Factors with negative influence on software testing practice in Spain: A survey

Communications in Computer and Information Science

Volumn 42, Issue , 2009, Pages 1-12

  Fernández Sanz, Luis ^a   Villalba, M Teresa ^b   Hilera, José Ramón ^a   Lacuesta, Raquel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Influence factors; Software testing; Survey

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE; INFLUENCE FACTORS; NEGATIVE INFLUENCE; SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEST CASE; TESTING EFFICIENCY;

PERSONNEL TRAINING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SOFTWARE TESTING; SURVEYS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION;

EID: 70349915695     PISSN: 18650929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-04133-4_1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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