How to Design and Implement a Best-in-Class Test Automation Strategy
To ensure software readiness to support business demands, and to meet tight release deadlines, test automation has been widely adopted as a method to save money, eliminate the complexities of manual testing, and release better products faster. Unfortunately, the implementation of test automation can be a costly endeavor if it is not implemented using the correct strategy.
In this session we will explore the best practices to implement a best-in-class test automation strategy.
- Best practices to define test automation goals
- How to make effective use of the tools and resources you have
- What a modern test automation strategy looks like and how to implement it
Adam Satterfield, Sr. Director of Engineering Enablement at Global Payments, has been in the software testing industry for 20 years where many of those have been devoted to the use of Katalon products. Adam has a wide background in industries such as cloud, SaaS, telecom, mobile, healthcare, and finance. Adam enjoys leading and mentoring quality assurance teams and teaching testers how to find their inner testing star.
He has presented at multiple conferences and authored blog posts related to automation, DevOps, and testing leadership. Currently, Adam is working at Global Payments to lead Test Engineering and DevSecOps to drive best practices across multiple projects and modernization initiatives. He also is working on innovation within test engineering in the spaces of cloud and AI/ML.
Outside of testing, Adam enjoys blacksmithing and woodworking to keep his critical thinking skills fresh. He also enjoys taking martial arts classes with his daughter.