Guest Lecture by Mr. Pawan Sharma on “Automation Testing and its Importance”

A guest lecture by Mr.Pawan Sharma, Principal-QA Manager at Metacubes Pvt. Ltd in Jaipur, was held on 4 Feb 2012 on the topic “Automation Testing and its Importance”. The lecture covered important points such as what is automation testing and what are its various advantages and disadvantages. Automation testing, we got to know means testing software projects without the use of manual labor as well as using automated scripts for performing repetitive but necessary tests in a formalized testing process. By using automation testing we can efficiently and economically test various projects.

Additionally, the lecture also covered topics such as when is automation testing necessary and when it can be avoided as well as what enhancements an automation specialist would bring to our testing process. Things to consider before using automation testing was also discussed briefly like: Cost and resources available for testing, stakeholders of the project, possibility and scope of including automation testing, and time saved via automation testing vs. manual testing.

The lecture was very informative and the students enjoyed learning about the various automation testing techniques and basic software available to improve the testing process.