Abstract
Testing is a complex phase in DevOps process due to need of an automated process that provides feedback at different strategies of continuous development and operations pipeline. Software organization face several challenges during the testing phase due to lack of understanding on testing best practices for the DevOps paradigm. The objective of this study is to prioritize DevOps best testing practices, which can facilitate the selection of testing practices during DevOps process. To perform this research, we have extended the work done by Hornbeek, using the 15 DevOps testing practices discussed in his study. First, we categorize the test practices against culture, automation, lean, measurement, and sharing (CALMS) pillars of DevOps adoption principles. Next, a questionnaire-based survey was conducted to collect feedback from industry practitioners on the DevOps test practices and their categorization against CALMS criteria. Finally, we applied Interpretive Structure Modeling (ISM) to find the interrelationship between CALMS criteria, and fuzzy TOPSIS was used to prioritize the DevOps test practices that will assist practitioners to better manage the testing activities during DevOps process.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | e2448 |
| Journal | Journal of software: Evolution and Process |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors are grateful to the (Deanship of Scientific Research, King Saud University) for funding through Vice Deanship of Scientific Research Chairs.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Authors. Journal of Software: Evolution and Process published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Keywords
- DevOps
- ISM
- fuzzy TOPSIS
- prioritization
- test practices
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software