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Academy · SAP Test Management & TCoE · 400 Expert

SAP TCoE Tooling and Test Automation Strategy: Platform Selection, Automation Portfolio and ROI

How a TCoE decides its toolchain and automation strategy for SAP. You map what SAP provides (SAP Cloud ALM and its Test Automation API, the Public Edition test automation tool, legacy Solution Manager, CBTA and eCATT) and the Private Edition gap, run a weighted selection with a fair proof of concept that includes a change event, see why sustainable platforms usually beat home-grown script frameworks over five years and when they do not, evaluate ACCELQ as the worked example of a codeless platform, build a scored automation portfolio, model TCO and ROI with every assumption stated, and govern automation as a shared service.

  • 76 minutes
  • 7 lessons + quiz
  • Test Lead / Test Manager, Test Automation Engineer, Solution Architect
Start the course
  1. 01The SAP test toolchain: what SAP gives you9 min
  2. 02A selection framework and a fair proof of concept16 min
  3. 03Why platforms beat home-grown frameworks over time9 min
  4. 04A sustainable codeless platform: ACCELQ as the worked example9 min
  5. 05The automation portfolio9 min
  6. 06An honest TCO and ROI model8 min
  7. 07Governing automation as a shared service16 min
  8. QZCourse quiz15 questions

What you’ll be able to do

  • Map SAP-delivered test tools, their integration with SAP Cloud ALM and their gaps to TCoE needs
  • Apply weighted selection criteria with knock-outs and run a fair proof of concept
  • Explain why sustainable platforms usually outperform home-grown frameworks over three to five years, and when they do not
  • Evaluate a codeless platform against SAP needs, using ACCELQ as the worked example, separating documented facts from vendor claims
  • Prioritize an automation portfolio by business risk, frequency, stability, data effort and test layer
  • Build an honest TCO and ROI model with stated assumptions, break-even and sensitivity
  • Govern automation as a shared service with ownership, a definition of done, pipeline triggers and health metrics

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