diff --git a/.github/actions/kfp-cluster/action.yml b/.github/actions/kfp-cluster/action.yml
index b0942133cdb..fdcb7dbc2f2 100644
--- a/.github/actions/kfp-cluster/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/kfp-cluster/action.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Build images
       shell: bash
-      run: ./.github/resources/scripts/build-images.sh
+      run: make build-images
 
     - name: Deploy KFP
       shell: bash
-      run: ./.github/resources/scripts/deploy-kfp.sh
+      run: make deploy-kfp
diff --git a/.github/actions/kfp-tekton-cluster/action.yml b/.github/actions/kfp-tekton-cluster/action.yml
index 4c396305e43..47c15b86732 100644
--- a/.github/actions/kfp-tekton-cluster/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/kfp-tekton-cluster/action.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Build images
       shell: bash
-      run: ./.github/resources/scripts/build-images.sh
+      run: make build-images
 
     - name: Deploy KFP
       shell: bash
-      run: ./.github/resources/scripts/deploy-kfp-tekton.sh
+      run: make deploy-kfp-tekton
diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-visualization.yml b/.github/workflows/backend-visualization.yml
index 7038278f619..ac0879ce4ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-visualization.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-visualization.yml
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.9'
 
       - name: Run tests
-        run: ./test/presubmit-backend-visualization.sh
+        run: make test-backend-visualization-test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend.yml b/.github/workflows/backend.yml
index c17ef0e33a7..41a0ba02651 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend.yml
@@ -40,31 +40,24 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.9'
       - name: Install sdk
         run: |
-          python3 -m venv .venv
-          . .venv/bin/activate
-          pip install -e sdk/python
+          make setup-backend-test
       - name: Create KFP cluster
         uses: ./.github/actions/kfp-tekton-cluster
       - name: "flip coin test"
         run: |
-          . .venv/bin/activate
-          TEST_SCRIPT="test-flip-coin.sh" ./.github/resources/scripts/e2e-test.sh
+          make test-backend-test-flip-coin
       - name: "static loop test"
         run: |
-          . .venv/bin/activate
-          TEST_SCRIPT="test-static-loop.sh" ./.github/resources/scripts/e2e-test.sh
+          make test-backend-test-static-loop
       - name: "dynamic loop test"
         run: |
-          . .venv/bin/activate
-          TEST_SCRIPT="test-dynamic-loop.sh" ./.github/resources/scripts/e2e-test.sh
+          make test-backend-test-dynamic-loop
       - name: "use env"
         run: |
-          . .venv/bin/activate
-          TEST_SCRIPT="test-env.sh" ./.github/resources/scripts/e2e-test.sh
+          make test-backend-test-env
       - name: "use volume"
         run: |
-          . .venv/bin/activate
-          TEST_SCRIPT="test-volume.sh" ./.github/resources/scripts/e2e-test.sh
+          make test-backend-test-volume
       - name: Collect test results
         if: always()
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
index 2a89d87a97d..8e371c20351 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
@@ -37,12 +37,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           k8s_version: ${{ matrix.k8s_version }}
 
-      - name: Forward API port
-        run: ./.github/resources/scripts/forward-port.sh "kubeflow" "ml-pipeline" 8888 8888
-
-      - name: Initialization tests v1
-        working-directory: ./backend/test/initialization
-        run: go test -v ./... -namespace kubeflow -args -runIntegrationTests=true
+      - name: Forward Port and initialize tests v1
+        run: make test-e2e-initialization-tests-v1
 
       - name: Collect test results
         if: always()
@@ -71,13 +67,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           k8s_version: ${{ matrix.k8s_version }}
 
-
-      - name: Forward API port
-        run: ./.github/resources/scripts/forward-port.sh "kubeflow" "ml-pipeline" 8888 8888
-
       - name: Initialization tests v2
-        working-directory: ./backend/test/v2/initialization
-        run: go test -v ./... -namespace kubeflow -args -runIntegrationTests=true
+        run: make test-e2e-initialization-tests-v2
 
       - name: Collect test results
         if: always()
@@ -106,12 +97,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           k8s_version: ${{ matrix.k8s_version }}
 
