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Manage Software Testing [Hardcover]

Peter Farrell-Vinay (Author)
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Book Description

0849393833 978-0849393839 March 7, 2008 1
Whether you are inheriting a test team or starting one up, Manage Software Testing is a must-have resource that covers all aspects of test management. It guides you through the business and organizational issues that you are confronted with on a daily basis, explaining what you need to focus on strategically, tactically, and operationally.

Using a risk-based approach, the author addresses a range of questions about software product development. The book covers unit, system, and non-functional tests and includes examples on how to estimate the number of bugs expected to be found, the time required for testing, and the date when a release is ready. It weighs the cost of finding bugs against the risks of missing release dates or letting bugs appear in the final released product.

It is imperative to determine if bugs do exist and then be able to metric how quickly they can be identified, the cost they incur, and how many remain in the product when it is released. With this book, test managers can effectively and accurately establish these parameters.


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  • Hardcover: 600 pages
  • Publisher: Auerbach Publications; 1 edition (March 7, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0849393833
  • ISBN-13: 978-0849393839
  • Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.2 x 1.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,491,734 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed views, November 22, 2009
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I have read many testing books and this book surely has lots of material which is not covered elsewhere. However, the book frustrates you when you try out the examples or try to figure out what to do and what to leave out (theoretical). Those trying to learn things not offered in regular books can find this insightful.

Be warned that many ideas are not practically implementable - for example 18.10.6 - Bug seeding model where we deliberately insert bugs in code to estimate the # of defects. This is NEVER done in real life (my experience) since we have difficult time doing the actual project and eliminating the real bugs. The author does not warn you of this. There are many other cases where the author should warn you if its theoretical or practical some examples -
(1) Section 18.2.1 (Revised) Propagation Analysis Algorithm - Not possible in real software development with deadlines.
(2) 18.2.5 Revised Execution Analysis Algorithm

The author should have given the data and XLS in his blog (very difficult to locate) so that the readers can use the information. I vainly tried the example in 18.3.1 How to Calculate Influences on Performance and was so frustrated that he changed the columns between figure 18.2 and 18.3 and gives so much data in 6th decimal (making it useless for the readers when we are not able to follow).

On the positive side - there are a lot of insight in terms of reliability covered here. The references are very good and useful. It should have more stars if the XLS were provided or examples made more understandable.
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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
unit test process, code turmoil, indigenous bugs, balanced relative error, independent safety advisor, beta test candidates, relative error bias, test strategy document, system test coverage, seeded bugs, usability bugs, test management tool, test plan specification, bug density, linear code sequence, outstanding bugs, configuration management database, test manager, bug levels, penetration tester, test readiness review, detection profile, integration tree, metrics plan, statement coverage
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Manage Software Testing, Test Documents, Test Techniques, Mean Balanced Relative Error, Worksheet Pulldown, Usability Test Process, Support National Service, The Overall Test Life-Cycle, Static Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Mean Magnitude of Relative Error, Risk Management, Mean Relative Error Bias, Failed Passed Failed, Request For Change, Capers Jones, Cyril Burt, Hide Others, Hide Word, Design Design, Test Case Estimation, Problems of Interoperability, Very Wonderful, Quality Center, Alerts Editor
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