Elodie BERNARD : "Agile Model-Based Testing Approach for Functional Testing of Enterprise IS

PhD works of Elodie BERNARD : "Agile Model-Based Testing Approach for Functional Testing of Enterprise IS"

Abstract : The digital and Agile transformation of large organizations is leading to a need to transform software testing practices in depth. Putting IT system developments into production with increasingly short delays, on increasingly complex systems, challenges the traditional practices of functional testing based on a strong manual component (analysis, design and execution). New approaches and new test tools must therefore adapt to the short iterations of Agile, as well as to the expansion of the systems developed, composed of a set of products in Agile at scale contexts, while ensuring the quality of the systems in production. Adapting to Agile means that approaches and tools will need to be effective in the conception and implementation of tests for different functional coverage objectives. They will have to allow testing a small set of new user stories while keeping the end-to-end test repository of the main application use cases operational. This is in order to manage the evolution of the system as a whole and to extend the repository of automated regression tests. In terms of execution, the approaches and tools will have to support both manual and automated test execution with seamless adaptation from the first to the second. Systematic execution of all manual tests is not possible, hence the strong need to automate tests. The implementation of automation processes is a key point in the success of projects, but this activity currently remains complex and expensive. It allows to guarantee the quality of the application through the different iterations, especially in Agile contexts, where the deliveries are regular and/or the time to test manually increases with the sprints. Automating a set of test cases reduces the burden of manual testing and facilitates the detection of regressions.[...]

These researches were conducted within the FEMTO-ST Institute - UMR 6174 and the Sogeti company within the context of a CIFRE thesis started in November 2017.

Jury Composition : 

BLANC  Xavier, Professeur des Universités, Université de Bordeaux , Reporter
GROZ Roland, Professeur, Université Grenoble Alpes, Reporter
BOUQUET Fabrice, Professeur des Universités, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Reviewer
KRAMER  Anne, Docteur-Ingénieur, sepp.med GmbH, Reviewer
LEGEARD Bruno, Professeur des Universités, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, PhD Director
AMBERT Fabrice, Maître de conférence, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté , PhD Co-Director
LAGAU Denis, Manager Testing, Sogeti, Invitee

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