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FAST: Framework for Automating Software Testing

Authors:
Ana Paula Carvalho Cavalcanti Furtado
Silvio Meira
Carlos Santos
Tereza Novais
Marcelo Ferreira

Keywords: software testing automation; software testing; process improvement; software quality

Abstract:
The automation of software testing has played an important role in assessing the quality of software prior to delivering the product to the market. Several practices to introduce test automation are found both in the literature and in practice. However, most of these are not directly related to how automation practices could be systematically introduced into a software development context. Therefore, this paper describes a study which is still in progress on the best practices of test automation and how they can be systematically introduced into the software development process. It is in this context that this article presents and describes FAST – Framework for Automating Software Testing and does so by defining automation levels, areas and practice areas. The methodology used for this research is based on a systematic review of the literature, empirical research, a focus group and a case study. The initial general approach of the framework has been defined and will undergo this method of evaluation in order to collect feedback and identify improvements that need to be made in order to produce the complete version of the framework.

Pages: 78 to 85

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2016

Publication date: August 21, 2016

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4235

ISBN: 978-1-61208-498-5

Location: Rome, Italy

Dates: from August 21, 2016 to August 25, 2016