-      - name: Forward API port
-        run: ./.github/resources/scripts/forward-port.sh "kubeflow" "ml-pipeline" 8888 8888
-
       - name: API integration tests v1
-        working-directory: ./backend/test/integration
-        run: go test -v ./... -namespace ${NAMESPACE} -args -runIntegrationTests=true
+        run:  make test-e2e-api-integration-tests-v1
 
       - name: Collect test results
         if: always()
@@ -140,12 +127,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           k8s_version: ${{ matrix.k8s_version }}
 
-      - name: Forward API port
-        run: ./.github/resources/scripts/forward-port.sh "kubeflow" "ml-pipeline" 8888 8888
-
       - name: API integration tests v2
-        working-directory: ./backend/test/v2/integration
-        run: go test -v ./... -namespace ${NAMESPACE} -args -runIntegrationTests=true
+        run: make test-e2e-api-integration-tests-v2
 
       - name: Collect test results
         if: always()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/frontend.yml b/.github/workflows/frontend.yml
index f7358f2fc15..0959cefe686 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/frontend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/frontend.yml
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ jobs:
       with:
         node-version: '22'
 
-    - name: Clean npm cache
-      run: npm cache clean --force
-
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: cd ./frontend && npm ci
-
     - name: Run Frontend Tests
-      run: cd ./frontend && npm run test:ci
+      run: make test-frontend
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gcpc-modules-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/gcpc-modules-tests.yml
index 7ce9f4145e3..4ca856c1aa7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gcpc-modules-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gcpc-modules-tests.yml
@@ -21,36 +21,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: 3.9
       
-      - name: apt-get update
-        run: sudo apt-get update
-
-      - name: Install protobuf-compiler
-        run: sudo apt-get install protobuf-compiler -y
-      
-      - name: Install setuptools
-        run: | 
-          pip3 install setuptools
-          pip3 freeze
-
-      - name: Install Wheel
-        run: pip3 install wheel==0.42.0
-      
-      - name: Install python sdk 
-        run: pip install sdk/python
-
-      - name: Generate API proto files
-        working-directory: ./api
-        run: make clean python
-
-      - name: Install kfp-pipeline-spec from source
-        run: | 
-          python3 -m pip install api/v2alpha1/python
-
-      - name: Install google-cloud component 
-        run: pip install components/google-cloud
-
-      - name: Install Pytest
-        run: pip install $(grep 'pytest==' sdk/python/requirements-dev.txt)
+      - name: Install requirements
+        run: make setup-grpc-modules-test
 
       - name: Run test
-        run: pytest ./test/gcpc-tests/run_all_gcpc_modules.py
+        run: make test-grpc-modules
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kfp-kubernetes-execution-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/kfp-kubernetes-execution-tests.yml
index 9e6c3a40291..53f61efd34f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kfp-kubernetes-execution-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kfp-kubernetes-execution-tests.yml
@@ -33,47 +33,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           k8s_version: ${{ matrix.k8s_version }}
 
-      - name: Forward API port
-        run: ./.github/resources/scripts/forward-port.sh "kubeflow" "ml-pipeline" 8888 8888
+      - name: Install requirements 
+        run: make setup-kfp-kubernetes-execution-tests-without-kfp
 
