What Can You Achieve with This Training?

Learn to approach test automation as an organisation-wide quality strategy, rather than focusing solely on technical implementation.
Evaluate automation investment costs, risks, and expected benefits to support informed technology and resource decisions.
Develop test automation strategies aligned with Agile, DevOps, and different software development lifecycle models.
Plan the adoption and expansion of automation across test levels, teams, and projects.
Measure automation effectiveness and business value through test metrics, reports, and performance indicators.
Support long-term quality objectives through sustainable automation, governance, and continuous improvement practices.

The ISTQB – Test Automation Strategy Training is an accredited, two-day course designed for experienced software testing professionals who want to move beyond implementing automation tools and develop the strategic capabilities required to manage automation at an organisational level.

The course examines how test automation can be introduced, expanded across teams and projects, and continuously improved. Participants explore why an effective automation strategy involves more than selecting and configuring tools. It also requires informed decisions about investment planning, risk management, resource allocation, process alignment, and measurable business value.

Key topics include test automation success factors, implementation costs, team roles and responsibilities, and the preparation needed before introducing automation. The programme also addresses integration across test levels and strategic considerations for different software development lifecycle models.

Further modules explore organisational deployment and release strategies, test environment dependencies, investment analysis, automation metrics, and decision-making based on test reports. The transition from manual testing to continuous testing and the development of an organisation-wide automation strategy are also covered.

The training helps participants build the skills to evaluate automation investments, make strategic decisions, and establish sustainable automation approaches. It also supports career development toward senior testing, quality leadership, and test architecture positions.

For corporate groups, we can organize this training as an on-site private group.

Prerequisites

Candidates must meet the following requirements:

Hold an ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) v4.0 certification or an equivalent Foundation Level certification from an earlier version
Have practical experience in software testing

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for experienced software testing professionals who want to plan, manage, assess, or improve test automation strategies.

It is particularly relevant to:

Senior Software Testers
Test Leads and Test Managers
Quality Assurance (QA) Leaders
Test Architects
Professionals responsible for test automation strategy

What You Will Learn

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Identify and evaluate the success factors of a test automation strategy in different organisational contexts.
Assess implementation, operational, and maintenance costs to support automation investment decisions.
Recognise automation risks and incorporate them into strategic planning.
Develop organisation-wide test automation plans.
Evaluate approaches for integrating automation across multiple test levels.
Design automation strategies that support Agile and DevOps delivery models.
Plan automation deployment and release strategies, taking test environment dependencies into account.
Measure automation effectiveness using appropriate test automation metrics.
Evaluate the business value of test automation at both project and organisational levels.
Interpret test reports to guide automation investment and improvement decisions.
Explain roles, responsibilities, and governance considerations for organisational automation initiatives.
Plan the transition from manual testing to continuous testing and identify opportunities for ongoing improvement.
Develop sustainable test automation strategies that support long-term quality objectives.

Training Outline

1. Introduction to Test Automation Strategy and Objectives

Understanding the purpose, scope, and objectives of a test automation strategy
Evaluating the key success factors that influence an effective automation strategy

2. Test Automation Resources

Assessing the costs and risks associated with implementing a test automation solution
Defining roles and responsibilities within test automation activities

3. Preparing for Test Automation

Examining approaches to integrating automation across different test levels
Reviewing strategic considerations associated with different software development lifecycle (SDLC) models
Evaluating the applicability and viability of test automation

4. Organisational Deployment and Release Strategies for Test Automation

Planning the implementation of a test automation solution
Comparing different test automation deployment strategies
Identifying test environment dependencies and assessing their impact on deployment planning

5. Test Automation Impact Analysis

Evaluating the investment required to establish and maintain test automation
Identifying and using test automation metrics
Assessing the value of automation at project and organisational levels
Supporting strategic and operational decisions with information from test reports

6. Test Automation Implementation and Improvement Strategies

Examining the transition from manual testing to continuous testing
Developing, maintaining, and improving an organisation-wide test automation strategy

Why Choose Us

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Experience ISTQB - Test Automation Strategy in South Africa through Bilginç IT Academy's live and interactive virtual classroom environment. Join a Public course as an individual delegate or arrange a dedicated Private / In-house online training program exclusively for your organization.

Delivery Method: Online Instructor-Led
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Experience ISTQB - Test Automation Strategy through face-to-face Classroom Based training in South Africa. Training can be delivered as a Public course open to individual delegates or as a dedicated Private / In-house class for your organization.

Delivery Method: Classroom Based
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Practical Learning: Depending on the course, reinforce your knowledge through hands-on exercises, scenarios, case studies, and instructor-led activities.

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Delivery Method: Onsite
Participation Model: Private (In-house)
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