Bridge the Gap between Software Test Process and Business Value: A Case Study

For a software project to succeed, acceptable quality must be achieved within an acceptable cost, providing business value to the customers, and keeping delivery time short. Software testing is a strenuous and expensive process and is often not organized to maximize business value. In this article, we propose a practical value based software testing method which aligns the internal test process with the value objectives coming from the customers and the market. Our case study in a real-life business project shows that this method helps manage testing process effectively and efficiently.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: ISPW
• Authors: Qi Li, Mingshu Li, Ye Yang, Qing Wang, Thomas Tan, Barry W. Boehm, Chenyong Hu
• Keywords: Business Value, ISPW 2009, Software Engineering, Software Testing, Value Based Software