Test automation strategy - you need to know!

Why

Define the goal you are trying to achieve. This will bring clarity.

Who

Define your team & their tasks. Bring a mix of junior and senior people, as it will help them learn and grow faster.

What

Identify the level of testing you wish to automate and focus on the key areas that will give you the best return on investment.

How

Understand the tools & languages used by the members and consider the level of testing you need to perform to add feasibility factors for smooth executions.

Where

Always try having a dedicated test environment; if not, run it inside a dedicated test environment. As this will help manipulate the data as per different scenarios for testing.

When

Run automation tests in your production environment after you have tested in your test environment.