AZESQR_2015_2016

Q9
Which skill sets are expected from your testers?
Q11
Which of the following processes are managed by a tool in your
organization?
64% 48% 36% 36%
26% 3%
Defect Management
Test Execution (Automation)
41%
34%
Domain /
Business
Knowledge
Database
Skills
Programming /
Scripting Skills
Communication
and Soft Skills
Language
Skills
Other
Performance Test
Unit Test
Security Test
27%
25%
24%
Test Management
22%
Analysis of Current Situation
Future Prediction
Static Analysis
10%
Answers clearly shows that employers expect
understanding of domain and business processes
from the testers. This is because of the testing
approach is expected to be from customer point
of view. The result gives clue that organizations
mostly pay attention to the functionality of their
products. Furthermore, respondents attached
importance to the technical skills as database and
programming skills.
Testing is beyond any doubt a technical discipline,
and it requires having both technical and soft skills.
However, testers should also have business mind
to understand any business processes and feel as a
customer, independent from any domain. Testers
are adding great value to projects, as a result in
near future employers are expected to be quiet
more selective and demanding about filling their
test related positions. To be competent in this area,
testers should pay more than enough attention to
develop themselves and try to get more involved
in technical & complex test activities.
Analysis of Current Situation
Defect Management [41%]? Test Execution [34%]
and Performance Test [27%] processes are most
commonly managed by a tool among the test teams.
Virtualization
Usability Testing
We do not use any tool
Test Data Management
Future Prediction
10%
7%
5%
5%
Adoption of testing tools will become
commonplace.
Q10
Which of the test activities is your company carrying out?
Q12
What are the challenges and obstacles in your test processes?
Functional Test
66%
Performance Test
51%
49%
49%
37%
26%
5%
Usability Test
44%
Back-End Test
27%
Security Test
27%
Test Automation
Mobile Application Test
24%
20%
Insufficient
headcount in test
teams
Time Limit
Insufficient
experience of test
teams
Lack of Test Tools
Other
Analysis of Current Situation
This is clear from the answers that mostly
functional test activities are carried out in these
organizations. Following the functional tests,
performance testing is the most test activity
performed as a non-functional test.
Future Prediction
We expect non-functional test activities will
become more important due to the formation
of the competitive environment in the market,
such as usability testing, performance testing and
security testing. Considering the latest systems
and interaction with mobile devices, mobile tests
are also becoming trend in upcoming years.
Analysis of Current Situation
Insufficient headcount in testing teams is
seems to be the most challenging item in
organizations’ test processes. Perhaps this also
causes overloaded workforce in the limited time
allocated for the test activities.
Future Prediction
Organizations may try to keep the test resources
and time limited but it will not eliminate
the required testing efforts. This may trigger
improvement of test automation in next years.
But automation cannot cover all testing activities
completely and automation itself also require
testers to manage it.
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