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A Survey of Software Test Estimation Techniques
Amitysoft Technologies, Chennai, India
école de Technologie Supérieure—University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada
- 1 Amitysoft Technologies, Chennai, India
- 2 école de Technologie Supérieure—University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada
Journal of Software Engineering and Applications·Volume 06 (2013)·Pages 47–52·Published 5 October 2013·DOI10.4236/jsea.2013.610A006
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Abstract
Software testing has become a primary business for a number of IT services companies, and estimation, which remains a challenge in software development, is even more challenging in software testing. This paper presents an overview of software test estimation techniques surveyed, as well as some of the challenges that need to be overcome if the foundations of these software testing estimation techniques are to be improved.
KeywordsSoftware TestingTesting EstimationSoftware EstimationOutsourcing
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