Test Automation is the new normal in software testing. A Sauce Labs / Dimensional Research study earlier this year found that 87% of the development teams were already adopting some level of test automation.  Given today’s escalated speed of development, automating testing is the only way to ensure that the final product being developed is of high quality and delivers on the performance matrix. However, Test automation comes with its own set of challenges and can be difficult to navigate without automation experts. Creating test automation suites can be challenging as test scripts need to be developed in a tool specific language. This may increase the dependency on niche skills. Test automation also demands that testers know how to code and code well so that the test scripts are robust and effective.