On Testing Effort Estimation Models for Mobile Applications

Abstract

In recent years, the advances in mobile technology have brought an exorbitant change in the daily lifestyle of individuals. Smartphones/Mobile devices are proliferating in all aspects of human life. This has led to extreme demand for developing software that runs on mobile devices. With the substantial rise in demand for applications running on mobile devices, developers and testers are under obligation to deliver high calibre applications, on time and within budget. The process of developing the mobile software/application proceeds amidst testing phase to verify the correctness of the mobile app. The estimation of testing plays a vital role in the effective completion of testing. Mobile application testing is imperative and perilous activity in the application development lifecycle, which confirms quality and unswervingly impacts the development effort and affluence of the application. The estimation of effort for testing of apps is a key figure that helps test managers in making approximately accurate decisions for coordinating testing resources newline