Fully realizing the vision of agile processes might
require practical tool support to enable activities like test
driven design, refactoring, and regression testing. In this paper
we will examine in detail, the design process of developing a
test automation framework for a company in need of reducing
time consuming manual testing. By employing an iterative
research process, we will investigate and present what
considerations, in both practice and academia, must be taken
in order to reach a suitable tool design. The depth of the
problem is acknowledged and, as we will see, calls for a
complex design process. This process, along with the
framework design, is comprehensibly described within this
paper. In addition, we will also assess the framework’s
potential impact on the company’s work process
