Indirect Effects in Evidential Assessment: A Case Study on Regression Test Technology Adoption
Engström, Emelie LU
; Feldt, Robert
and Torkar, Richard
(2012)
The 2nd International Workshop on Evidential Assessment of Software Technologies (EAST 2012)
- Abstract
- Background: There is a need for ecient regression testing
in most software development organizations. Often the
proposed solutions involve automation. However, despite
this being a well researched area, research results are rarely
applied in industrial practice. Aim: In this paper we aim
to bridge the gap between research and practice by providing
examples of how evidence-based regression testing
approaches can be adopted in industry. We also discuss
challenges for the research community. Method: An industrial
case study was carried out to evaluate the possibility
to improve regression testing at Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications.
We... (More) - Background: There is a need for ecient regression testing
in most software development organizations. Often the
proposed solutions involve automation. However, despite
this being a well researched area, research results are rarely
applied in industrial practice. Aim: In this paper we aim
to bridge the gap between research and practice by providing
examples of how evidence-based regression testing
approaches can be adopted in industry. We also discuss
challenges for the research community. Method: An industrial
case study was carried out to evaluate the possibility
to improve regression testing at Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications.
We analyse the procedure undertaken based
on frameworks from the evidence based software engineering,
EBSE, paradigm (with a focus on the evidence) and
automation literature (with a focus on the practical eects).
Results: Our results pinpoint the need for systematic approaches
when introducing a new tool. Practitioners and researchers
need congruent guidelines supporting the appraisal
of both the evidence base and the pragmatic eects, both
direct but also indirect, of the changes. This is illustrated
by the introduction of the automation perspective. (Less)
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- author
- Engström, Emelie
LU
; Feldt, Robert
and Torkar, Richard
- organization
- publishing date
- 2012
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Regression Testing, Case Study, Technology Adoption
- host publication
- EAST '12 Proceedings of the 2nd international workshop on Evidential assessment of software technologies
- editor
- He Zhang, Jason
- pages
- 6 pages
- publisher
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
- conference name
- The 2nd International Workshop on Evidential Assessment of Software Technologies (EAST 2012)
- conference location
- Sweden
- conference dates
- 2012-09-22
- external identifiers
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- scopus:84867539285
- ISBN
- 978-1-4503-1509-8
- DOI
- 10.1145/2372233.2372239
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- de3df894-df4d-4993-8a8b-1a99a2216201 (old id 2860350)
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abstract = {{Background: There is a need for ecient regression testing<br/><br>
in most software development organizations. Often the<br/><br>
proposed solutions involve automation. However, despite<br/><br>
this being a well researched area, research results are rarely<br/><br>
applied in industrial practice. Aim: In this paper we aim<br/><br>
to bridge the gap between research and practice by providing<br/><br>
examples of how evidence-based regression testing<br/><br>
approaches can be adopted in industry. We also discuss<br/><br>
challenges for the research community. Method: An industrial<br/><br>
case study was carried out to evaluate the possibility<br/><br>
to improve regression testing at Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications.<br/><br>
We analyse the procedure undertaken based<br/><br>
on frameworks from the evidence based software engineering,<br/><br>
EBSE, paradigm (with a focus on the evidence) and<br/><br>
automation literature (with a focus on the practical eects).<br/><br>
Results: Our results pinpoint the need for systematic approaches<br/><br>
when introducing a new tool. Practitioners and researchers<br/><br>
need congruent guidelines supporting the appraisal<br/><br>
of both the evidence base and the pragmatic eects, both<br/><br>
direct but also indirect, of the changes. This is illustrated<br/><br>
by the introduction of the automation perspective.}},
author = {{Engström, Emelie and Feldt, Robert and Torkar, Richard}},
booktitle = {{EAST '12 Proceedings of the 2nd international workshop on Evidential assessment of software technologies}},
editor = {{He Zhang, Jason}},
isbn = {{978-1-4503-1509-8}},
keywords = {{Regression Testing; Case Study; Technology Adoption}},
language = {{eng}},
publisher = {{Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)}},
title = {{Indirect Effects in Evidential Assessment: A Case Study on Regression Test Technology Adoption}},
url = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/5739920/2860355.pdf}},
doi = {{10.1145/2372233.2372239}},
year = {{2012}},
}