A Model for Determining the Maturity of Automation of Software Testing as a Research and Development Area

Authors

  • Edgar Serna M. Corporación Universitaria Remington, Medellín, Antioquia
  • Raquel Martínez M. Institución Universitaria de Envigado, Envigado
  • Paula Andrea Tamayo O. Institución Universitaria de Envigado, Envigado,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13053/cys-21-2-2723

Keywords:

Maturity model, quality, software engineering, life cycle, software industry.

Abstract

This article proposes a model to determine the current maturity of test automation as an area of research and development in the software industry. The process and the results of a research that aims to determine the maturity level of automation is described. A systematic review of the literature in which 978 papers were found where are described the models of maturity of software testing and/or analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of automation was performed. After a process of analysis and apply the inclusion/exclusion criteria and quality assessment 26 papers were extracted. The final conclusion is that the current maturity level of automation of software testing is teenager.

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Published

2017-06-30

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2017): Thematic issue: Authorship Analysis (Guest editors: M. Montes, L. Villaseñor)

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