Status of Software Testing
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Topic: Status of Software Testing
Posted By: tanushree
Subject: Status of Software Testing
Date Posted: 15Oct2007 at 3:00am
Status of Software Testing
The
Quality Assurance Institute conducts a software testing survey annually
at its International Conference on Software Testing. This survey
provides testers with the current status of software testing. Many of
the survey results remain relatively constant from year to year. The
results are described below: Participants
were asked if their organizations have documented and maintained test
standards/procedures. Seventy-one percent responded positively.
Approximately
two-thirds of those not maintaining standards and procedures indicated
their organizations have included this work activity in their plans.
Survey
respondents were asked whether their organizations were planning to
implement or enhance their software testing processes in the next year
or two. Eighty-eight percent answered affirmatively . Establishing
metrics and process improvement have remained the most planned
improvements since the 1995 survey. “Other” included risk management,
configuration management, and training.
TEST FUNCTION Survey
participants were asked, “On what hardware platform(s) does your
organization normally perform testing?” Since 1995, client/server has
equaled or surpassed mainframe. PCs have overtaken mainframe from
previous years. The “Other” includes AS 400, UNIX, and Tandem
Survey
participants were asked, “What best describes your specific testing
activity?” Forty-one percent said project test team, 28% individual
test group, 21% other, 12% end user, and 2% programmer. The other
category included management and supervising activities. This year
project test team has surpassed independent test group by 12%.
Sixty-three
percent of the participants said their organizations trained testers.
Types of training included QAI seminars and conferences, internal
formal classes, tool vendor training, and hands-on workshops. Some
respondents indicated mentoring programs, OJT, and buddy systems.
TEST PROCESS
Survey
participants were asked, “What test products (inputs) are developed for
use in your testing processes?” Over 80% said they use detail test
plans, test cases, test environments, and test data. When asked, “To
what degree are the test products maintained and reused?” 33% said
always, 59% sometimes, and 8% never
Respondents
were asked, “What type of static testing does your organization
perform?” Sixty-one percent indicated End-User/Customer Reviews. Other
responses were Project Reviews 56%, Structured Walkthroughs 43%, Formal
Inspections 30%, and Other 5%.
Participants
were asked to indicate all levels of dynamic testing (executing program
code) their organizations perform on application software. Eighty-six
percent perform System Testing, 80% Unit/Module, 77% Acceptance, 75%
Integration/Linkage, 60% Stress/Volume, 46% Pilot, and 9% Other. 1998
survey results indicated there is a trend among organizations to
perform more types of testing.
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