Crowdsourced Testing Services
CrowdSourced Testing offers companies the opportunity to have their products tested by individuals across the world, using many different devices, system configurations, and networks. First, a basic primer on this new and developing model of testing. In crowdsourced testing, the ‘crowd’ is a group of individuals across all walks of life, numerous countries, multiple languages and cultures, real devices, and a myriad of skills and domain knowledge. While this strategy certainly can’t and won’t replace more traditional testing, crowdsourced testing services complement other models by giving participants more exposure prior to a production release. Obscure and residual defects are more likely to be located, especially as they relate to hardware, software, and network configurations. Also, there are specific scenarios where crowdsourced testing is the optimal choice for a primary testing style.
