Leveraging the Power of the Crowd for Software Testing
Journal
IEEE Software
ISSN
0740-7459
ISSN-Digital
1937-4194
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2017-03-28
Author(s)
Research Team
IWI6
Abstract
The rapid development of new IT-enabled business models, a fast-growing hardware market, and that market's segmentation are making software testing more complex. So, manual testing is becoming less applicable--economically and practicably. One approach to overcome these issues is crowdtesting--using crowdsourcing to perform testing. To profit from crowdtesting, companies can use three approaches: engage an external crowd of Internet users, engage their employees, or engage their customers. Three case studies illustrate these approaches' differences, benefits, and challenges, and the potential solutions to those challenges. Researchers' experiences with these approaches have led to guidelines that can help software development executives establish crowdtesting in their organizations.
Language
English
Keywords
Computer bugs
Crowdsourcing
Crowdtesting
Software
Software testing
HSG Classification
contribution to practical use / society
Publisher
IEEE Computer Society
Publisher place
Los Alamitos, Calif.
Volume
34
Number
2
Start page
62
End page
69
Division(s)
Eprints ID
250676
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