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Hans Buwalda

Hans Buwalda leads LogiGear’s research and development of test automation solutions, and oversees the delivery of advanced test automation consulting and engineering services. The original architect of the key-word framework for software testing organizations, he assists clients in strategic implementation of Action Based Testing™ throughout their testing organizations, and he is lead developer of LogiGear’s TestArchitect™, the keyword-based toolset for software test design, automation and management.

Prior to joining LogiGear, Mr. Buwalda served as project director at CMG (now Logica) in the Netherlands. During his seventeen years with that firm he assisted clients in nine countries develop and deploy software testing solutions. He is an internationally recognized expert specializing in test automation, test development, and testing technology management, and speaks frequently at international conferences on concepts such as Action Based Testing, the Three Holy Grails of Test Development, Soap Opera Testing, and Testing in the Cold.

He is coauthor of Integrated Test Design and Automation (Addison Wesley, 2001) and holds a Master of Sci-ence in Computer Science from the Free University, Amsterdam.

Key Principles of Test Design introducing 3 “holy grails” to make testing more effective and achieve better automation The First Holy Grail of Test Design effective breakdown of tests and manageable units, called “test modules” The Second Holy Grail of Test Design selecting the right approach for each test module The Third Holy Grail of Test Design specifying the test cases at the right level of abstraction