A multiple case study on risk-based testing in industry

Felderer, Michael; Ramler, Rudolf

doi:10.1007/s10009-014-0328-z

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“…Hence, in this section, we discuss the background and related work on risk-based testing as well as on related software process improvement in SME. Furthermore, we provide an overview of results from a previous study on risk-based testing in large enterprises (Felderer and Ramler 2014b).…”

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“…Case A develops a commercial off-the-shelf software product for enterprise resource planning, Case B develops and manufactures biometric access systems, Case C develops a commercial off-the-shelf software product for document management, Case D provides recruitment and training services as well as a software platform to support these, and finally Case E is a solution provider offering billing and cashless payment systems for restaurants and canteens. For comparing the findings of risk orientation in SME to large enterprises, results from a previous multiple case study on state of the art of risk-based testing in large enterprises (Felderer and Ramler 2014b) were taken as reference. The key results of the previous multiple case study, which we refer to in this study, are presented in Sect.…”

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Risk orientation in software testing processes of small and medium enterprises: an exploratory and comparative study

Felderer

Ramler

2015

Software Qual J

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Risk orientation in testing is an important means to balance quality, time-tomarket, and cost of software. Especially for small and medium enterprises (SME) under high competitive and economic pressure, risk orientation can help to focus testing activities on critical areas of a software product. Although several risk-based approaches to testing are available, the topic has so far not been investigated in the context of SME, where risks are often associated with business critical issues. This article fills the gap and explores the state of risk orientation in the testing processes of SME. Furthermore, it compares the state of risk-based testing in SME to the situation in large enterprises. The article is based on a multiple case study conducted with five SME. A previous study on risk-based testing in large enterprises is used as reference for investigating the differences between risk orientation in SME and large enterprises. The findings of our study show that a strong business focus, the use of informal risk concepts, as well as the application of risk knowledge to reduce testing cost and time are key differences of risk-based testing in SME compared to large enterprises.

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Risk orientation in software testing processes of small and medium enterprises: an exploratory and comparative study

Felderer

Ramler

2015

Software Qual J

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“…4. Further details on the company and its test process can be found in [29]. In this model, so called features are the central concept to plan and control implementation and testing.…”

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“…4. System, Test and Risk Assessment Artifacts in Development and Test Process [29] Test Scope. The expected benefits of risk-based testing are mainly decision support on resource allocation.…”

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A Risk Assessment Framework for Software Testing

Felderer

Haisjackl

Pekar

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Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation. Specialized Techniques and Applications

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Abstract. In industry, testing has to be performed under severe pressure due to limited resources. Risk-based testing which uses risks to guide the test process is applied to allocate resources and to reduce product risks. Risk assessment, i.e., risk identification, analysis and evaluation, determines the significance of the risk values assigned to tests and therefore the quality of the overall risk-based test process. In this paper we provide a risk assessment model and its integration into an established test process. This framework is derived on the basis of best practices extracted from published risk-based testing approaches and applied to an industrial test process.

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“…To design the new test cases and for further classification understanding prioritization is also. Information about risk can be used for extension of scope of testing for the risky areas as here most of the critical issues are located 12 .…”

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Exploring Computing Environment Possibilities for Risk Oriented Testing

Malik

Singh

2017

Orient. J. Chem

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The present research effort analyses various application areas of risk oriented testing and indentifies the gaps from the past .We need risk oriented testing not only for identifying risks in the projects but also for the maximum optimization of resources .Our research stresses on risk oriented testing in pervasive and evolutionary computational areas as due to dynamicity of such computing environment ,the project imbibes risk in great measure and needs to be taken care in early stages of the project . Risk oriented testing requires concentration in both of these application areas as extremely little work has been done in this regard.

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A multiple case study on risk-based testing in industry

Cited by 25 publications

References 11 publications

Risk orientation in software testing processes of small and medium enterprises: an exploratory and comparative study

Risk orientation in software testing processes of small and medium enterprises: an exploratory and comparative study

A Risk Assessment Framework for Software Testing

Exploring Computing Environment Possibilities for Risk Oriented Testing

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