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Testability analysis early in the development process is a criterion of crucial importance to software developers, designers and the managers. Early estimation of testability, exclusively at design phase assists designers to improve their designs before the coding starts. Consequently, it significantly reduces rework during and after implementation, as well as designing effective test plans, better project and resource planning. An effort has been put forth in this paper to identify the major factors contributing in testability estimation at design phase. Further, a model is developed to quantify software testability in design phase. Furthermore, the correlation of Testability with these factors has been tested and justified with the help of statistical measures.
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Nazir, M., Khan, R.A. (2012). Testability Estimation Model (TEMOOD). In: Meghanathan, N., Chaki, N., Nagamalai, D. (eds) Advances in Computer Science and Information Technology. Computer Science and Information Technology. CCSIT 2012. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 86. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27317-9_19
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