Leveraging the wisdom of the crowd in software testing. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mukesh Sharma, Rajini Padmanaban.
• Authors: (Software testing engineer), Sharma, Mukesh; Padmanaban, Rajini
• Contents: Introducing the Crowd; What Is a Crowd?; History of Crowdsourcing; History of Crowdsourcing in Software Product Development; What Are the Traits of the Crowd That Make It Relevant to Be Engaged in Various Stages of Product Development?; Did You Know?; ; An Overview into Crowdsourcing ; You Perform, We Provide the Platform; What Is Crowdsourcing?; Understanding the Varied Forms of Crowdsourcing; Crowd Creation Crowd Voting Crowd Wisdom Crowd Funding; Is Crowdsourcing the Same as Outsourcing?; What Is Crowdsourced Testing and Where Does It Fit in This Picture?; Understanding Crowdsourced Testing through Examples; The Rising Popularity of Crowdsourcing; Did You Know?; ; Why Leverage the Crowd for Software Testing? ; Are You Ready to Stand Out in a Crowd?; A Peek at Software Quality; Software Quality in the Current Day and Age; The Need for Alternate Solutions to Assure and Control Software Quality; Tying the Gap in Quality to the Definition of Crowdsourced Testing; A Case Study on Facebook Relevant in the World of Agile Operations Scenario Challenges Posed by Scale Solutioning Summary; Leveraging Crowdsourced Testing in Various Testing Areas Functional Testing UI Testing Usability Testing Accessibility Testing Performance Testing Security Testing; Globalization Testing Compatibility Testing; Did You Know?; ; Is Crowdsourced Testing a No-Brainer Solution to All Quality Problems? ; What Not to Crowdsource in Your Test Effort; Challenges and Limitations of a Crowdsourced Test Effort; Did You Know?; ; How to Successfully Implement Crowdsourced Testing ; Best Practices in Implementing a Successful Crowdsourced Test Effort When Do We Crowdsource Our Testing Effort? What Do We Crowdsource in Our Testing Effort? How Do We Crowdsource Our Testing Effort?; Examples: Practical Implementations of Crowdsourced Testing; Engagement Models in Leveraging a Crowdsourced Test Effort; Did You Know?; ; Defect Management in Crowdsourced Testing ; What Is Defect Management?; What Are Some Core Challenges in Defect Management in a Product Team?; Is Defect Management Any Different in a Crowdsourced Test Effort?; What Can Go Wrong If Defect Management Is Not Effective Specific to Crowdsourced Testing?; Can I Leverage Best Practices in Defect Management from a Formal Testing Effort in My Crowdsourced Testing?; Are Defect Tracking and Measurement Important in Crowdsourced Testing Too?; Are There Any Case Studies to Help Understand Crowdsourced Testing Defect Management in Real Time?; Did You Know?; ; Win Your Team’s Support in Implementing Crowdsourced Testing ; Did You Know?; ; Let’s Understand Crowdsourced Testing Holistically ; Chapter 1: Introducing the Crowd; Chapter 2: An Overview into Crowdsourcing; Chapter 3: Why Leverage the Crowd for Software Testing?; Chapter 4: Is Crowdsourced Testing a No-Brainer Solution to All Quality Problems?; Chapter 5: How to Successfully Implement Crowdsourced Testing; Chapter 6: Defect Management in Crowdsourced Testing; Chapter 7: Win Your Team’s Support in Implementing Crowdsourced Testing; Chapter 8: Let’s Understand Crowdsourced Testing Holistically; Additional Myths and Facts; Is Crowdsourced Testing a Viable Career to Build?; Who Can Become a Crowdsourced Tester?; What Should I Do to Prepare and Be Successful in Crowdsourced Testing Assignments?; Did You Know?; ; Future of Crowdsourced Testing ; Sizing the Crowdsourcing Industry; Future of Crowdsourced Testing ; Market Trends; Business Trends; Technology Trends; End User Trends; Did You Know?; ; Building an Ecosystem around Crowdsourced Testing; Crowd Testers; Crowd Seekers; The Platform; Common Knowledge Repository on Crowdsourced Testing; Tools to Help with the Crowdsourced Testing Effort; Who Is Responsible for Building This Ecosystem?; What to Watch for as We Let the Ecosystem Develop; Did You Know?; ; References;
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : Auerbach
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 005.30287; Computer software -- Testing -- Data processing; AskA services; Internet research
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482254495
• Related ISBNs: 9781482254488
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; item not viewed.
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