88% Enterprises Considering Automation Strategy For Testing

AppLabs, the software testing and quality management company, announced the results of a survey it conducted recently among several quality assurance analysts and IT decision makers from Global 2000 companies. The study was to assess the readiness of the organisations to adopt software test automation.

The results prove that most organisations today understand the value software test automation can provide to an enterprise. The benefits include reuse, better labour utilisation and cost savings. When asked what percentage of their organisation’s application testing was automated, 65 percent of the participants indicated that test automation in their organisations was currently less than 50 percent while the remaining participants indicated above 50 percent and below 75 percent automation.

To another question on whether they would consider using application test automation within the next 3 quarters, if they have not considered yet, 88 percent of the participants answered in the affirmative.

The survey results indicate that even though most of the enterprises have not yet automated their application testing, they are in the process of doing so. For many enterprises 2011 seems the right time to establish an automation strategy for testing and they are making sure such an initiative is part of their plans for 2011.

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