A comparative study of testers’ motivation in traditional and agile software development

被引：7
作者：
Deak, Anca [1 ]
机构：
[1] Department of Computer Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim
来源：
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) | 2014年 / 8892卷
关键词：
Agile; Human factors; Motivation; Software testing; Testers; Waterfall;
D O I：
10.1007/978-3-319-13835-0_1
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摘要：
The future software engineers looking for positions in the software industry tend to lean towards software development/coding rather than software testing. Our study investigates what factors cause software testing professionals working both in agile and traditional methodologies, to choose and remain in this career path. Using a qualitative survey among software development companies we retrieve information about the difference between the traditional and agile testers. In addition we identify information about the motivating and de-motivating factors in current testing practices. The results could help the companies in their recruiting processes, in the transition from traditional to agile within a company and in motivating their testers, which will lead to better job satisfaction and productivity. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014.
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