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About Greg Paskal
Greg Paskal is a natural innovator, pioneering new approaches across the Quality Assurance landscape. Greg enjoys mentoring others in sustainable approaches to manual and automated testing. Author of Test Automation in the Real World and countless technical publications, Greg can be heard on the TestTalks podcast with Joe Colantonio. Creator of METS, the Minimal Essential Testing Strategy, Greg's approach is recognized and taught by ASTQB as an effective, manual testing strategy. Greg has spoken at numerous conferences including the Automation Guild, StarEast, StarWest, and QA Trailblazers. Greg founded the Open Test Technology Forum, encouraging collaboration and focusing on greater quality across the SDLC. Find Greg on LinkedIn and learn more about his work at METSTesting.com, RealWorldTestAutomation.com and RecognizeAnother.com.
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Test automation is a fantastic technology field with incredible potential. Unfortunately, the reality is most test automation efforts fail soon after they’re initiated. From the many promises of ease of automation to over simplified vendor demonstrations, its easy to spend significant time and money pursuing test automation only to be left with spent budgets and unused software sitting on the shelf. If only there was a way to avoid the most common pitfalls encountered when embarking upon the promise of test automation?
Greg Paskal shares some of his best insights learned as a successful test automation engineer. With over 30 years in software development and test engineering, Greg has experience first hand what works and what ends up problematic when implementing test automation across the enterprise. Learn how to take First Steps into Test Automation, ensuring you start with a great foundation. Understand the critical steps of The Automation Evaluation and how this process ensures you’re automating the right things. Discover how Removing The Word Test from Test Automation opens up countless opportunities to get even greater value out of your automation tools and investment. Read about How to Hire an Automation Engineer to ensure you have the right talent to succeed in your automation endeavors.
Greg Paskal has published countless white-papers and recorded podcast on the subject of Test Automation. You'll find Greg presents Real World lessons learned in a way that will help you avoid making some of the common mistakes in test automation development. Greg blends together his broad range of technical talents with his gifts and passion for teaching other in an easy to understand format.
Prepare to come away better equipped for success in the world of Test Automation. These valuable lessons will apply to any test automation tool, technology and team.
Greg Paskal shares some of his best insights learned as a successful test automation engineer. With over 30 years in software development and test engineering, Greg has experience first hand what works and what ends up problematic when implementing test automation across the enterprise. Learn how to take First Steps into Test Automation, ensuring you start with a great foundation. Understand the critical steps of The Automation Evaluation and how this process ensures you’re automating the right things. Discover how Removing The Word Test from Test Automation opens up countless opportunities to get even greater value out of your automation tools and investment. Read about How to Hire an Automation Engineer to ensure you have the right talent to succeed in your automation endeavors.
Greg Paskal has published countless white-papers and recorded podcast on the subject of Test Automation. You'll find Greg presents Real World lessons learned in a way that will help you avoid making some of the common mistakes in test automation development. Greg blends together his broad range of technical talents with his gifts and passion for teaching other in an easy to understand format.
Prepare to come away better equipped for success in the world of Test Automation. These valuable lessons will apply to any test automation tool, technology and team.
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