Ever hear horror stories about how test automation never returns the investment of the thousands of dollars spent on the tool, test creation and test maintenance? How about the test automation suite that becomes "shelfware" when maintenance costs get overwhelming? In this presentation, learn how to avoid these traps, by correctly identifying the type of automation tool that fits the project by incorporating automation tool requirement analysis and automation tool evaluation techniques.

For projects without an automation budget, learn how to incorporate automation when the project's budget is minimal by evaluating and implementing "inexpensive" automation solutions such as shareware or freeware, or maybe even consider a home-grown variety of automation.

Get ideas on how to quickly hire/train automation resources, suggestions on how to implement a new automation tool and tricks on how to avoid maintenance disasters.

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