-      - name: apt-get update
-        run: sudo apt-get update
-
-      - name: Install protobuf-compiler
-        run: sudo apt-get install protobuf-compiler -y
-
-      - name: Install setuptools
-        run: | 
-          pip3 install setuptools
-          pip3 freeze
-
-      - name: Install Wheel
-        run: pip3 install wheel==0.42.0
-
-      - name: Install protobuf
-        run: pip3 install protobuf==4.25.3
-
-      - name: Generate API proto files
-        working-directory: ./api
-        run: make clean python
-
-      - name: Install kfp-pipeline-spec from source
-        run: |
-          python3 -m pip install api/v2alpha1/python
-
-      - name: Generate kfp-kubernetes proto files from source
-        working-directory: ./kubernetes_platform
-        run: make clean python
-
-      - name: Install kfp-kubernetes from source
-        run: |
-          pip install -e ./kubernetes_platform/python[dev]
-
-      - name: Install requirements
-        run: pip install -r ./test/kfp-kubernetes-execution-tests/requirements.txt
-
-      - name: Run tests
-        run: |
-          export KFP_ENDPOINT="http://localhost:8888"
-          export TIMEOUT_SECONDS=2700
-          pytest ./test/kfp-kubernetes-execution-tests/sdk_execution_tests.py --asyncio-task-timeout $TIMEOUT_SECONDS
+      - name: Forward port and run tests
+        run: make test-kfp-kubernetes-execution-tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kfp-kubernetes-library-test.yml b/.github/workflows/kfp-kubernetes-library-test.yml
index f1a7d103ceb..4cd1bd5f2b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kfp-kubernetes-library-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kfp-kubernetes-library-test.yml
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ jobs:
           python-version: ${{matrix.python.version}}
 
       - name: Run tests
-        run: ./test/presubmit-test-kfp-kubernetes-library.sh
+        run: make test-kfp-kubernetes-library-test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kfp-samples.yml b/.github/workflows/kfp-samples.yml
index 98fb96f899a..c1af8c19fca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kfp-samples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kfp-samples.yml
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ jobs:
       with:
         k8s_version: ${{ matrix.k8s_version }}
 
-    - name: Forward API port
-      run: ./.github/resources/scripts/forward-port.sh "kubeflow" "ml-pipeline" 8888 8888
-
-    - name: Run Samples Tests
+    - name: Forward port and run samples tests
       run: |
-        ./backend/src/v2/test/sample-test.sh
+        make test-kfp-samples
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kfp-sdk-runtime-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/kfp-sdk-runtime-tests.yml
index 3403936c161..ded0be8b4e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kfp-sdk-runtime-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kfp-sdk-runtime-tests.yml
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run KFP Runtime Code Tests
         run: |
           export PULL_NUMBER="${{ github.event.inputs.pull_number || github.event.pull_request.number }}"
-          ./test/presubmit-test-kfp-runtime-code.sh
+          make test-kfp-sdk-runtime-tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kfp-sdk-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/kfp-sdk-tests.yml
index 0fb6f85dae6..993240219ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kfp-sdk-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kfp-sdk-tests.yml
@@ -27,5 +27,4 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
 
     - name: Run SDK Tests
-      run: |
-        ./test/presubmit-tests-sdk.sh
+      run: make test-kfp-sdk-tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kubeflow-pipelines-manifests.yml b/.github/workflows/kubeflow-pipelines-manifests.yml
index d494e2e0d0a..2fe20e7b51c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kubeflow-pipelines-manifests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kubeflow-pipelines-manifests.yml
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4    
 
       - name: Run tests
-        run: ./manifests/kustomize/hack/presubmit.sh 
+        run: make test-kubeflow-pipelines-manifests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/periodic.yml b/.github/workflows/periodic.yml
index 44bc1e5f25a..54a681f0739 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/periodic.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/periodic.yml
@@ -22,13 +22,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/kfp-cluster
         with:
           k8s_version: ${{ matrix.k8s_version }}
-      - name: Port forward kfp apiserver
-        run: |
-          nohup kubectl port-forward --namespace kubeflow svc/ml-pipeline 8888:8888 &
-      - name: Run Functional Tests
-        run: |
-          log_dir=$(mktemp -d)
-          ./test/kfp-functional-test/kfp-functional-test.sh > $log_dir/periodic_tests.txt
+      
+      - name: Port forward and run Functional Tests
+        run: make test-periodic-test
+          
       - name: Collect test results
         if: always()
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/presubmit-backend.yml b/.github/workflows/presubmit-backend.yml
index 5ca27fb6aaf..5c96f986e4e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/presubmit-backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/presubmit-backend.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
     paths:
       - 'backend/**'
       - 'test/presubmit-backend-test.sh'
+      - '.github/workflows/presubmit-backend.yml'
 
 jobs:
   backend-tests:
@@ -25,4 +26,4 @@ jobs:
         go-version-file: go.mod
 
     - name: Run Backend Tests
-      run: ./test/presubmit-backend-test.sh
+      run: make test-presubmit-backend
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sdk-component-yaml.yml b/.github/workflows/sdk-component-yaml.yml
index 11adbcfe1f3..a416b077f86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sdk-component-yaml.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sdk-component-yaml.yml
@@ -24,33 +24,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: 3.9
 
