テストプロセス改善―CMM流実務モデル [単行本]

テストプロセス改善 ＣＭＭ流実務モデル
　ソフトウエアのテスト・プロセスを改善するための実務書。

テストの概念そのものの見直しを求めた上で，プロセス改善の必要性を考察。さらにCMM（能力成熟度モデル）と同様の手法でテスト・プロセスの改善を試みる「TPIモデル」の全体像と具体的な利用方法を解説する。ITシステムのテスト担当者には，参考になるだろう。

　大規模化，複雑化するITシステムにおいて，品質は重大な意味を持つ。テスト作業をより徹底的かつ効率よく実施する指針として，著者はTPIモデルを提唱している。TPIモデルとは，リードタイム，コスト，品質などの観点からテスト・プロセス改善を進めるアプローチ。現行のテスト・プロセスの長所と短所を明らかにする効果も持つ。

(日経コンピュータ 2002/06/17 Copyright©2001 日経BP企画..All rights reserved.)

"If competitiveness is an issue in your market, IT will be vital, and this book will help you to deal with the problems it will bring along." Henk W Broeders, Executive Board, CAP Gemini "I was introduced to TPI and suddenly the penny dropped...This was quite a revelation...I recommend that you try the ideas suggested in this book...use the TPI method to improve your test process." Stephen K Allott, Senior Consultant, ImagoQA Ltd "The application of TPI enables us to raise our global testing organization to the next professional level. I am absolutely convinced that everybody using TPI in a similar way will experience the same added value." Dr Hans Voorthuyzen, Global Manager Product Testing Group, Baan Software testing is an essential part of software development but many organizations regard it as an uncontrollable part of the process and find it difficult to take steps to improve it. In Test Process Improvement, Tim Koomen and Martin Pol give practical suggestions for improving the testing process in a gradual and controlled manner, with realistic goals in terms of quality, lead time and costs. The book describes and explains the Test Process Improvement (TPI) model, tried and tested by numerous professional testers, which provides a structured framework to be used either for improving an existing test process or for developing a new process from scratch. The authors use their in-depth knowledge and extensive experience to provide practical guidance and a framework that enables the reader to adapt the model for use in his/her organization. If you are involved in testing software systems and are aiming to implement a successful and structured process, you will find this book an invaluable resource. --このテキストは、 ハードカバー 版に関連付けられています。

『品質』が企業の命運を握る。業界再編などでますます大型化・複雑化するITシステム。改善モデルの決定版、TPIモデルで高品質を手に入れよ。

業界再編などでITシステムはますます大型化・複雑化し、より徹底したテストが必須のものとなった。改善モデルの決定版、TPIモデルで高品質を手に入れよ! テストプロセスを改善するための実務書。

Written for the reader with a little background in software engineering and test management, Test Process Improvement is an innovative guide to improving how your organization tests software. It's got plenty to offer any test engineer or manager.

This short yet densely packed text outlines the Test Process Improvement (TPI) model for software testing. While there are other testing models available today (like the Testing Maturity Model, or TMM), the authors suggest that TPI offers more detail than its rivals. TPI measures testing effectiveness in 20 "key areas," in such categories as test strategy, metrics, tools, and communication, plus defect and test process management.

After a short overview of the kinds of testing in use today, the book delves into each of these 20 areas in considerable detail with criteria for up to four levels of effectiveness (labeled "A" through "D"). By working through these categories, an organization can both gauge its current testing process and make it better with the book's "improvement suggestions." You'll appreciate this text most if you have some interest in software engineering. (The authors, who are Dutch, write clearly, but this is by no means light reading.) There are plenty of easy-to-digest tables and lists, which will be most practical for the busy testing professional. Other useful sections include a concise tour of testing tools and the Test Management Approach (TMap), which shows how to integrate test management into the larger process of software design.

In all, Test Process Improvement can give any testing engineer or manager some practical ways to work more effectively. This is a groundbreaking blueprint for improving software testing. --Richard Dragan

Topics covered: Overview and guide to Test Process Improvement (TPI), types of testing, pitfalls for successful testing, measuring your organization's test maturity, 20 key areas, levels, checkpoints, suggestions for improvement, implementing TPI within your organization, TPI and the project life cycle, test planning and project estimation, metrics, advantages and limits of testing tools, test and office environments for improved testing, communication, reporting, defect management, managing the test process, evaluation, low-level testing, and Test Management Approach (TMap)--a proprietary strategy for structured testing.
--このテキストは、 ハードカバー 版に関連付けられています。

Software testing is a vital component of the software development process, but few organizations expend any effort optimizing the process to make it more efficient. Although in practice it can be hard to define what steps need to be taken, models such as the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) have been successful in helping organizations improve their software process and TPI aims to do a similar thing for the testing part of the software process. The TPI model offers a frame of reference which helps to determine the strong and weak points in an organization's current test practice, and gives specific and realistic suggestions for the improvement of the test process in terms of lead time, costs and quality.
--このテキストは、 ハードカバー 版に関連付けられています。

"If competitiveness is an issue in your market, IT will be vital, and this book will help you to deal with the problems it will bring along."
-- Henk W Broeders, Executive Board, CAP Gemini

"I was introduced to TPI and suddenly the penny dropped...This was quite a revelation... I recommend that you try the ideas suggested in this book... use the TPI method to improve your test process."
-- Stephen K Allott, Senior Consultant, ImagoQA Ltd

"The application of TPI enables us to raise our global testing organization to the next professional level. I am absolutely convinced that everybody using TPI in a similar way will experience the same added value."
-- Dr Hans Voorthuyzen, Global Manager Product Testing Group, Baan

Software testing is an essential part of software development but many organizations regard it as an uncontrollable part of the process and find it difficult to take steps to improve it. In Test Process Improvement, Tim Koomen and Martin Pol give practical suggestions for improving the testing process in a gradual and controlled manner, with realistic goals in terms of quality, lead time and costs.

The book describes and explains the Test Process Improvement (TPI) model, tried and tested by numerous professional testers, which provides a structured framework to be used either for improving an existing test process or for developing a new process from scratch. The authors use their in-depth knowledge and extensive experience to provide practical guidance and a framework that enables the reader to adapt the model for use in his/her organization.
If you are involved in testing software systems and are aiming to implement a successful and structured process, you will find this book an invaluable resource.
--このテキストは、 ハードカバー 版に関連付けられています。

Tim Koomen is a professional tester for IQUIP Informatica B.V. in the Netherlands, where he is a member of the R&D team covering issues such as automated testing and testfactories. He is currently advising organizations on how to improve their testing processes using the TPI model. He regularly presents at conferences and training sessions throughout Europe.

Martin Pol has over 25 years of experience in structured testing, currently working as CEO, senior consultant for Polteq International Testing services.

--このテキストは、 ハードカバー 版に関連付けられています。

富野 寿
1937年静岡市に生まれる。1959年東京工業大学理工学部卒業、(株)構造計画研究所入社。現在、(株)構造計画研究所代表取締役社長、技術士(本データはこの書籍が刊行された当時に掲載されていたものです)