Axe

The ability to quickly mobilise automation projects with my existing test resources - mobilise in days not months.

Increases the testing throughput of my team by a productivity factor of around four against traditional test automation approaches and more importantly delivers it quicker and in a consistent manner.

Axe gives me the ability to achieve the benefit associated with Agile and Test Driven Development (TDD) approaches.

Using Axe allows my test team to be flexible in terms of changing projects where demand dictates whilst still ensuring the same Quality processes and deliverables are delivered.

From a maintenance perspective, Axe wins 'hands down' against traditional approaches as the assets are maintained in the tool every tester knows - Excel.

Axe delivers auditability across the testing process from requirements to execution, results are comprehensive and can be used by everyone involved in the development lifecycle from the Business through Development to the test team and back!

Allows me to focus on changes that the business needs rather than checking regression packs, it allows us to automate and check routes through the business processes easily.

Carry out more testing and give better coverage of tests by using Axe to automate large regression suites which I never thought possible from a manual testing approach.

Axe gives all the necessary levels of documentation required to isolate defects, it produces test documentation to confirm test requirements with the business and detailed ``step level`` execution results for feedback to the developer. It really does 'bridge' the gap between the Business, Development and the Test team.

To continue being a tester rather than a technical person. To be able to be trained in one day and then develop my own test cases without scripting really enriches my job and more importantly enjoy change coming!

Run automated tests easily whilst focusing on developing new test cases, because of this testing is removing the blockage to business change and being able to resolve defects quickly.

Ability for me to serve a number of projects at the same time rather than writing scripts over and over again.

Gives me the chance to lead in the early stages testing teams engaging with automation for the first time, my technical skills are still needed to sort out complex interaction problems between the execution tool and the Application Under Test (AUT).

Axe allows the underlying test tool to be changed without re-writing the scripts as the assets are stored separately in Excel spreadsheets. This can truly be a blessing when the business needs to change tools but maintain their regression tests. It means the whole test team can carry on to the new toolset with the minimum of disruption.

Axe adds an additional skill to my current technical skills, it doesn't take them away or decrease them, it actually adds value both in my contribution to the team and the business and my market value!