-      - name: apt-get update
-        run: sudo apt-get update
-
-      - name: Install protobuf-compiler
-        run: sudo apt-get install protobuf-compiler -y
-
-      - name: Install setuptools
-        run: | 
-          pip3 install setuptools
-          pip3 freeze
-
-      - name: Install Wheel
-        run: pip3 install wheel==0.42.0
-
-      - name: Install protobuf
-        run: pip3 install protobuf==4.25.3
-
-      - name: Generate API proto files
-        working-directory: ./api
-        run: make clean python
-
-      - name: Install kfp-pipeline-spec from source
-        run: |
-          python3 -m pip install api/v2alpha1/python
-
       - name: Install requirements
-        run: pip install -r ./test/sdk-execution-tests/requirements.txt
+        run: make setup-sdk-component-yaml
         
       - name: Run component YAML tests
-        run: ./test/presubmit-component-yaml.sh
+        run: make test-sdk-component-yaml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sdk-docformatter.yml b/.github/workflows/sdk-docformatter.yml
index 12b1c29d705..9fe15a120eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sdk-docformatter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sdk-docformatter.yml
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ jobs:
           python-version: 3.9
 
       - name: Run docformatter tests
-        run: ./test/presubmit-docformatter-sdk.sh
+        run: make test-sdk-docformatter
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sdk-execution.yml b/.github/workflows/sdk-execution.yml
index db64992621e..6942ea2c1ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sdk-execution.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sdk-execution.yml
@@ -33,39 +33,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           k8s_version: ${{ matrix.k8s_version }}
 
-      - name: Forward API port
-        run: ./.github/resources/scripts/forward-port.sh "kubeflow" "ml-pipeline" 8888 8888
-
-      - name: apt-get update
-        run: sudo apt-get update
-
-      - name: Install protobuf-compiler
-        run: sudo apt-get install protobuf-compiler -y
-
-      - name: Install setuptools
-        run: | 
-          pip3 install setuptools
-          pip3 freeze
-
-      - name: Install Wheel
-        run: pip3 install wheel==0.42.0
-
-      - name: Install protobuf
-        run: pip3 install protobuf==4.25.3
-
-      - name: Generate API proto files
-        working-directory: ./api
-        run: make clean python
-
-      - name: Install kfp-pipeline-spec from source
-        run: |
-          python3 -m pip install api/v2alpha1/python
-
+        # Same as sdk-component requirements
       - name: Install requirements
-        run: pip install -r ./test/sdk-execution-tests/requirements.txt
+        run: make setup-sdk-component-yaml
 
-      - name: Run tests
+      - name: Forward API port and run tests
         run: |
-          export KFP_ENDPOINT="http://localhost:8888"
-          export TIMEOUT_SECONDS=2700
-          pytest ./test/sdk-execution-tests/sdk_execution_tests.py --asyncio-task-timeout $TIMEOUT_SECONDS
+          make test-sdk-execution
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sdk-isort.yml b/.github/workflows/sdk-isort.yml
index 527cff1096a..6edf0909ff5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sdk-isort.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sdk-isort.yml
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ jobs:
           python-version: 3.9
 
       - name: Run isort tests
-        run: ./test/presubmit-isort-sdk.sh
+        run: make test-sdk-isort
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sdk-upgrade.yml b/.github/workflows/sdk-upgrade.yml
index e35b7358ceb..f36f6cefa12 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sdk-upgrade.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sdk-upgrade.yml
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ jobs:
           python-version: 3.9
 
       - name: Run SDK upgrade tests
-        run: ./test/presubmit-test-sdk-upgrade.sh
+        run: make test-sdk-upgrade
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sdk-yapf.yml b/.github/workflows/sdk-yapf.yml
index b1c46085ea3..c93b451710d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sdk-yapf.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sdk-yapf.yml
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: '3.9'
 
