Here’s my list:
- Price (does it fit in my budget)
- Does it get the job done (aka ‘how successful was the timeboxed session?’/ ‘how well does it match my tool selection criteria?’)
- Existing knowledge in the team
- Willingness of the team to learn the tool
- Integration with the current tooling (dev tech stack, CI/CD, Test Management Tool, etc.)
- Reporting capabilities (again: Integration with existing tooling/ reporting)
- Documentation
- Community/ vendor support: How good is it? How reactive?
- Ease of use/ usability
- Can I live with the disadvantages/ shortcomings?
- What do colleagues/ friends/ my network have to say about the tool? What information can I get from my other ‘sources of information’