Failure Patterns

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Failure patterns show how behaviours that start well can end up as costly failures. These kind of patterns help recognize if an automation project is heading in the wrong direction at a time when countermeasures can still enable a turnaround. Failure patterns are also called "anti-patterns", since they are things that you shouldn't do. In this wiki, they could also be Issues. The table below gives a list of the Failure patterns with a short description.


Failure Pattern [1]
Description
FRAMEWORK COMPETITION
Different teams build different automation frameworks and are not able or willing to consolidate them
GOING FOR THE NUMBERS
The automation team is pushed into automating as many tests as possible while disregarding test robustness
THE NIGHT TIME FALLACY
Targeting "Night runs" can lead to inefficient automation
TOOL MUSHROOMING
Test tools developed in-house evolve from useful utilities to large and unwieldy automation frameworks


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[1] Failure Patterns introduced by Michael Stahl