“Guide to creating your test automation strategy”

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Defines a concrete automation plan: state the primary goal that drives scope and ROI, pick a dedicated automation team, choose levels from the unit/service/UI pyramid and types (regression, smoke, performance), and select tools that match language and CI needs such as WebDriverIO vs Cypress or language-specific frameworks. Recommends a dedicated test environment, schedules runs (local or CI/CD), and emphasizes that not every test is worth automating to keep cost and maintenance manageable.

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" chapters (6)

1. 0:00Introduction
2. 0:46What is a test automation strategy
3. 2:10Identify your why
4. 3:46Identify your team
5. 5:05Test pyramid
6. 6:25Running your automated test

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