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The
process of introducing automated testing to a new project team
constitutes the third phase of the ATLM. This phase outlines the steps
necessary to successfully introduce automated testing to a new project,
which are summarized in the following sections.Test Process AnalysisTest
process analysis ensures that an overall test process and strategy are
in place and are modified, if necessary, to allow automated testing to
be introduced in a successful fashion. The test engineers define and
collect test process metrics in order to allow for process improvement.
Here test goals/objectives and strategies need to be defined and test
process needs to be documented and communicated to the test team. In
this phase, the kinds of testing applicable for the technical
environment will be defined, and tests are defined that can be
supported by automated tools.During
the test process analysis, techniques are defined. Best practices are
laid out, such as conducting performance testing during the
unit-testing phase.Plans
for user involvement are assessed, and test team personnel skills are
analyzed against test requirements and planned test activities. Early
test team participation is emphasized, supporting refinement of
requirement specifications into terms that can be adequately tested
while also supporting test team understanding of application
requirements and design.
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