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Toward a cooperative software testing process
Author(s) -
Ghiassi Manoochehr
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
software testing, verification and reliability
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.216
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1099-1689
pISSN - 0960-0833
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1689(199812)8:4<177::aid-stvr167>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - software quality analyst , computer science , software quality assurance , schedule , test strategy , software engineering , process (computing) , software development process , quality assurance , software quality , software release life cycle , software , reliability engineering , process management , software development , engineering , operations management , operating system , external quality assessment
This paper presents a case study examining the implementation of a change from ‘independent Software Quality Assurance testing’ to ‘cooperative testing’ and the resulting impact on the software life cycle. The same test tools have been used, so that any change can be primarily attributed to the process change. In the new process, bugs are caught and addressed earlier in the cycle. Additionally, early integration of the systematic test process coupled with a change in ownership, improved infrastructure and a more formal auditing of test plan execution has produced higher quality software with a more predictable release schedule. The new process has resulted in a higher rate of bug detection and correction during testing, as well as fewer bug reports from the field. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.