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: pip install yapf
+    - name: Install requirements
+      run: make setup-sdk-yapf
 
     - name: Run YAPF SDK Tests
-      run: ./test/presubmit-yapf-sdk.sh
+      run: make test-sdk-yapf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5228060c5fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+SHELL := /bin/bash
+
+include ./Makefile.setup.mk
+
+.PHONY: setup-python
+setup-python:
+	python3 -m venv .venv && \
+	source .venv/bin/activate
+
+.PHONY: test-go-unittest
+test-go-unittest:
+	go test -v -cover ./backend/...
+
+.PHONY: test-backend-test
+test-backend-test:
+	source .venv/bin/activate && \
+	TEST_SCRIPT="test-flip-coin.sh" ./.github/resources/scripts/e2e-test.sh && \
+	TEST_SCRIPT="test-static-loop.sh" ./.github/resources/scripts/e2e-test.sh && \
+	TEST_SCRIPT="test-dynamic-loop.sh" ./.github/resources/scripts/e2e-test.sh && \
+	TEST_SCRIPT="test-env.sh" ./.github/resources/scripts/e2e-test.sh && \
+	TEST_SCRIPT="test-volume.sh" ./.github/resources/scripts/e2e-test.sh
+
+.PHONY: test-backend-test-flip-coin
+test-backend-test-flip-coin:
+	source .venv/bin/activate && \
+	TEST_SCRIPT="test-flip-coin.sh" && source ./.github/resources/scripts/e2e-test.sh
+
+.PHONY: test-backend-test-static-loop
+test-backend-test-static-loop:
+	source .venv/bin/activate && \
+	TEST_SCRIPT="test-static-loop.sh" && source ./.github/resources/scripts/e2e-test.sh
+
+.PHONY: test-backend-test-dynamic-loop
+test-backend-test-dynamic-loop:
+	source .venv/bin/activate && \
+	TEST_SCRIPT="test-dynamic-loop.sh" && source ./.github/resources/scripts/e2e-test.sh
+
+.PHONY: test-backend-test-env
+test-backend-test-env:
+	source .venv/bin/activate && \
+	TEST_SCRIPT="test-env.sh" && source ./.github/resources/scripts/e2e-test.sh
+
+.PHONY: test-backend-test-volume
+test-backend-test-volume:
+	source .venv/bin/activate && \
+	TEST_SCRIPT="test-volume.sh" && source ./.github/resources/scripts/e2e-test.sh
+
+.PHONY: test-backend-visualization-test
+test-backend-visualization-test:
+	./test/presubmit-backend-visualization.sh
+
+.PHONY: test-e2e-initialization-tests-v1
+test-e2e-initialization-tests-v1:
+	./.github/resources/scripts/forward-port.sh "kubeflow" "ml-pipeline" 8888 8888 && \
+	cd ./backend/test/initialization && \
+	go test -v ./... -namespace kubeflow -args -runIntegrationTests=true
+
+.PHONY: test-e2e-initialization-tests-v2
+test-e2e-initialization-tests-v2:
+	./.github/resources/scripts/forward-port.sh "kubeflow" "ml-pipeline" 8888 8888 && \
+	cd ./backend/test/v2/initialization && \
+	go test -v ./... -namespace kubeflow -args -runIntegrationTests=true
+
+.PHONY: test-e2e-api-integration-tests-v1
+test-e2e-api-integration-tests-v1:
+	./.github/resources/scripts/forward-port.sh "kubeflow" "ml-pipeline" 8888 8888 && \
+	cd ./backend/test/integration && \
+	go test -v ./... -namespace ${NAMESPACE} -args -runIntegrationTests=true
+
+.PHONY: test-e2e-api-integration-tests-v2
+test-e2e-api-integration-tests-v2:
+	./.github/resources/scripts/forward-port.sh "kubeflow" "ml-pipeline" 8888 8888 && \
+	cd ./backend/test/v2/integration && \
