Test automation is an investment, set the right expectations for management which clearly show cases the ‘bang for the buck’. Test automation spearhead is responsible for educating stake holders about the investment & benefits of test automation and making commitments with them regarding resources, changes that need to be incorporated in the ‘Development & test process’ and development tools for successful implementation and sustaining the test automation initiatives.
测试自动化是一项投资，为那些清楚展示‘货真价实’例子的管理层设置正确的期望。测试自动化前锋人员负责在测试自动化的投资和收益方面教育股东，并且为了成功的实施和维持测试自动化的主动性，要同他们在资源，需要在‘开发和测试过程’中的合作而做的改变及其工具开发方面达成承诺。
Pillars:
构造结实的柱子Construct solid pillars…
Tool:
Selecting the right tool which suits the technology using which you develop your products and customizing it for the specific needs is the key. Loads of wealthy information is available in this knowledgeable world which assists organizations in picking up the right test automation tool and evaluation vendors.
选择正确的工具是关键，它要适合你开发你产品所使用的和为特殊需要而定制的技术。在这个知识渊博的世界里有许多大量的信息，它们可以在选择正确的测试自动化工具和评估供应商方面为组织提供帮助。
Methodology:
Get your methodology in place, which gets integrated with the development and test process seamlessly. Test automation methodology should assist in selecting the right tests to automate, architecture of test suite, providing aids in calculating the return on investment, coding guidelines, test automation project deliverables, test suite execution, delivery and maintenance mechanism. Methodology also should provide the templates, check lists and guidelines for the above-mentioned things.
在适当的地方放置你的方法学，它要和开发以及测试过程无缝地结合起来。测试自动化方法学应该在选择正确的要自动化的测试，测试包的架构，在计算投资回报提供援助，编码指南，测试自动化项目交付物，测试包执行，交付和维护机制上方面提供帮助。方法学也应该提供模板，检查表和有关上述事项的指南。
Infrastructure:
Ø Make sure that you have application under test installed in an environment which is only available only for the people who are on the board of test automation project, so that others will not meddle with test data.
确信你将所测试应用程序安装在了一个只提供给在测试自动化项目中人员访问的环境里，因此其他人将不会乱动测试数据。
Ø Dedicated machines should be available for the test automation runs.
应该有为执行测试自动化的专用机器
Ø Treat test automation suite likes any other sellable product. Package it with installer for easy delivery and installation
把测试自动化包象其他可销售的产品一样对待。为了更容易交付和安装，用Installer程序打包它。
Ø Procure enough space on a hard disk drive to store all the information about test automation suite for easy accessibility and availability.
为了容易访问和实用性，获得足够的硬盘空间以存储测试自动化包的所有信息
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