Software Testing :Industry Survey

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

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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 Thank you for participating in this survey! Results are updated and posted on a monthly basis. If you would like to be notified when the results containing your responses are posted, please provide your email address.