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and consequently, reducing the software development costs in the long run if used
correctly.
Our earlier research on the software test automation [4] has established that
test automation is not as straightforward to implement as it may seem. ere are
several characteristics which enable or disable the applicability of test automation.
In this study, our decision was to study a larger group of industry organizations
and widen the perspective for further analysis. e objective is to observe, how the
companies have implemented test automation and how they have responded to
the issues and obstacles that aect its suitability in practice. Another objective is to
analyze whether we ...