Have you ever wondered what success means in the context of a test automation project? For me, success has been closely connected to the role I’m in. As a tester, success for me is pushing a test into CI/CD and seeing it run depending on defined triggers. As a test lead, for me, success is the information that each test reveals. While for me, as a manager, success is neither one nor the other - success is achieving results within a given (and as small as possible) budget.

In this talk, I will share how I reached the “definition for success” of automation in testing, explain how we can calculate the value and leave you with at least one practical metric that can be used in your own (successful) projects.