Selection of software testing technique: A multi criteria decision making approach

Abstract

The appropriate usage of efficient testing technique at any stage of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is still in infant stage. There are a number of testing techniques at various phases of testing. Selection of the right testing technique at any stage is one of the critical problems. The selection method should not only take the subjective knowledge but also incorporate objective knowledge for the efficient selection of testing technique as per the requirements. Selection of testing technique at every stage of SDLC depends on many factors such as resources, schedule, cost of the project, etc. Thus we formulate the selecting of testing technique as a multi criteria decision making problem and propose an efficient solution. © 2011 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.