The impact of test ownership and team structure on the reliability and effectiveness of quality test runs
Kim Herzig, Nachiappan Nagappan · 2014
Context: Software testing is a crucial step in most software development processes. Testing software is a key component to manage and assess the risk of shipping quality products to customers. But testing is also an expensive process and changes to the system need to be tested thoroughly which may take time. Thus, the quality of a software product depends on the quality of its underlying testing process and on the effectiveness and reliability of individual test cases.