Method of selecting between manual and automated testing based on the software product features

The work objective is to develop and investigate a method of choosing between manual and automated testing of the software product (SP). The proposed method principle consists in the organization of the interaction routines between testers and programmers who have completed the coding and unit testing process. A special questionnaire of 20 points which is filled in by a programmer is offered. Thus, the obtained, processed and analyzed answers make assertions about features of the prospective software product performance valuable for a tester. As a result, a general connection between the properties that determine the software utility and the testing method is specified. When functionality and (or) the reliability checking is requested, it is recommended to use the mixed testing - both manual and automated. When usability and (or) maintainability checking is requested, it is recommended to use the manual testing. When productivity and (or) portability checking is requested, it is recommended to use the automated testing. The methods are aimed at improving the testing quality on the basis of GOST RISO/IEC 9126-93.