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How is the market potential in Verification & Validation Industry ?
 
High
 
Moderate
 
Low
 
Don't Know

 
 
 
How many employees are located at the site where you work?
   
 
 

The scope of competitive rivalry in VnV Industry is
 
High
 
Moderate
 
Low
 
Other

 
 
 
What percent of the employees at your site are involved in software development?
   
 
 

In your organization, who is primarily responsible for software testing now ?
 
A single, centralized software testing department
 
Testing staff divided among application groups
 
No formal software testing staff or department

 
 

Who do you anticipate will provide primary software testing services in two years?
 
single, centralized software testing department
 
Testing staff divided among application groups
 
No formal software testing staff or department.
 
Outsourced testing.

 
 

Which of the following names most closely matches the name of your software testing group?
 
Quality Assurance
 
Software Engineering
 
Application Development
 
Software Testing
 
User Community
 
Other

 
 

To whom does your software testing group directly report ?
 
IT or MIS Executive
 
Application Development Manager
 
Product Manager
 
Technical Services
 
Senior Executive outside IT or MIS
 
Other

 
 
 
How many different types of software products does your company test?
   
 
 

Your primary skill is:
 
Programmer
 
Tester
 
Manager
 
Other

 
 
 
How many years have you been involved in software testing?
   
 
 

Do you have any formal training in software testing or quality assurance?
 
Yes
 
No

 
 
 
How many full-time software testers does your group have that are permanently assigned to software testing?
   
 
 
 
How many full-time software testers does your group have that are contract or temporary?
   
 
 

Which job functions does your software testing group have responsibility for?
 
Software testing
 
Quality control and assurance
 
Software development
 
Other

 
 
 
What are five qualities essential for a software testing person?
   
 
 

During a typical day at your organization, what percentage of a software tester's time is spent actually on testing an application?
 
76%-100%
 
51%-75%
 
26%-50%
 
Less than 25%

 
 

How is non-testing time spent?
 
Writing test plans and creating test cases
 
Reviewing FRD/BRD
 
Client /Customer Interaction
 
Others

 
 

Which areas do your staff members receive formal training in?
 
The technologies/ systems used at your company
 
Testing methodology/processes/tools
 
Troubleshooting/problem solving
 
Personal management: stress, time, etc.

 
 
 
What is your target number of hours of classroom training per employee per year?
   
 
 

Career paths for software testers at your organization are best described as:
 
Long-term opportunities are available within the organization
 
Some move on; others see software testing as a lifetime career
 
No long-term opportunities

 
 
 
What is the average tenure of members in your software testing group?
   
 
 

When people leave the software testing group, where do they go?
 
Programming
 
Training
 
Business units within your company
 
Customer Support
 
Other Companies

 
 

How would you rate your software testing process?
 
Excellent
 
Good
 
Fair
 
Poor

 
 

Do you have documented test requirements and/or specifications?
 
Yes
 
No

 
 

Are your test cases documented?
 
Yes
 
No

 
 

How are test cases grouped?
 
By daily processing cycle
 
By business function
 
By application function
 
Other

 
 

How long have you used the automated test tool(s)?
 
Less than one year
 
One to two years
 
More than two years

 
 

Did you receive formal testing in the use of the automated tool?
 
Yes
 
No

 
 

What percent of your testing process is automated?
 
100%
 
About 75%
 
About 50%
 
About 25%
 
Less than 25%

 
 

Which of the following metrics do you track?
 
Number of defects in current software version
 
Number of defects in previous software versions
 
Problems assigned to internal development groups
 
Problems assigned to external contractors or vendors
 
Turnaround time on defect corrections
 
Other

 
 
 
What is your average number of outstanding defects per month?
   
 
 

What are the three most likely reasons for an increase in software defects?
 
More products/versions being development by your company
 
More platforms/operating systems being supported
 
More tests; better coverage
 
More devices/peripherals
 
Other

 
 

Does your software testing group have a goal or standard for the number of defects allowable at any time for a particular software product?
 
Yes
 
No

 
 
 
What automated tools do you use for software testing ,if any ?
   
 
 

How are software defects corrected?
 
Software defect reports are turned over to developers. Tester may re-test fixes, but primary responsibility is to locate and report defects.
 
Problems are tracked from occurrence to resolution by the tester. Includes tracking to whom the problem has been assigned, when resolution is expected and ability to escalate problems
 
Other

 
 
 
On which platforms do you test (Windows,Mainframe etc..)?
   
 
 

Who is primarily responsible for prioritizing software defects?
 
Software testing and manager/staff
 
Application development manager/staff
 
Clients / Customers
 
IS, IT or MIS Executives
 
Executives outside IT or MIS
 
Other

 
 

What is your company's position on ISO certification?
 
Currently ISO certified
 
In the process of certification
 
Planning to certify
 
No plans to certify

 
 

Does your company maintain quality or service level agreements with customers?
 
Yes, with most customers
 
Critical customers/departments only
 
No

 
 

How do you use on-line communication resources (such as the Internet) in your software testing efforts?
 
As a source of product information
 
As a source of industry news
 
Ordering products or services
 
Participate in on-line discussion forums or news groups
 
Don't use
 
Planning to use

 
 

Are customers encouraged to participate in software testing?
 
Yes
 
No

 
 
 
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