Test Creation Only Accounts for ~10% of Web Test Automation Efforts

This will help explain many doubts and misconceptions about Test Automation.

When IT Professionals talk about End to End Test Automation, there are two completely opposite views: Very Easy or Extremely Hard. However, most will agree privately that they have never witnessed real test automation success, not even once in their whole careers. This article will clarify.

For simplicity, I will explain using the most common form of automated software testing: web test automation.

Table of Contents:
· Is End-to-End Test (via UI) Automation is easy or hard?
∘ View 1: End-to-End Test Automation is Very Easy
∘ View 2: End-to-End Test Automation is Extremely Hard
· In theory, Web Test Automation should be easy , but …
· Why Do Most End-to-End (via UI) Test Automation Fail?
∘ 1. Test Creation (~10%)
∘ 2. Test Stabilization and Refinement (~30%)
∘ 3. Ongoing Maintenance (~60%)
· Summary

Is End-to-End (via UI) Test Automation is easy or hard?