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Hypothesis 4 (The Available Repertoire of Testing Automation Tools
is Limited, Forcing OUs to Develop the Tools themselves, which
Subsequently Contributes to the Application and Maintenance Costs)
ere were only a few case OUs that mentioned any commercial or publicly avail-
able test automation programs or suites. e most common approach to test au-
tomation tools was to rst acquire some sort of tool for proof-of-concept piloting,
then develop similar tools as in-house-production or extend the functionalities
beyond the original tool with the OU’s own resources. ese resources for in-
house-development and upkeep for self-made products are one of the compo-
nents that contribute ...