ROI

Debunking “I Know All Needed Test Cases” Myth

I would be a very rich man if I would get paid a dime every time I hear this statement when meeting a potential customer. “I already know the test cases that we need.” Frankly, I have a really hard time understanding this statement and always need to be careful not to reply with “You’ve got to be kidding me”. During my professional career I ...

Testing Economics: Why Non-Defect Tests Matter

Let's assume (this obviously a much simplified setting) that you are planning to release a new product version that will generate $1mn in sales. There may or may not be one critical bug left in the version. If there actually is a critical bug, this will cost to you in terms of product replacements, customer supports and customer disloyalty total ...

Michael Mlynarski: Testing ROI Challenges

On his model-based testing blog, Michael Mlynarski writes: In this session we have discussed the ROI of software testing techniques. More than 20 experienced testers or test managers had difficulties on formulating the ROI of any testing technique. Two main arguments were about reducing the costs for bug-fixes in late stages of the development ...