Maintain a test automation backlog for your project that contains all needed automation tasks and identified improvements. If you then target a few items from the backlog every sprint, in no time you will start to see the new regression test suite taking shape. Occasionally, stories from the test automation backlog may require dedicated developer time to implement and consequently some buy-in from the product owner in order to proceed. However, it should not be difficult to convince the product owner about the value of such stories if everyone on team is committed to quality. A test automation backlog could contain a prioritized list of items such as: - Parameterize the test environment for test execution.
- Integrate with Continuous Integration.
- Enhance reporting mechanism.
- Provide an option to attach error logs in notification emails.
- Collect performance metrics for workflow scenarios.
- Add tests to check for concurrent execution of critical test cases.
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