Ranjith Nair

• Aug 25th, 2005

 

Main reason for using auotmated testing is it is not time consuming.Suppose for a project having more releases in a short span of time,automation testing is very useful for doing regression testing and smoke testing.But for a small project (<400 fp) ,automation testing is not advisable.

kurtz182

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• Dec 28th, 2009

 

What do you mean by "time-driven"?  Are you saying that you have a great deal of time right now to set up processes and systems for automation, but when the project begins the testing will be time-driven?  Or are you saying that from this point forward the assignment is time-driven?  The testing approach you will use depends on the answers to these questions.

It is true that automated tests are more immediate and faster than manual tests, but it requires more time to establish the processes/systems in order to create them.  If your company doesn't have the tools and technical expertise to produce automated tests, then it may not the most desirable alternative right now.  If this is the case, it is better to perform manual testing on the current assignment and begin establishing an automated system for future projects.