Leveraging the Wisdom of the Crowd in Software Testing

ISBN-13: 9780367378349 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 180 str.

Mukesh Sharma; Rajini Padmanaban

Opis

Its scale, flexibility, cost effectiveness, and fast turnaround are just a few reasons why crowdsourced testing has been getting so much attention lately. While there are a few online resources that explain what crowdsourced testing is all about, there’s been a need for a book that covers best practices, case studies, and the future of this technique. Filling this need, this book will help readers leverage the wisdom of the crowd in their software testing. Its comprehensive coverage includes the history of crowdsourcing and crowdsourced testing, implementation practices, career options and future trends.

Spis treści

Introducing the Crowd. An Overview into Crowdsourcing. Why Leverage the Crowd for Software Testing? Is Crowdsourced Testing a No-Brainer Solution to All Quality Problems? How to Successfully Implement Crowdsourced Testing. Defect Management in Crowdsourced Testing. Win Your Team’s Support in Implementing Crowdsourced Testing. Let’s Understand Crowdsourced Testing Holistically. Future of Crowdsourced Testing. Building an Ecosystem around Crowdsourced Testing.

O autorze

As founder and CEO, Sharma Mukesh started QA InfoTech with a vision to provide unbiased Quality Assurance solutions for business partners worldwide. Responsible for the company’s global operations, marketing, sales, and development efforts, QA InfoTech, under Mukesh’s leadership, has grown to five Centers of Excellence with over 700 employees. Mukesh is an active test evangelist, spreading the word on software testing through articles, conferences, and most recently his book on a career in testing. Through his passion for excellence, keen eye for detail, and customer commitment, QA InfoTech stands apart in the exceedingly competitive software testing industry.

As sr. director of engagement, Rajini Padmanaban leads engagement and relationship management for some of QA InfoTech's largest and most strategic accounts. She has more than 12 years of professional experience, primarily in the software quality assurance space. Rajini actively advocates software quality assurance through evangelistic activities including blogging on test trends, technologies and best practices, providing insights on software testing to analyst firms such as Gartner, IDC. She is also an active speaker in the Star conferences run by SQE.