Back in June 2021, I wrote how we wanted to go 100% automation, and this was basically:
- forcing the manual testers out of the company,
- or to switch roles,
- or learn automation.
There was a meeting to discuss how Testing could be completed for our next major release called “Software Developer assignment during the release regression window“
“30% of the regression pack is covered by automated tests. It takes around 9 days to run due to random failures”
Manager
They did want Developers to help run manual Regression Tests for the next release, but then going forward, they wanted Developers to help improve the current Automated Tests, and add more test coverage.
3 months later, a “Community of Practice” was set up. Not that important then.
I think the problem is that the Testers don’t have that much experience writing Automated tests, so they end up writing brittle and messy tests. Then, when they ask Developers to help out, we don’t have time since we are too busy fixing Bugs and working on new Projects.
7 months later, still not much improvement.
I knew the situation wouldn’t change. We keep highlighting this as a problem but then don’t have the skills and time to actually do anything about it. So all that really happens is a few of the experienced manual Testers leave because they think they aren’t needed/respected anymore (see intro paragraph). Then it takes longer to run the manual tests, and the desire for more Automation increases.
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