Automation ROI & Testing Efficiency

Orbix Commerce QA Dashboard — Total Cost of Quality Optimization

Automation DDY-A
52.3%
+4.1% vs Sprint 3
False Positive Rate
8.7%
+3.2% (E2E spike)
Maintenance Cost Ratio
31%
-2% MoM
Cost per Defect (Auto)
$164
-$19 vs Manual
Manual Exploratory Yield
38%
↔ Stable
Avg ROI Payback (Sprints)
6.2
-1.3 improvement

Automation vs. Manual Defect Detection Over Time

False Positive Rate by Suite (Sprint 6)

Maintenance Cost Breakdown

Cost per Defect Found (6-Sprint Avg)

Automation Coverage Expansion

Regression DDR-R

Sprint 6: 68%
Trend: +12% vs Sprint 1

CI Execution Cost/Run

Current: $4.20
Optimization: -$0.60 target

Conversion Backlog Velocity

Sprint 6: 18 tests
Backlog: 142 remaining

Test Suite Performance & ROI Registry

Suite / Category Tests DDY FPR MCR $/Defect Payback (Sprints) Status
Unit Tests 1,847 61.2% 2.1% 18% $98 3.2 Optimal
API Integration 524 58.7% 3.4% 22% $112 3.8 Optimal
E2E - Chrome 287 49.3% 7.8% 38% $187 5.5 Acceptable
E2E - Firefox 287 47.1% 9.2% 41% $201 6.1 Acceptable
E2E - Safari Mobile 143 31.6% 14.2% 52% $294 11.3 Action Req
Visual Regression 412 28.4% 18.7% 61% $342 14.2 Review ROI
Performance Tests 68 43.2% 4.1% 29% $156 7.8 Monitor
Security Scans 94 52.8% 1.9% 15% $103 4.1 Optimal
Accessibility Tests 176 39.7% 6.3% 34% $178 8.4 Optimize
Smoke Tests 142 71.3% 2.8% 19% $89 2.9 Excellent
Manual Exploratory N/A 38.0% 0% N/A $183 — Baseline

Automation Investment vs. Defect Yield (Sprint Trend)

Top Actions (Sprint 6)

🚨 Safari E2E Stabilization
FPR 14.2% due to WebKit selector issues. Target: <6% by Sprint 8.
🔴 Visual Regression ROI Review
Payback 14.2 sprints, MCR 61%. Evaluate dynamic content masking vs. deprecation.
✅ Expand Unit Coverage
Best $/defect ($98). Accelerate backlog conversion velocity (+30%).
💡 CI Cost Optimization
Parallelize E2E suite to reduce avg run cost from $4.20 to $3.60.

Quarterly ROI Summary (Q1 2024, Sprints 1-6)

Investment

Automation Dev Time 432 hrs
Maintenance Time 184 hrs
CI Infrastructure Cost $2,840
Training & Tooling $1,200
Total Investment $68,240

Returns

Defects Found (Auto) 347
Manual Testing Avoided 612 hrs
Production Defects Prevented $84K
Time-to-Market Improvement -2.3 days
Total Value Delivered $142,800

Net Impact

Net ROI +109%
TCoQ Reduction -14.3%
Avg Cost per Defect $164
QA Capacity Freed +28%
Target Progress
71% toward -20% TCoQ goal (3Q target)