+	go test -v ./... -namespace ${NAMESPACE} -args -runIntegrationTests=true
+
+.PHONY: test-e2e-frontend-integration-test
+test-e2e-frontend-integration-test:
+	./.github/resources/scripts/forward-port.sh "kubeflow" "ml-pipeline" 8888 8888 && \
+	./.github/resources/scripts/forward-port.sh "kubeflow" "ml-pipeline-ui" 3000 3000 && \
+	cd ./test/frontend-integration-test && \
+	docker build . -t kfp-frontend-integration-test:local && \
+	docker run --net=host kfp-frontend-integration-test:local --remote-run true
+
+.PHONY: test-e2e-basic-sample-tests
+test-e2e-basic-sample-tests:
+	$(MAKE) setup-python && \
+	./.github/resources/scripts/forward-port.sh "kubeflow" "ml-pipeline" 8888 8888 && \
+	pip3 install -r ./test/sample-test/requirements.txt && \
+	python3 ./test/sample-test/sample_test_launcher.py sample_test run_test --namespace kubeflow --test-name sequential --results-gcs-dir output && \
+	python3 ./test/sample-test/sample_test_launcher.py sample_test run_test --namespace kubeflow --test-name exit_handler --expected-result failed --results-gcs-dir output
+
+.PHONY: test-frontend
+test-frontend:
+	npm cache clean --force && \
+	cd ./frontend && npm ci && \
+	npm run test:ci
+
+.PHONY: test-grpc-modules
+test-grpc-modules:
+	$(MAKE) setup-python && \
+	pytest ./test/gcpc-tests/run_all_gcpc_modules.py
+
+.PHONY: test-kfp-kubernetes-execution-tests
+test-kfp-kubernetes-execution-tests:
+	$(MAKE) setup-python && \
+	./.github/resources/scripts/forward-port.sh "kubeflow" "ml-pipeline" 8888 8888 && \
+	export KFP_ENDPOINT="http://localhost:8888" && \
+	export TIMEOUT_SECONDS=2700 && \
+	pytest ./test/kfp-kubernetes-execution-tests/sdk_execution_tests.py --asyncio-task-timeout $$TIMEOUT_SECONDS
+
+.PHONY: test-kfp-kubernetes-library-test
+test-kfp-kubernetes-library-test:
+	./test/presubmit-test-kfp-kubernetes-library.sh
+
+.PHONY: test-kfp-samples
+test-kfp-samples:
+	$(MAKE) setup-python && \
+	./.github/resources/scripts/forward-port.sh "kubeflow" "ml-pipeline" 8888 8888 && \
+	./backend/src/v2/test/sample-test.sh
+
+.PHONY: test-kfp-sdk-runtime-tests
+test-kfp-sdk-runtime-tests:
+	$(MAKE) setup-python && \
+	./test/presubmit-test-kfp-runtime-code.sh
+
+.PHONY: test-kfp-sdk-tests
+test-kfp-sdk-tests:
+	./test/presubmit-tests-sdk.sh
+
+.PHONY: test-kubeflow-pipelines-manifests
+test-kubeflow-pipelines-manifests:
+	./manifests/kustomize/hack/presubmit.sh
+
+.PHONY: test-periodic-test
+test-periodic-test:
+	$(MAKE) setup-python && \
+	nohup kubectl port-forward --namespace kubeflow svc/ml-pipeline 8888:8888 > kubectl-port-forward.log 2>&1 & \
+	log_dir=$$(mktemp -d) && \
+	./test/kfp-functional-test/kfp-functional-test.sh > $$log_dir/periodic_tests.txt
+
+.PHONY: test-presubmit-backend
+test-presubmit-backend:
+	./test/presubmit-backend-test.sh
+
+.PHONY: test-sdk-component-yaml
+test-sdk-component-yaml:
+	$(MAKE) setup-python && \
+	./test/presubmit-component-yaml.sh
+
+.PHONY: test-sdk-docformatter
+test-sdk-docformatter:
+	$(MAKE) setup-python && \
+	./test/presubmit-docformatter-sdk.sh
+
+.PHONY: test-sdk-execution
+test-sdk-execution:
+	$(MAKE) setup-python && \
+	./.github/resources/scripts/forward-port.sh "kubeflow" "ml-pipeline" 8888 8888 && \
