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Test process improvement is concerned with the continuous improvement of the testing process. There are dedicated test process improvement models such as the TMM or TMap that contain best practice in software testing to mature the testing process. The test manager also conducts a lessons learned review with the test team at the end of a project, and the goal is to learn any lessons from the testing to determine what went well and what needs to be improved for the next project.
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There is the well-known adage “All models are wrong, some are useful”.
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The ISO 9004 standard provides guidance on continuous improvement.
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The result from the pilot may be that the new process is not suitable to be deployed in the organization or that it needs to be significantly revised prior to deployment.
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RBCS stands for Rex Black’s Consulting Service, Inc. and it is a software testing and quality assurance company that helps organizations to improve their software testing.
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There is a strong economic case for finding defects as early as possible, as the cost of correction increases the later the defect is found.
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Tmaps (2004) TMap home pages. Sogeti Nederland B.V., Vianen. http://www.tmap.net
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O’Regan, G. (2019). Test Process Improvement. In: Concise Guide to Software Testing. Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28494-7_11
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