Over the years, QA software testing has evolved from being a largely manual process and today testers are able to automate on many more features than ever before. At CA we have been using automated software testing as part of our QA processes since 2015 and it’s become an essential part of project delivery.
However, automation, by the very nature of its name, suggests a dream that is misleading and so setting expectations for how it will work is key to its success. It’s certainly true that it can take away the more tedious parts of testing and reduces overall time to test – which has clear project cost benefits – but it is no silver bullet.