{"id":9610,"date":"2018-07-10T10:36:40","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T08:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.nl\/?page_id=9610"},"modified":"2025-07-16T12:57:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T10:57:48","slug":"what-is-test-automation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old.devon.nl\/en\/what-is-test-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Test Automation"},"content":{"rendered":"
[mk_page_section bg_image=”https:\/\/old.devon.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/weg-licht.jpg” bg_position=”center center” bg_stretch=”true” video_color_mask=”#000000″ min_height=”250″ js_vertical_centered=”true” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h1″ color=”#ffffff” size=”50″ force_font_size=”true” size_smallscreen=”40″ size_tablet=”30″ size_phone=”30″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” align=”center”]What is Test Automation?[\/mk_fancy_title][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”30″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1540373756024{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Test Automation becomes more and more important in software development. Automating tests does not only help to reduce the time to market, it also helps in building more reliable software. But what is Test Automation exactly?[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][mk_fancy_title color=”#ff5000″ size=”30″ force_font_size=”true” size_smallscreen=”20″ size_tablet=”20″ size_phone=”20″ txt_transform=”uppercase” margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” responsive_align=”left”]What is Test Automation?[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1540376554425{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Nowadays, Agile methods are broadly introduced in organizations. In the first wave this normally means new ways of working; e.g. using Scrum or Kanban. In the second wave, however, most efforts are invested in automation. This automation, or \u2018Continuous Delivery\u2019, means being ready to deploy to production whenever you want. To get to this point, all manual steps need to be fully automated. However, when implementing Continuous Delivery in practice, the first major impediment is often a total lack of Test Automation, which is crucial because automated deployment requires that a system is tested. As the Agile way of working uses short iterations, testing the same thing over and over manually becomes too expensive, if feasible at all.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section][vc_column][mk_fancy_title color=”#ff5000″ size=”30″ force_font_size=”true” size_smallscreen=”20″ size_tablet=”20″ size_phone=”20″ txt_transform=”uppercase” margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” responsive_align=”left”]The advantages of Test Automation[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h3″ color=”#498fab” size=”20″ force_font_size=”true” size_smallscreen=”16″ size_tablet=”16″ size_phone=”16″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” responsive_align=”left”]#1 Shorter time to market[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1539856691982{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]By automating a large part of your testing environment, you will save a lot of time that you would normally use performing manual tests.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h3″ color=”#498fab” size=”20″ force_font_size=”true” size_smallscreen=”16″ size_tablet=”16″ size_phone=”16″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” responsive_align=”left”]#2 Fast and early feedback[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1539856969556{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Validation by customers\/business is still valuable and can take place earlier to fasten the feedback loop. This allows potential bugs to be updated immediately.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h3″ color=”#498fab” size=”20″ force_font_size=”true” size_smallscreen=”16″ size_tablet=”16″ size_phone=”16″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” responsive_align=”left”]#3 Reduced costs[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1540378338509{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Because of the fast and early feedback, you can prevent bugs from going into production. As a result, better quality, a more stable product and reduction of costs.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h3″ color=”#498fab” size=”20″ force_font_size=”true” size_smallscreen=”16″ size_tablet=”16″ size_phone=”16″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” responsive_align=”left”]#4 Increased\u00a0accuracy[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1540386182354{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”]Even the most experienced testers will make mistakes during monotonous manual testing. Automated tests don’t have this problem. They will follow the test script precisely every time it is executed, and they always record the results. Because of this, testers have more time to create new automated tests and deal with complex features.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h3″ color=”#498fab” size=”20″ force_font_size=”true” size_smallscreen=”16″ size_tablet=”16″ size_phone=”16″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” responsive_align=”left”]#5 Higher test coverage[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1540373902062{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n
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Test Automation can and will increase the test coverage of your software. Automated software tests can look inside an application and track variables like memory, data tables, file contents, and internal program states. This will help you to determine if the product works as intended. With Test Automation, you can easily execute thousands of different test cases in every test run which provides a coverage that wouldn\u2019t be possible with manual testing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h3″ color=”#498fab” size=”20″ force_font_size=”true” size_smallscreen=”16″ size_tablet=”16″ size_phone=”16″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” responsive_align=”left”]#6 No more barrier between developers and testers[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1539858322312{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

