

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How Do I Sell TAP?

• Ask your customers if they know how to
• develop an effective strategy for automated
  functional or load testing
• set realistic goals and appropriate priorities in
  their testing process
• gauge the need for new or re-defined roles, such
  as the automation specialist and the test
  repository librarian
• use appropriate techniques such as path analysis,
  risk-based, input-based and equivalence testing
  in their testing effort

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Prerequisites for TAP?

• Students should have a working knowledge of
  information technology and software testing
• No background knowledge is assumed of particular
  tools, environments (e.g., Unix, Oracle), or
  technologies and methods (e.g., TCP/IP, database
  design)

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Who Should Attend?

• Software testers and quality assurance (QA)
  professionals
• Test team leaders and managers
• Software development and maintenance
  professionals
• End users and others concerned with effective
  testing and quality assurance

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Whats In It For You?

• Money, money and more money
• Another tool that can be useful in closing
  product sale deals as it positions Segue as the
  thought leader in quality optimization
• A well-prepared customer, who knows how to
  successfully use Segues automated tools will
  lead to further sales

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Whats Next?

• The Test Automation Process (TAP) class will
• Be launched during Q1, 2005
• Appear as a class offering on Segues Q1 training
  schedule
• Be offered in Segue offices on both the east and
  west coasts
• Be publicized through the use of marketing
  collateral and e-mail distributions