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Agile Testing in Brazil: A Systematic Mapping

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Agile Methods (WBMA 2017)

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The increasing adoption of agile methodologies is changing the landscape of software testing. Both the manifold of testing techniques and the agile mindset have shown as challenges for professionals. In this context, this work conducted a systematic mapping of studies published in Brazil, with the goal of gathering evidence on the use of agile testing practices in the country. Using the Agile Testing Quadrants as classification model, testing techniques, their benefits and challenges were identified. This systematic mapping revealed that, despite the quality improvements and reduction of costs brought by the use of agile testing techniques, learning curves and lack of management cooperation introduce significant difficulties for the full adoption of agile testing.

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    The “Lattes Curriculum” is considered the brazilian standard for information of scientific and academic production, students, professors, researches and professionals envolved in science and technology.

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    The Python script is available on the following link: https://goo.gl/PguSfd.

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    List of articles available on the following link: https://goo.gl/19IAXO.

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    João Farias, Alexandre Vasconcelos & Ivaldir Junior

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  2. Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil

    Gustavo Henrique Lima Pinto

  3. Federal University of Technology, Paraná, Brazil

    Adolfo Gustavo Serra Seca Neto

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Farias, J., Vasconcelos, A., Junior, I. (2018). Agile Testing in Brazil: A Systematic Mapping. In: Santos, V., Pinto, G., Serra Seca Neto, A. (eds) Agile Methods. WBMA 2017. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 802. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73673-0_3

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