Measuring testing efficiency: An alternative approach

One of the basics of any IT business organization is its stability in the form of providing consistent product in vibrant and modest environment. Growth of quality software hence has become an expected constraint for software production teams. Enhancing Testing Efficiency being one of the prompting factors for the production of this high quality software. Thus, it is obligatory for software firms to orient themselves towards effective fault controlling mechanism by incorporating testing attribute for attaining improved efficiency, and thus reliability. This paper provides an empirical analysis of several testing attributes through data collection and applications of collected data using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), which is used as a tool to classify the relative importance of these attributes for getting better testing efficiency. The purpose of this analysis is to examine the efficiency of testing during software development process. Then, the study calls for a strong need to improve testing methods using techniques such as AHP for proper testing solutions in lieu of old conventional approach of static testing. This paper demonstrates the perspective of Team Leader, Developer and Tester to assess the functioning of each of the attributes and can serve as an important indicator for measuring testing efficiency. Efficient -testing practices increase the ability of detection and elimination of software flaws right at the inception phase and thereby reduce the cost and time of rework. It further improves productivity, quality and sustainability of software industry.