Reasons to pursue test automation

If you are in the position of making a case to invest in test automation in your organization, the following attributes may be helpful in your cost justification.

Why consider test automation?

• Productivity – reduces labor-intensive task of manual testing
• Repeatability – same tests get executed each time
• Efficiency – shortens test cycles, reduces costs
• Effectiveness – increases test coverage, improves quality
• Flexibility – late changes can be accepted
• Accountability – produces a record of executed test procedures for audit
• Stability – simulate usage over long period of time
• Complacency – over time, manual testers tend to short-cut test cycles
• Preservation – tester expertise is captured in the automated tests