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Beside all benefits mentioned earlier, also the barrier between development and test can be broken down. Developers and testers need to work together to think about what and how to test.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section][vc_column width=”2\/3″][mk_fancy_title color=”#ff5000″ size=”30″ force_font_size=”true” size_smallscreen=”20″ size_tablet=”20″ size_phone=”20″ txt_transform=”uppercase” margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” responsive_align=”left”]How to start with Test Automation?[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1717069043731{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

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In the whitepaper Bottom up\u00a0Test Automation<\/strong>, we advise the following seven steps to start with Test Automation:<\/p>\n

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  1. Team up with a colleague: Finding a solution for the challenges ahead is easier together than alone. <\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Gain knowledge about Test Automation and which tools\/frameworks to use. <\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Create a list: Analyze the current test process and look for easy suspects to start with. <\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Select one of the tests from your list, prepare the test environment and create your first automated test.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Run the test as part of the build or release process. <\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Monitor the test results: Validate the results of the tests that are run locally or during the build or release process. When they fail, analyze the problem and resolve the issue.<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Add new tests: When the first test is in place and part of the build and the results can be monitored, it is time to increase the number of tests. Take the next test on the list created in step 2. Incorporate writing automated tests in the Way of Working. For example by adding it to the Definition of Done.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”span” color=”#ff5000″ size=”25″ force_font_size=”true” size_smallscreen=”20″ size_tablet=”20″ size_phone=”20″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” responsive_align=”left”]Whitepaper[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_image src=”https:\/\/old.devon.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/devon-bottom-up-testautomation-background_751d71dc5189f2eeea51435b46456367.jpg” image_size=”large” link=”https:\/\/old.devon.nl\/en\/whitepaper-bottom-up-test-automation\/” target=”_blank” align=”center”][mk_button dimension=”flat” corner_style=”rounded” size=”medium” url=”https:\/\/old.devon.nl\/en\/whitepaper-bottom-up-test-automation\/” target=”_blank” align=”center” fullwidth=”true”]Download[\/mk_button][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section][vc_column][mk_fancy_title color=”#ff5000″ size=”30″ force_font_size=”true” size_smallscreen=”20″ size_tablet=”20″ size_phone=”20″ txt_transform=”uppercase” margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” responsive_align=”left”]Our Test Automation services[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1540376438418{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]DevOn helps organizations to radically improve their software development. We help them to reap the benefits of Test Automation through consultancy<\/strong> <\/a>and training<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0so\u00a0they can\u00a0stay ahead of their competitors.<\/p>\n

    Having trouble with finding enough experienced testers who can help you towards Test Automation? DevOn\u00a0can also help your organization with this by offering additional capacity. If you would like to know more, please contact us<\/strong><\/a>![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section bg_color=”#e0e0e0″ sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column width=”2\/3″][mk_padding_divider visibility=”hidden-sm”][mk_fancy_title size=”22″ force_font_size=”true” size_smallscreen=”20″ size_tablet=”16″ size_phone=”16″ font_weight=”300″ font_family=”none”]Curious how you could put test automation into practice? Follow the Continuous Testing<\/strong> training<\/strong><\/a> or one of our other training courses<\/strong><\/a>![\/mk_fancy_title][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][mk_padding_divider visibility=”hidden-sm”][mk_button dimension=”flat” corner_style=”rounded” size=”medium” url=”https:\/\/old.devon.nl\/en\/training-courses\/” target=”_blank” align=”center” fullwidth=”true” bg_color=”#498fab”]All training courses[\/mk_button][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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