Automation Framework Development - Various Stages

Stages	Activities and Steps	Output/Results
Application Study	Study application Initiate Knowledge Transfer sessions Review  existing Testcases Analyze Test processes / environment	- High level understanding - Know supported browsers,  Test environment, test processes
Feasibility Analysis	Automation feasibility   Prototyping	- Feasibility checklist - Automation model
Scope	Identify scenarios to be automated Estimation	- Features in scope of automation - High level estimates
Test Planning	Schedule planning Resource planning Training needs assessment Hardware needs assessment	- Automation Test Plan - Team setup - Training plan
Test Design	Define standards to be followed Framework Design Define Test cases, populate test data	- Coding standards - Framework libraries identified - Format of configuration, UI/Data map files identified
Test Development	Framework Development Test Script Development	- Framework libraries - Framework functions - Page Objects - Test scripts
Test Execution	Execution strategy Script execution and analysis Results reporting	- Formatted test results - Test summary reports
Maintainance	Update test scripts Add new test scripts	- Updated test scripts - Updated function libraries