Test Automation Fundamentals

CCriteria Catalog for Test Tool Selection

General Criteria

Criterion	Question	Explanation
General Criteria
Tool Type
Test processes	Does the tool correspond to the structure of the test processes in the operating environment? Does the tool support a phase of the test process in which there are deficiencies?	Pure test case specification tools cannot support test case execution
Test methodology	Does the tool support the testing methods and practices that are already in use?	For example, does the tool support equivalence partitioning and/or boundary value analysis?
Test resources	Can the tool be used by the current team members without major problems? Or is extensive training necessary?	Programming skills are required for a tool, but ...