A self-assessment instrument for assessing test automation maturity
Wang, Yuqing; Mäntylä, Mika; Eldh, Sigrid; Markkula, Jouni; Wiklund, Kristian; Kairi, Tatu; Raulamo-Jurvanen, Päivi; Haukinen, Antti (2019-04-01)
Yuqing Wang, Mika Mäntylä, Sigrid Eldh, Jouni Markkula, Kristian Wiklund, Tatu Kairi, Päivi Raulamo-Jurvanen, and Antti Haukinen. 2019. A Self-assessment Instrument for Assessing Test Automation Maturity. In Proceedings of the Evaluation and Assessment on Software Engineering (EASE ’19). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 145–154. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/3319008.3319020
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Abstract
Test automation is important in the software industry but self-assessment instruments for assessing its maturity are not sufficient. The two objectives of this study are to synthesize what an organization should focus to assess its test automation; develop a self-assessment instrument (a survey) for assessing test automation maturity and scientifically evaluate it. We carried out the study in four stages. First, a literature review of 25 sources was conducted. Second, the initial instrument was developed. Third, seven experts from five companies evaluated the initial instrument. Content Validity Index and Cognitive Interview methods were used. Fourth, we revised the developed instrument. Our contributions are as follows: (a) we collected practices mapped into 15 key areas that indicate where an organization should focus to assess its test automation; (b) we developed and evaluated a self-assessment instrument for assessing test automation maturity; (c) we discuss important topics such as response bias that threatens self-assessment instruments. Our results help companies and researchers to understand and improve test automation practices and processes.
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