What are the TWO most significant pitfalls the organisation should be aware of? 1 credit [K2]

Question

Options

• ALack of good process as a baseline
• BCost of maintenance of test scripts
• CTest management will become more time-consuming
• DNeed to train testers and gain skills
• ECoverage measurements are often difficult

• A
  5% (1)
• B
  90% (18)
• E
  5% (1)

Explanation

When organisations introduce test automation, the two most significant financial and capability pitfalls are maintaining test scripts (B) and upskilling testers (D). Test scripts must be updated every time the application changes, and this ongoing maintenance cost is frequently underestimated - it can eventually outweigh the initial savings. Simultaneously, automation requires programming and tooling expertise that most manual testers lack, making training or hiring a significant investment that must be planned for up front.

The distractors are less critical by comparison: A (lack of good process) is a precondition to fix before automating, not a pitfall of automation itself; C is actually backwards - automation typically makes test management less time-consuming over time, not more; E (coverage measurement difficulty) is a general testing challenge, not one uniquely tied to automation adoption.

Memory tip: Think "Money and Muscle" - automation costs Money to maintain (B) and requires technical Muscle/skills to run (D). If your team ignores either, the automation initiative will likely fail.

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