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Test Automation Conference Europe

Keynote 2

Confusion to Clarity: an Unexpected Roadmap for our Automation Journey

Ryan Volker

Bastian Schürmann

08:45-09:45, Tuesday 21st November

Automation first is a frequent motto for many companies. With so much hype and attention, it is easy to believe that automation is the simple, one-size-fits-all solution to all your testing needs.

All too common testers share their automation success as a straightforward, linear process. It is a compelling pitch. The reality for most testers, teams and business is often far more complicated and confusing.

As a manager of testing teams, we tried multiple approaches, strategies and techniques before finding the right fit for our business. Our roadmap to automation achievement took us across multiple detours, dead ends, but finally to our current destination. Join me on this journey from automation confusion to clarity as Bastian and I elaborate on the following themes:

  • Hype & Excitement
  • Our Approach
  • Pain Points
  • New Reality
  • Lessons Learned
  • Elephant in the Room
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What you will Learn

  1. Learn how to overcome unanticipated automation headwind.
  2. Navigating a complex roadmap – learn from our mistakes so you don’t have to.
  3. Gain new ideas, impulses and thoughts to continue advancing your automation framework.

Session Details

  • For All
  • 1 Hour
  • Includes 15mins Q&A
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Confusion to Clarity: an Unexpected Roadmap for our Automation Journey

Join Ryan Volker & Bastian Schürmann at their keynote talk on roadmapping your automation journey.

Session Speaker

Ryan Volker

Head of Marketing & B2C Engineering, Targobank, Germany

My experience spans over 20 years in banking across both sides of the Atlantic. I cut my teeth in U.S. Banking Operations and Online Product Management before launching a first-ever, multi-national testing department for one of the larger banks in Germany. The focus was squarely on identifying and delivering testing strategies for mobile, multi-channel and multi-platform banking products – both for manual and automated testing. I now lead Marketing & B2C Engineering. I spent over a decade leading subject experts to driving technology solutions and process improvement for sales, operations, and product departments. Through creating an in-house testing department and connecting business with IT, I offer practical advice of success and stumbles from the trenches.

Co Speaker

Bastian Schürmann

Dept. Manager B2C Engineering - Targobank, Germany

I have more than 20 years in banking in Germany, some 16 years in IT Projects and 5 years as a people lead in Marketing & B2C Engineering. I manage a multi-national testing team and became an ISTQB certified Test Manager as part of this role. During my career, I've had an intense focus on multi-channel testing and test automation and implemented the first ever testing automation solution for our business users. I now lead the B2C Engineering team including subject matter experts as well as testers, both onshore and abroad. We strive to provide holistic implementation strategies along the SDLC process from requirements engineering until Go-Live.