6Transitioning Manual Testing to an Automated Environment

Continuing the thread from the discussion of technical factors in the creation and maintenance of test automation architectures and solutions, and the collection of metrics for evaluating cost-effectiveness, this chapter is dedicated to the question of supporting the transition to an automated test environment. After all, if you know where you are and where you are headed, you have a much better chance of reaching your goal than someone who is flying blind and is simply hoping for the best.

6.1Criteria for Automation

If you decide to transition from manual to automated testing, in order to maximize the benefits you need to answer some important questions and identify factors and ...

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