Software Testing as a Growth Market
Software testing as a growth market
Steve Fice reports on a study by Pierre Audoin Consultants into perceptions of software testing and quality across Europe and discovers that with test optimisation on the rise, organisations are increasingly looking to managed testing services.
Companies around the world currently invest more than €50 billion annually in applications testing and quality assurance. The awareness of the commercial added value of flawless, fail-safe corporate applications is increasing, and as a result companies are actively seeking opportunities to improve both software and the organisation of testing while meeting budget constraints.
This article is based on a PAC (Pierre Audoin Consultants) study sponsored by SQS Software Quality Systems, which surveyed 309 managers and IT decision-makers in companies across Europe and North America ranging from 1,000 to over 5,000 employees.
The study concluded that 91 percent of the managers surveyed recognise software testing and quality assurance as two of the most important IT disciplines within their companies. It also explores what approaches to software testing and quality management lend themselves to achieving the greatest possible added value; how expenditure and quality of testing can be harmonised; what standards companies expect from both testing activities and external testing service providers and how collaboration can be best organised. Boom in optimisation of test activities
The majority of the companies surveyed are currently involved in optimising their testing activities. Approximately a third of companies were in the optimisation phase at the time of the survey, while a quarter of interviewees confirm that optimisation will commence within the next twelve months and a further eleven percent within the next two years. The motives prompting increasing numbers of companies to opt for the test optimisation include enhancing product quality (61 percent), increasing quality and
Steve Fice reports on a study by Pierre Audoin Consultants into perceptions of software testing and quality across Europe and discovers that with test optimisation on the rise, organisations are increasingly looking to managed testing services.
Companies around the world currently invest more than €50 billion annually in applications testing and quality assurance. The awareness of the commercial added value of flawless, fail-safe corporate applications is increasing, and as a result companies are actively seeking opportunities to improve both software and the organisation of testing while meeting budget constraints.
This article is based on a PAC (Pierre Audoin Consultants) study sponsored by SQS Software Quality Systems, which surveyed 309 managers and IT decision-makers in companies across Europe and North America ranging from 1,000 to over 5,000 employees.
The study concluded that 91 percent of the managers surveyed recognise software testing and quality assurance as two of the most important IT disciplines within their companies. It also explores what approaches to software testing and quality management lend themselves to achieving the greatest possible added value; how expenditure and quality of testing can be harmonised; what standards companies expect from both testing activities and external testing service providers and how collaboration can be best organised. Boom in optimisation of test activities
The majority of the companies surveyed are currently involved in optimising their testing activities. Approximately a third of companies were in the optimisation phase at the time of the survey, while a quarter of interviewees confirm that optimisation will commence within the next twelve months and a further eleven percent within the next two years. The motives prompting increasing numbers of companies to opt for the test optimisation include enhancing product quality (61 percent), increasing quality and