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Programme 30th October |
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Trends in Software Testing 2008:
Results from the Latest Independent Market Survey
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Rudolf van Megen - SQS (D)
Kelvin Ross - K. J. Ross & Associates (AU)
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In this interactive presentation, Rudolf and Kelvin will contrast software testing and quality trends in Europe to that in Australia. They will review market research of testing practice in Europe and compare it to practice in Australia. Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC), a market research organisation, has now conducted the second study on behalf of SQS into trends in software testing in Europe (and the UK). For this latest study, the consultants interviewed a total of 1,030 management and specialist-field experts from 13 countries. This study provides a representative view of the testing market in Europe, and reviewed issues such as sourcing resources, QA organisation, training, utilisation of tools, industrialisation and professionalization.
The study found that organisations weigh up what distribution of QA/testing tasks between in-house and out-of-house service providers produces the best and most economical results. On the other hand, the question of how to organise QA and testing and the associated distribution of resources within the organisation still hasn’t been fully cleared up.
In the areas of staff training and the utilisation of testing tools, the key trend no longer relates to “how”, rather to “when” and “how high” current and future investments will be, because the market for training and tool suppliers has now taken on clear contours. However, since this market—especially in the case of tools—is far from saturated, it’s certainly not possible to rule out surprises. PAC analysts are of the opinion that only those companies that commit to further industrialisation of their software production will remain competitive in the medium term. In this connection, the market researchers regard the professionalization of QA/testing also as absolutely essential. Investments in the industrialisation of software testing are currently generating significant competitive advantages for the majority of companies. In the case of tools, established and new suppliers are encountering even greater unsatisfied demand potential.
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