diff --git a/watcher_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/base.py b/watcher_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/base.py
index e001f45..17e6fa2 100644
--- a/watcher_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/base.py
+++ b/watcher_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/base.py
@@ -435,3 +435,79 @@ class BaseInfraOptimScenarioTest(manager.ScenarioTest):
             if action_plan.get('state') not in self.AP_FINISHED_STATES:
                 return False
         return True
+
+    def execute_strategy(self, goal_name, strategy_name, **audit_kwargs):
+        """Execute an action plan based on the specific strategy
+
+        - create an audit template with the specific strategy
+        - run the audit to create an action plan
+        - get the action plan
+        - run the action plan
+        - get results and make sure it succeeded
+        """
+        _, goal = self.client.show_goal(goal_name)
+        _, strategy = self.client.show_strategy(strategy_name)
+        _, audit_template = self.create_audit_template(
+            goal['uuid'], strategy=strategy['uuid'])
+
+        self.assertTrue(test_utils.call_until_true(
+            func=functools.partial(
+                self.has_action_plans_finished),
+            duration=600,
+            sleep_for=2
+        ))
+
+        audit_type = audit_kwargs.pop('audit_type', 'ONESHOT')
+        state = audit_kwargs.pop('state', None)
+        interval = audit_kwargs.pop('interval', None)
+        parameters = audit_kwargs.pop('parameters', None)
+        _, audit = self.create_audit(
+            audit_template['uuid'],
+            audit_type=audit_type,
+            state=state,
+            interval=interval,
+            parameters=parameters)
+
+        try:
+            self.assertTrue(test_utils.call_until_true(
+                func=functools.partial(
+                    self.has_audit_finished, audit['uuid']),
+                duration=600,
+                sleep_for=2
+            ))
+        except ValueError:
+            self.fail("The audit has failed!")
+
+        _, finished_audit = self.client.show_audit(audit['uuid'])
+        if finished_audit.get('state') in ('FAILED', 'CANCELLED', 'SUSPENDED'):
+            self.fail("The audit ended in unexpected state: %s!"
+                      % finished_audit.get('state'))
+
+        _, action_plans = self.client.list_action_plans(
+            audit_uuid=audit['uuid'])
+        action_plan = action_plans['action_plans'][0]
+
+        _, action_plan = self.client.show_action_plan(action_plan['uuid'])
+
+        if action_plan['state'] in ('SUPERSEDED', 'SUCCEEDED'):
+            # This means the action plan is superseded so we cannot trigger it,
+            # or it is empty.
+            return
+
+        # Execute the action by changing its state to PENDING
+        _, updated_ap = self.client.start_action_plan(action_plan['uuid'])
+
+        self.assertTrue(test_utils.call_until_true(
+            func=functools.partial(
+                self.has_action_plan_finished, action_plan['uuid']),
+            duration=600,
+            sleep_for=2
+        ))
+        _, finished_ap = self.client.show_action_plan(action_plan['uuid'])
+        _, action_list = self.client.list_actions(
+            action_plan_uuid=finished_ap["uuid"])
+        self.assertIn(updated_ap['state'], ('PENDING', 'ONGOING'))
+        self.assertIn(finished_ap['state'], ('SUCCEEDED', 'SUPERSEDED'))
+
+        for action in action_list['actions']:
+            self.assertEqual('SUCCEEDED', action.get('state'))