+	export KFP_ENDPOINT="http://localhost:8888" && \
+	export TIMEOUT_SECONDS=2700 && \
+	pytest ./test/sdk-execution-tests/sdk_execution_tests.py --asyncio-task-timeout $$TIMEOUT_SECONDS
+
+.PHONY: test-sdk-isort
+test-sdk-isort:
+	$(MAKE) setup-python && \
+	./test/presubmit-isort-sdk.sh
+
+.PHONY: test-sdk-upgrade
+test-sdk-upgrade:
+	$(MAKE) setup-python && \
+	./test/presubmit-test-sdk-upgrade.sh
+
+.PHONY: test-sdk-yapf
+test-sdk-yapf:
+	$(MAKE) setup-python && \
+	./test/presubmit-yapf-sdk.sh
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diff --git a/Makefile.setup.mk b/Makefile.setup.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..df208bdc6b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile.setup.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+SHELL := /bin/bash
+
+.PHONY: create-kind-cluster
+create-kind-cluster:
+	kind create cluster --name kfp --image kindest/node:v1.29.2 --wait 5m && \
+	kubectl version --client --short
+
+.PHONY: build-images
+build-images:
+	./.github/resources/scripts/build-images.sh
+
+.PHONY: deploy-kfp-tekton
+deploy-kfp-tekton:
+	./.github/resources/scripts/deploy-kfp-tekton.sh
+
+.PHONY: setup-kfp-tekton
+setup-kfp-tekton:
+	$(MAKE) build-images && \
+	$(MAKE) deploy-kfp-tekton
+
+.PHONY: deploy-kfp
+deploy-kfp:
+	./.github/resources/scripts/deploy-kfp.sh
+
+.PHONY: setup-kfp
+setup-kfp:
+	$(MAKE) build-images && \
+	$(MAKE) deploy-kfp
+
+.PHONY: setup-python
+setup-python:
+	python3 -m venv .venv && \
+	source .venv/bin/activate
+
+.PHONY: setup-backend-test
+setup-backend-test:
+	python3 -m venv .venv && \
+	source .venv/bin/activate && \
+	pip install -e sdk/python
+
+.PHONY: setup-backend-visualization-test
+setup-backend-visualization-test:
+	$(MAKE) setup-python
+
+.PHONY: setup-frontend-test
+setup-frontend-test:
+	npm cache clean --force && \
+	cd ./frontend && npm ci
+
+.PHONY: setup-grpc-modules-test
+setup-grpc-modules-test:
+	$(MAKE) setup-python && \
+	sudo apt-get update && \
+	sudo apt-get install protobuf-compiler -y && \
+	pip3 install setuptools && \
+	pip3 freeze && \
+	pip3 install wheel==0.42.0 && \
+	pip install sdk/python && \
+	cd ./api && \
+	make clean python && \
+	cd .. && \
+	python3 -m pip install api/v2alpha1/python && \
+	pip install components/google-cloud && \
+	pip install $(shell grep 'pytest==' sdk/python/requirements-dev.txt) && \
+	pytest ./test/gcpc-tests/run_all_gcpc_modules.py
+
+.PHONY: setup-kfp-kubernetes-execution-tests
+setup-kfp-kubernetes-execution-tests:
+	$(MAKE) setup-kfp && \
+	$(MAKE) setup-python && \
+	sudo apt-get update && \
+	sudo apt-get install protobuf-compiler -y && \
+	pip3 install setuptools && \
+	pip3 freeze && \
+	pip3 install wheel==0.42.0 && \
+	pip3 install protobuf==4.25.3 && \
+	cd ./api && \
+	make clean python && \
+	cd .. && \
+	python3 -m pip install api/v2alpha1/python && \
+	cd ./kubernetes_platform && \
+	make clean python && \
+	cd .. && \
+	pip install -e ./kubernetes_platform/python[dev] && \
+	pip install -r ./test/kfp-kubernetes-execution-tests/requirements.txt
+
+.PHONY: setup-kfp-kubernetes-execution-tests-without-kfp
+setup-kfp-kubernetes-execution-tests-without-kfp:
