Selection of software testing method by using ARAS method

Abstract

The accelerated development of informatics and computing in the last decades has led software to become present in all segments of the society. When the presence and value of software began to grow, software testing has become a very important activity in software development. Software has become indispensable in the economy, education, healthcare, communications, the media, politics, etc. Software errors can cause huge pecuniary damages, as well as non-material losses (reputation, honour ...) so they must be eliminated as early as possible. It is important to recognize the importance of software testing as a basic phase in the software development cycle. Testing helps in reducing the risk of product failure and ensures that the product meets business and technical requirements. Therefore, the main goal of this paper is to present an approach based on multiple-criteria decision-making methods in the selection of software testing method. For the selection of alternatives, in our case software testing methods, Additive Ratio Assessment (ARAS) method is applied. Applicability, usability and efficacy of the proposed approach is demonstrated on conducted illustrative example of selection of software testing method.

Keywords

• software
• software testing methods
• MCDM
• ARAS