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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | 2023 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Software and System Processes (ICSSP) |
| Pages | 35-45 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 979-8-3503-1196-9 |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
| Event | 2023 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Software and System Processes (ICSSP) - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 14 May 2023 → 15 May 2023 |
Abstract
In software projects, stakeholders can give valuable feedback on software demonstrations. Demonstrating software early and responding to feedback is crucial in agile development. However, it is difficult for stakeholders who are not on-site customers but end users, marketing people, or designers, etc. to give feedback in an agile development environment. Successful Graphical User Interface (GUI) tests, which show the working GUI with expected software behaviors, can be documented and then demonstrated for feedback. In our new concept, GUI tests are recorded, extended, and demonstrated as videos. A GUI test is divided into several GUI unit tests, which are specified in Gherkin, a semi-structured natural language. For each GUI unit test, a video is generated during test execution. Test steps specified in Gherkin are traced and highlighted in the video. Stakeholders review these generated videos and provide feedback, e.g., on misunderstandings of requirements or on inconsistencies. To evaluate the impact of videos in identifying inconsistencies, we asked 22 participants to identify inconsistencies between (1) given requirements in regular sentences and (2) demonstrated behaviors from videos with Gherkin specifications or from Gherkin specifications alone. Our results show that participants tend to identify more inconsistencies from demonstrated behaviors which are not in accordance with given requirements. They tend to recognize inconsistencies more easily through videos than through Gherkin specifications alone. We conclude that GUI test videos can help stakeholders give feedback more effectively. By obtaining early feedback, inconsistencies can be resolved, thus contributing to higher stakeholder satisfaction.
Keywords
- feedback, GUI test, video, agile
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Science(all)
- Software
- Computer Science(all)
- Information Systems
- Engineering(all)
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
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T1 - Using GUI Test Videos to Obtain Stakeholders’ Feedback
AU - Shi, Jianwei
AU - Mönnich, Jonas
AU - Klünder, Jil
AU - Schneider, Kurt
N1 - This work is funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 289386339 (ViViUse).
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - In software projects, stakeholders can give valuable feedback on software demonstrations. Demonstrating software early and responding to feedback is crucial in agile development. However, it is difficult for stakeholders who are not on-site customers but end users, marketing people, or designers, etc. to give feedback in an agile development environment. Successful Graphical User Interface (GUI) tests, which show the working GUI with expected software behaviors, can be documented and then demonstrated for feedback. In our new concept, GUI tests are recorded, extended, and demonstrated as videos. A GUI test is divided into several GUI unit tests, which are specified in Gherkin, a semi-structured natural language. For each GUI unit test, a video is generated during test execution. Test steps specified in Gherkin are traced and highlighted in the video. Stakeholders review these generated videos and provide feedback, e.g., on misunderstandings of requirements or on inconsistencies. To evaluate the impact of videos in identifying inconsistencies, we asked 22 participants to identify inconsistencies between (1) given requirements in regular sentences and (2) demonstrated behaviors from videos with Gherkin specifications or from Gherkin specifications alone. Our results show that participants tend to identify more inconsistencies from demonstrated behaviors which are not in accordance with given requirements. They tend to recognize inconsistencies more easily through videos than through Gherkin specifications alone. We conclude that GUI test videos can help stakeholders give feedback more effectively. By obtaining early feedback, inconsistencies can be resolved, thus contributing to higher stakeholder satisfaction.
AB - In software projects, stakeholders can give valuable feedback on software demonstrations. Demonstrating software early and responding to feedback is crucial in agile development. However, it is difficult for stakeholders who are not on-site customers but end users, marketing people, or designers, etc. to give feedback in an agile development environment. Successful Graphical User Interface (GUI) tests, which show the working GUI with expected software behaviors, can be documented and then demonstrated for feedback. In our new concept, GUI tests are recorded, extended, and demonstrated as videos. A GUI test is divided into several GUI unit tests, which are specified in Gherkin, a semi-structured natural language. For each GUI unit test, a video is generated during test execution. Test steps specified in Gherkin are traced and highlighted in the video. Stakeholders review these generated videos and provide feedback, e.g., on misunderstandings of requirements or on inconsistencies. To evaluate the impact of videos in identifying inconsistencies, we asked 22 participants to identify inconsistencies between (1) given requirements in regular sentences and (2) demonstrated behaviors from videos with Gherkin specifications or from Gherkin specifications alone. Our results show that participants tend to identify more inconsistencies from demonstrated behaviors which are not in accordance with given requirements. They tend to recognize inconsistencies more easily through videos than through Gherkin specifications alone. We conclude that GUI test videos can help stakeholders give feedback more effectively. By obtaining early feedback, inconsistencies can be resolved, thus contributing to higher stakeholder satisfaction.
KW - Rückmeldung
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KW - Video
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