# TOOL SUPPORT FOR TESTING Introduction ###### tags: `Test Management` `ISTQB` `Software Testing` `SQA` ## INTRODUCTION ==In order to assist in making the testing process easier to perform and manage==, many different types of test tools have been developed and used for a wide variety of testing tasks. ## Learning objectives - Types of test tool - **Classify different types** of test tools according to their purpose and to the activities of the fundamental test process and the software life cycle. - **Explain the term test tool and the purpose** of tool support for testing. - Effective use of tools: potential benefits and risks - **Summarise the potential benefits and risks of test automation and tool support for testing.** - Remember special considerations for test execution tools, static analysis and test management tools. - Introducing a tool into an organisation - State the main principles of introducing a tool into an organisation. - State the goals of a proof-of-concept for tool evaluation and a piloting phase for tool implementation. - Recognise that factors other than simply acquiring a tool are required for good tool support.