+	$(MAKE) setup-python && \
+	sudo apt-get update && \
+	sudo apt-get install protobuf-compiler -y && \
+	pip3 install setuptools && \
+	pip3 freeze && \
+	pip3 install wheel==0.42.0 && \
+	pip3 install protobuf==4.25.3 && \
+	cd ./api && \
+	make clean python && \
+	cd .. && \
+	python3 -m pip install api/v2alpha1/python && \
+	cd ./kubernetes_platform && \
+	make clean python && \
+	cd .. && \
+	pip install -e ./kubernetes_platform/python[dev] && \
+	pip install -r ./test/kfp-kubernetes-execution-tests/requirements.txt
+
+.PHONY: setup-kfp-samples
+setup-kfp-samples:
+	$(MAKE) setup-python && \
+	$(MAKE) setup-kfp
+
+.PHONY: setup-kfp-sdk-runtime-tests
+setup-kfp-sdk-runtime-tests:
+	$(MAKE) setup-python
+
+.PHONY: setup-kfp-sdk-tests
+setup-kfp-sdk-tests:
+	$(MAKE) setup-python
+
+.PHONY: setup-periodic-test
+setup-periodic-test:
+	$(MAKE) setup-kfp && \
+	$(MAKE) setup-python
+
+.PHONY: setup-sdk-component-yaml
+setup-sdk-component-yaml:
+	$(MAKE) setup-python && \
+	sudo apt-get update && \
+	sudo apt-get install protobuf-compiler -y && \
+	pip3 install setuptools && \
+	pip3 freeze && \
+	pip3 install wheel==0.42.0 && \
+	pip3 install protobuf==4.25.3 && \
+	cd ./api && \
+	make clean python && \
+	cd .. && \
+	python3 -m pip install api/v2alpha1/python && \
+	pip install -r ./test/sdk-execution-tests/requirements.txt
+
+.PHONY: setup-sdk-docformatter
+setup-sdk-docformatter:
+	$(MAKE) setup-python
+
+.PHONY: setup-sdk-execution
+setup-sdk-execution:
+	$(MAKE) setup-python && \
+	$(MAKE) setup-kfp && \
+	sudo apt-get update && \
+	sudo apt-get install protobuf-compiler -y && \
+	pip3 install setuptools && \
+	pip3 freeze && \
+	pip3 install wheel==0.42.0 && \
+	pip3 install protobuf==4.25.3 && \
+	cd ./api && \
+	make clean python && \
+	cd .. && \
+	python3 -m pip install api/v2alpha1/python && \
+	pip install -r ./test/sdk-execution-tests/requirements.txt
+
+.PHONY: setup-sdk-isort
+setup-sdk-isort:
+	$(MAKE) setup-python
+
+.PHONY: setup-sdk-upgrade
+setup-sdk-upgrade:
+	$(MAKE) setup-python
+
+.PHONY: setup-sdk-yapf
+setup-sdk-yapf:
+	$(MAKE) setup-python && \
+	pip install yapf
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diff --git a/test/README.md b/test/README.md
index ec9cc7dd49f..b68a52fbebf 100644
--- a/test/README.md
+++ b/test/README.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Tests are automatically triggered on GitHub when:
 
 GitHub Actions workflows are defined in the `.github/workflows/` directory.
 
-### Reproducing CI Steps Locally
+### Reproducing CI Steps Locally with Make Commands
 
 To replicate the steps locally:
 
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ To replicate the steps locally:
 
 3.  To mimic the GitHub Actions environment, export any required environment variables found in the workflow files.
 
+4.  Install the necessary dependencies for the test by running the command `make setup-{test_name}`. The steps for setting up dependencies are defined in the `Makefile.setup.mk` file.
+
+5.  Execute the test using command `make {test_name}` , all the test that can be run using Make commands are mentioned in `Makefile`. 
+
 * * * * *
 
 Troubleshooting