Most common calculation of Automation ROI:<\/p>\n
Savings = Manual execution time * no. of times expected to run<\/p>\n
Except, this doesn’t give any real value..<\/p>\n
These tests we are calculating under time ‘saved’, mostly never get tested!<\/p>\n
A lot of times testers just try to fit in whatever they can in the given time duration, and many of these tests just cannot be done<\/p>\n
The real value of automation is the quick feedback you get<\/p>\n
Instead of regression issues being reported weeks later, devs get instant feedback and takes a lot less to fix the issue.<\/p>\n
Automation does save effort, but not in the way we usually calculate it.<\/p>\n
Details on this and other ROI calculation aspects in the linked blog post<\/p>\n