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Scenario: 6
V4
Independent Test Team
You have for a while been trying to hire a second test automation specialist for your test
team However, you did not have any luck in finding a suitable candidate. So now, you have
been asked by IT management of XYZ to forward a proposal with alternative solutions for
building an automated regression test suite at system test level over a period of 2 years
including needed training and eventual handover to the test team.
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You have investigated different possibilities and selected four of them to present to IT
management. Which of the proposals will you most likely give your highest
recommendations?

A.
Insourcing of test automation based on an offer from a local company ABC that has
people who are specialists in system level capture-replay automation tools and they also do
regular training courses in test automation methods and tools. They can then work closely
with Vicki.

B.
Outsourcing of test automation based on an offer from an Asian company, AsiaAutoTest,
which has people who are specialists in system level capture-replay automation tools. They
also offer training and besides they offer to run and maintain the regression tests in the
future.

C.
Internal offer from the development department of XYZ to create the regression package
using CppUnit as test automation tool. One of the development groups has very good
experiences in automating unit tests, and they are willing to do training as well.

D.
Solution from a tool vendor offering to educate two test team members in the use of their
easyto- use test automation capture replay tool over the first 3 month and based on that
build the regression test suite. In addition to Vicki, Steve is the only one that has time
available to be educated.