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Yang, Y., Onita, C., Zhang, X., and Dhaliwal, J. 2011. “TESTQUAL: Conceptualizing
Software Testing as a Service,” e-Service Journal (7:2), pp. 46-65.
Software testing has emerged as a distinct and critical component in software development.
This paper argues that software testing should be conceptualized as a concurrent service
throughout the software development process rather than being viewed as a sequential
line of responsibility. Testing as a service has two key aspects: (1) a service to
developers, and (2) a service to end users. This paper draws from the service quality
and SERVQUAL literature to propose a structured measurement tool for testing as a
service. Software quality is the most prominent outcome for TESTQUAL. The potential
antecedents and outcomes of TESTQUAL are briefly discussed. The implications to research
and practice of TESTQUAL are also discussed.
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