A company wants to automate regression tests for a legacy mainframe system. The system has no API and only a green-screen terminal interface. The team has a limited budget and the business expects a return on investment within one year. The test manager has proposed a full end-to-end automation suite. What should the test automation architect do first?

Start with a small pilot on the most critical transaction to prove the concept

Define a full set of automation objectives and scope before any analysis

Procure a commercial test automation tool that supports terminal emulation

Conduct a feasibility study to evaluate the technical risks and compare the cost of automation against manual testing

Which of the following sections should be included in a test automation plan document?

The marketing strategy for the product

Risk assessment and mitigation strategies

The personal contact information of all team members

The source code of the application under test

What is the primary purpose of documenting the test automation plan?

To satisfy the requirements of the test tool vendor

To guarantee that the automation project will be successful

To replace the need for communication among team members

To provide a reference for all stakeholders on the objectives, scope, approach, and risks of the automation effort

A company is planning to automate tests for a new e-commerce platform. The project has a tight deadline, and the team consists of three manual testers who have no programming experience. The budget allows for hiring one additional person. What is the most effective resource planning decision?

Train the manual testers in automation and delay the project timeline by six months

Use a low-code automation tool and assign the manual testers to create tests without additional training

Outsource all test automation to an external vendor

Hire a test automation engineer and train the manual testers to write and maintain automated scripts

A team is planning to automate tests for a web application that will be deployed to multiple cloud regions. The tests must run against each region to verify data residency and performance. Which environmental requirement should be included in the test automation plan?

A single test environment in the primary region only

A test environment that is isolated from the production network

A virtualized environment that simulates all regions from one location

Test environments in each cloud region with the same configuration as production

Certified Tester Test Automation Strategy

Domain 4Objective 1

Test Automation Solution Planning CT-TAS Practice Questions (Page 4)

Part of the Domain 4: Organizational Deployment and Release Strategies for Test Automation domain, which makes up ~20% of our current practice bank. ISTQB does not publish an official question count, but from its 60-minute exam (~25–40 total, ~5–8 in this domain), expect 2–3 from this objective — we provide 40 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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11 Concepts in This Objective

Test Automation Solution Planning Overview
Defining Test Automation Objectives and Scope
Selecting Test Automation Approach
Identifying Test Automation Requirements
Assessing Feasibility and Risks
Planning Test Automation Architecture
Resource Planning for Test Automation
Estimating Effort and Cost
Defining Test Automation Metrics and KPIs
Creating a Test Automation Roadmap
Documenting the Test Automation Plan

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16expert · hard
A company wants to automate regression tests for a legacy mainframe system. The system has no API and only a green-screen terminal interface. The team has a limited budget and the business expects a return on investment within one year. The test manager has proposed a full end-to-end automation suite. What should the test automation architect do first?
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17foundation · easy
Which of the following sections should be included in a test automation plan document?
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18foundation · easy
What is the primary purpose of documenting the test automation plan?
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19application · medium
A company is planning to automate tests for a new e-commerce platform. The project has a tight deadline, and the team consists of three manual testers who have no programming experience. The budget allows for hiring one additional person. What is the most effective resource planning decision?
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20application · medium
A team is planning to automate tests for a web application that will be deployed to multiple cloud regions. The tests must run against each region to verify data residency and performance. Which environmental requirement should be included in the test automation plan?
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