Exploring risk-based testing and its implications

Software Testing Verification and Reliability

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-15

  Redmill, Felix ^a  

^a Redmill Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Risk; Risk based testing; Software testing; Test planning

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; PLANNING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

RISK BASED TESTING; SOFTWARE TESTING; TEST PLANNING;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 1842453065     PISSN: 09600833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/stvr.288     Document Type: Article

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