TEST AUTOMATION OWNER

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Pattern summary

Appoint an owner for the test automation effort. If there is already a "champion" give him or her public support.

Category

Management

Context

This pattern is already necessary for individual automation efforts, but is especially important for long lasting success by larger automation projects

Description

The "test automation owner" is not necessarily the project leader, but he or she must be its "champion". The owner, once test automation has been established, controls that it stays "healthy" and keeps an eye on new tools, techniques or processes in order to improve it.

Implementation

The most important patterns for the automation owner are:

  • LOOK AHEAD: keep in touch with the tester, automation and development community in order to stay informed about new tools, methods etc.
  • LOOK FOR TROUBLE: watch out for possible problems in order to solve them before they become unmanageable.


Other useful patterns:

Potential problems

The biggest danger is that the test automation owner decides to leave the company without adequately sharing their knowledge. It is important to also have a DEPUTY. The test automation owner needs support from management if they are trying to implement changes to the automation.

Issues addressed by this pattern

AD-HOC AUTOMATION
AUTOMATION DECAY
LOCALISED REGIMES
NO PREVIOUS TEST AUTOMATION
STALLED AUTOMATION
TOOL-DRIVEN AUTOMATION

Experiences

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