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Test Automation Conference Europe

Track Talk M1

Test Automation is so Much More Than Test Cases

Torvald Mårtensson

14:40 - 15:25, Monday 10th November CET

While software-developing organizations increasingly write test cases and continuously run them to find defects and ensure quality, the associated costs increase over time. Based on experiences from six large-scale companies, this talk will explain how more test cases is not the solution, which calls for other methods and tools such as sanitizers, multi-component testing or mutation testing that can complement traditional test cases.

As every tool is also a cost for the organization, we need a structured and holistic approach, where methods and tools are evaluated and selected from four categories, representing test activities with different purposes: Optimize feedback loops, Improve test efficiency, Improve test suite effectiveness, and Technical debt management.

Feedback from automated test activities in the continuous integration and delivery pipeline must be understandable (describing what the problem is), actionable (describing what the developer needs to do), and explained (describing and motivating why this is important).

This talk provides actionable strategies for how automated testing of units and components can be conducted in a more structured way, which could help companies cut costs, save time and identify problems earlier.

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What you will Learn

  1. As costs for automated testing increase over time, more test cases is not the solution.
  2. What works (and what doesn’t) in real industrial settings.
  3. Actionable strategies for automated testing of units and components in large software systems.

Session Details

  • Intermediate
  • 30mins
  • 15mins Q&A
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Session Speaker

Torvald Mårtensson

Saab AB, Sweden

Torvald Mårtensson is Technical Fellow within System Integration Testing at Saab Aeronautics. He has a background of twenty years in the aeronautics industry and another eight years in the telecom industry. At Saab, Torvald works with test management for functions and systems in the Gripen E fighter aircraft, as well as design and implementation of test environments and simulators. Torvald is also Associate Professor of Software Engineering (Senior Lecturer) at Linköping University, and is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Systems and Software. He is a full member of The Royal Aeronautical Society in London. His research has primarily revolved around systems integration and system testing of large-scale and complex software systems, based on studies with multinational companies in industry segments such as telecom, defense, logistics, surveillance and automotive.

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