# \#mot-acta **URL:** https://club.ministryoftesting.com/tag/mot-acta/318.md [Latest](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/tags.md) --- ## [How often do you write Test Strategy or Test Plan documents?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/how-often-do-you-write-test-strategy-or-test-plan-documents/74312)
**Author:** [@ivoqa](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/ivoqa)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [28 February 2024 13:58 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/how-often-do-you-write-test-strategy-or-test-plan-documents/74312 "2024-02-28T13:58:30Z")
DisclaimerFor the purpose of this topic, let us not debate about definitions of what either Test Plan or Test Strategy are, the Internet and MoT are full of resources for that. Let’s just say they are what you think they… --- ## [Do you have examples of how your test automation strategy failed to get approval?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/do-you-have-examples-of-how-your-test-automation-strategy-failed-to-get-approval/74042)
**Author:** [@rosie](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/rosie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [23 February 2024 10:05 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/do-you-have-examples-of-how-your-test-automation-strategy-failed-to-get-approval/74042 "2024-02-23T10:05:58Z")
I’d like to learn about why strategies fail to get buy-in and how we can learn from failure to encourage teams to buy into a strategy. My questions are: Have you ever failed to get a team to adopt a strategy? 2. If s… --- ## [How has your context influenced you automation decisions?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/how-has-your-context-influenced-you-automation-decisions/74009)
**Author:** [@mwinteringham](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/mwinteringham)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [12 February 2024 13:40 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/how-has-your-context-influenced-you-automation-decisions/74009 "2024-02-12T13:40:10Z")
Wouldn’t we all love to work on a perfectly flowing test automation project? With all the resources we would like? And access to all the tech we need? What automation stories do you have to share about the context of yo… --- ## [What's the difference between a strategy and a plan?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-strategy-and-a-plan/69240)
**Author:** [@mwinteringham](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/mwinteringham)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [12 September 2023 09:40 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-strategy-and-a-plan/69240 "2023-09-12T09:40:46Z")
Hi folks, I’m now focusing on planning automation. As always, we’re looking to learn community insights and would love your thoughts on this question: What’s the difference between a strategy and a plan? We’d love … --- ## [How has context contributed to successes and failures in delivering valuable automation?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/how-has-context-contributed-to-successes-and-failures-in-delivering-valuable-automation/66956)
**Author:** [@mwinteringham](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/mwinteringham)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [4 August 2023 11:15 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/how-has-context-contributed-to-successes-and-failures-in-delivering-valuable-automation/66956 "2023-08-04T11:15:29Z")
@friendlytester and I need your help. We’re building a new Automation course (based on the Automation Curriculum) and we want to add ideas, tips and stories from the community to help teach topics. We’ll be curating this… --- ## [Who do you write a test strategy for?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/who-do-you-write-a-test-strategy-for/69235)
**Author:** [@mwinteringham](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/mwinteringham)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [7 August 2023 11:26 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/who-do-you-write-a-test-strategy-for/69235 "2023-08-07T11:26:22Z")
Hi folks, I have another question, this time about strategies. Who do you write a test strategy for? I want to show to learners that we write for strategies for a wide range of individuals and roles and we’d like to… --- ## [What are your test strategy horror stories?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-are-your-test-strategy-horror-stories/69236)
**Author:** [@mwinteringham](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/mwinteringham)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [4 August 2023 13:23 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-are-your-test-strategy-horror-stories/69236 "2023-08-04T13:23:25Z")
Hi all, I need your help in sharing community stories on Automation. We’re currently exploring why strategies fail and how we can learn from failure to encourage teams to buy into a strategy. So our question is this: … --- ## [What do you like to add into a plan?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-do-you-like-to-add-into-a-plan/69241)
**Author:** [@mwinteringham](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/mwinteringham)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [5 August 2023 09:24 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-do-you-like-to-add-into-a-plan/69241 "2023-08-05T09:24:59Z")
Hi folks, I have another question to ask: What do you like to add to a plan? Although we may have similar responsibilities for planning automation, how we do it differs. We’d love to know what you add to a plan and … --- ## [Can you share an examples of good/bad automation goals](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/can-you-share-an-examples-of-good-bad-automation-goals/67639)
**Author:** [@mwinteringham](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/mwinteringham)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [4 August 2023 11:28 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/can-you-share-an-examples-of-good-bad-automation-goals/67639 "2023-08-04T11:28:28Z")
Back again with another question. This time I’m thinking about automation goals and what makes an automation goal good or bad. So, for example, a good automation goal might be: Reduce the time to run automated checks by… --- ## [What causes a strategy to change?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-causes-a-strategy-to-change/69238)
**Author:** [@mwinteringham](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/mwinteringham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [30 July 2023 18:56 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-causes-a-strategy-to-change/69238 "2023-07-30T18:56:00Z")
Hi again, Continuing our work on automation strategy, we need the community’s help one again :smiley: This time, we want to hear your thoughts on the following question: Why would you need to update a strategy? What … --- ## [What questions would you ask to learn more about Testability?](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-questions-would-you-ask-to-learn-more-about-testability/67288)
**Author:** [@mwinteringham](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/mwinteringham)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [16 July 2023 01:03 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-questions-would-you-ask-to-learn-more-about-testability/67288 "2023-07-16T01:03:58Z")
Hi all, I am back again with another question. This time I want to get the brain matter working and ask you: “Based on the list of topics below, what questions would you ask to find out how they impact your ability to t… --- ## [30 Days of Testability - Day 1: Define Testability](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/30-days-of-testability-day-1-define-testability/23117)
**Author:** [@philipp](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/philipp)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [21 November 2022 09:28 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/30-days-of-testability-day-1-define-testability/23117 "2022-11-21T09:28:57Z")
A system/feature is only testable if: I have enough information about the system/feature to determine which input should yield what output, under which conditions and when I have the possibility to get/create the neede…