A Brief Overview of Automated Testing
The investment in testing for financial trading systems far exceeded that of other systems, with tedious test steps repeatedly executed and a low ROI. As projects and personnel changed, uncontrollable factors inevitably introduced, a common situation being the modification of a field output from Interface A impacting the results of Interface B. With each version release, risk also accumulated.
Theoretical Knowledge How to Measure the Value of Automation? An automation testing ROI = (Manual Execution Time) * (Number of Runs) / (Development Cost + Maintenance Cost) Which Features Should Be Automated?