Effectiveness of software testing techniques in enterprise: a case study

Table 9. The Experts characteristics 
 
R&D Team 
The current position 
Overall work 
experience as a Test 
Specialist 
Experience in a 
Company 
Expert A 
Team 1 
Recently as Business Analyst (before 
QA Senior Test Specialist) 
3 
4.5 
Expert B 
Team 2 
QA Test Specialist 
5 
1 
Expert C 
Team 3 
QA Test Specialist 
2 
2 
Expert D 
Team 2 
QA Test Specialist 
3 
3 
Expert E 
Team 4 
QA Test lead 
7 
4 
Expert F 
Team 5 
QA Test lead 
3 
2 
Expert G 
Team 4 
QA Test Specialist 
3 
3 
Prepared by author.
 
This chapter includes research methodology, strategy, data collection methods, including 
validity, reliability, limitations and ethics criteria. To sum it up the case study was performed in 
specific organizational setting and had mixed methodological approach. Experts were chosen 
according to their years of practice in specific domain, representation of software development team in 
the enterprise. Each of the experts had to have a higher education degree in the field of informatics.
Additionally some quantitative data were collected from the documentation of the company. In the 
next chapter we are going to analyze qualitative and quantitative information in order to answer 
research questions. 

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4.
RESEARCH "THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOFTWARE TESTING TECHNIQUES" RESULTS 
This chapter presents empirical study results that are conducted during interviewing. The results 
of quantitative questions are presented in charts, while qualitative - are analyzed in textual form. 
Generalized experts thoughts and analyzed statistical documents are presented as a systematic view on 
software testing processes in order to answer research questions. 
4.1.