Reasons for failure
[Johannesburg, 11 February 2011] -
Let's face it, very few organisations have succeeded with test automation. One good sign is that the industry is beginning to notice this. Why else would I keep getting invitations to seminars entitled “Secrets for Successful Test Automation” and “Why Test Automation Fails in Many Organisations”. Let us analyse this last question.It is believed that the sales and marketing teams associated with various testing tools are largely to blame for this state of affairs.For 10 years and more they have been toting the messages: “your existing test team can do the automation”; “you don't have to do anything special to implement test automation”; “you'll get an immediate return on investment”. I'm not suggesting that they have been deliberately lying; they have supported these claims with easy to use, point and click, user friendly GUIs, powerful macros, record/playback engines, wizards, slick demos and (short term) success stories. After all, it's their job to sell the products, it's up to us to make the best use of them – and they CAN be used effectively.
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