Elaborating software test processes and strategies

ICST 2010 - 3rd International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 355-358

  Kasurinen, Jussi ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Empirical study; Software testing; Test process improvement; Test strategy

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL STUDIES; EMPIRICAL STUDY; HUMAN RESOURCES; ISO/IEC; PROFESSIONAL SOFTWARE; QUALITATIVE STUDY; REFERENCE MODELS; RESEARCH GROUPS; RESEARCH TOPICS; SOFTWARE PROCESS; SOFTWARE PRODUCTS; SOFTWARE TEST PROCESS; SYSTEMATIC PROCESS IMPROVEMENT; TEST CASE SELECTION; TEST PROCESS; TEST STRATEGIES; TEST TOOLS; TESTABILITY; TESTING METHOD; TESTING STRATEGIES;

SOFTWARE TESTING; TESTING; VERIFICATION;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION;

EID: 77954481369     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICST.2010.25     Document Type: Conference Paper

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