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SoftTest Survey 2007
© 2007 SoftTest Ireland Sponsored by Insight Test Services Ltdwww.softtest.ie www.insight-test.com
IntroductionThis document provides a summary of the results of a survey carried out by SoftTest Ireland and the All-Island Software Network in March and April 2007. The purpose of the survey, which was sponsored by Insight Test Services Ltd, was to identify the areas and topics of most interest to the software, and more specifically the software test, community in Ireland.Survey respondents were asked to identify in order of preference the five areas of most interest to them from a predefined list of software quality and test areas. The first table below shows the rating for each area, indicating the number of respondents who rated each area as first, second, third, etc. A total score was calculated for each area by awarding 5 points for each first preference, four points for each second preference down to one point for fifth preference. These total scores for each area are presented in the second chart below.The rest of the survey refers to specific topics within the broad test areas. The areas covered by the survey are:
• Test Management • Test Organisation/Structure• Process Improvement • Test Tools & Automation• Outsourcing Testing • Development Lifecycle• Test Stages • Non-functional Testing• Other Testing Topics.
Respondents were asked to indicate their level of interest as being high, medium, low, or none/not applicable for each of the topics. They were also asked to indicate their preferred delivery option (expert presentation, workshop, etc) for each of the topics. The results below show two tables for each of the test areas. The first table shows the level of interest and the second table depicts the preferred delivery option.The results are based on 74 total respondents. However, all respondents did not answer all questions.
SoftTest Survey 2007
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Top 5 Rated Topics
Test Management Test Organisation/Structures Process Improvement Test Tools/Automation Iterative/Agile TestingModel-based Testing Test Strategies Test Techniques Test Metrics Test OutsourcingDevelopment Lifecycles Test Stages Non-functional Testing
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Total Score
Test Management
Test Organisation/Structures
Process Improvement
Test Tools/Automation
Iterative/Agile Testing
Model-based Testing
Test Strategies
Test Techniques
Test Metrics
Test Outsourcing
Development Lifecycles
Test Stages
Non-functional Testing
Total Score: All Responses
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Test Management TopicsLevel of Interest
Test Planning Test Estimation Monitoring & Control Documentation
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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Test Planning
Test Estimation
Monitoring & Control
Documentation
Test Management TopicsDelivery Options
Expert presentation Workshop Interactive discussion Hands-on demonstartion On-line discussion forum
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High Medium Low None or N/ALevel of Interest
Test Organisation/Structure TopicsLevel of Interest
People Management/Resource Allocation Career Management/Development for Testers
Professional Development (certification) Managing multi-site test teams
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People Management/ResourceAllocation
Career Management/Development forTesters
Professional Development(certification)
Managing multi-site test teams
Test Organisation/Structure TopicsDelivery Options
Expert presentation Workshop Interactive discussion Hands-on demonstartion On-line discussion forum
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High Medium Low None or N/ALevel of Interest
Process Improvement TopicsLevel of Interest
Model/Standard based (e.g. TMMi TPI CMMI ISO) Non-model or practical approaches
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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Model/Standard based (e.g. TMMi TPICMMI ISO)
Non-model or practical approaches
Process ImprovementDelivery Options
Expert presentation Workshop Interactive discussion Hands-on demonstartion On-line discussion forum
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High Medium Low None or N/ALevel of Interest
Test Tools & Automation TopicsLevel of Interest
Commercial tools Open source tools Automated testing strategies
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Commercial tools
Open source tools
Automated testing strategies
Test Tools & AutomationDelivery Options
Expert presentation Workshop Interactive discussion Hands-on demonstartion On-line discussion forum
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No of R
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High Medium Low None or N/ALevel of Interest
Testing Outsourcing TopicsLevel of Interest
Nearshore Offshore Contracting Vendor evaluation Outsourcing readiness
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Nearshore
Offshore
Contracting
Vendor evaluation
Outsourcing readiness
Testing Outsourcing Delivery Options
Expert presentation Workshop Interactive discussion Hands-on demonstartion On-line discussion forum
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High Medium Low None or N/ALevel of Interest
Development Lifecycles TopicsLevel of Interest
Waterfall V-model Interative Agile
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Waterfall
V-model
Interative
Agile
Development Lifecycles Delivery Options
Expert presentation Workshop Interactive discussion Hands-on demonstartion On-line discussion forum
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High Medium Low None or N/ALevel of Interest
Test Stages TopicsLevel of Interest
UAT System System integration Unit testing
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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
UAT
System
System integration
Unit testing
Test Stages TopicsDelivery Options
Expert presentation Workshop Interactive discussion Hands-on demonstartion On-line discussion forum
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Non-functional Testing TopicsLevel of Interest
Performance load & stress Security Usability Reliability
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Performance load & stress
Security
Usability
Reliability
Non-functional Testing TopicsDelivery Options
Expert presentation Workshop Interactive discussion Hands-on demonstartion On-line discussion forum
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High Medium Low None or N/ALevel of Interest
Other Testing TopicsLevel of Interest
Iterative/Agile testing Model-based testing Test strategies (e.g. risk-based approaches) Black box testing White box testing Test metrics
SoftTest Survey 2007
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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Iterative/Agile testing
Model-based testing
Test strategies (e.g. risk-basedapproaches)
Black box testing
White box testing
Test metrics
Other Testing Topics Delivery Options
Expert presentation Workshop Interactive discussion Hands-on demonstartion On-line discussion forum
SoftTest Survey 2007
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For further information on the survey or test related activities in Ireland contact [email protected] or go to www.softtest.ie