📝 Experiences of Test Automation — Real Lessons From Real Teams (and Real Mistakes)
🔍 Introduction
If you’re tired of test automation books that only show best-case scenarios and ignore the messy reality, Experiences of Test Automation by Dorothy Graham and Mark Fewster is the refreshingly honest answer.
Rather than preaching theory, this book shares 20+ real-world case studies of automation projects — what worked, what didn’t, and what teams wish they had done differently.
It’s the most human, realistic, and valuable book you can read on test automation strategy.
📚 What You’ll Learn
- Firsthand stories from teams in finance, telecom, embedded systems, and web apps
- Common failure points in automation — and how to avoid them
- Patterns of success, including reusability, architecture, and ROI measurement
- How to set realistic expectations for what automation can (and can’t) do
- A framework for evaluating your own context and choosing the right approach
✅ Who Should Read This
- QA engineers involved in or starting automation
- Test managers needing to justify automation investment
- Consultants and leads creating automation strategies
- Readers of Software Test Automation looking for follow-up context
- ISTQB Advanced Test Automation Engineer candidates
💡 My Top 3 Takeaways
- There is no universal automation solution — context is everything.
- Even failed automation projects can teach you more than perfect ones.
- Stakeholder alignment is as important as tools or frameworks — maybe more.
📦 Where to Buy
📘 Experiences of Test Automation on Amazon
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