Crowdsourced Testing (company)
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Crowdsourced Testing is a crowdsourcing platform which provides functional, localization, usability and Beta testing through crowdsourcing.[citation needed]
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Native name | Crowdsourced Testing SpA |
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| Industry | Software Testing, Crowdsourcing |
| Founded | Montreal, 2012 |
| Founder | Simon Papineau |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Canada and Santiago, Chile |
| Services | "Crowdsourced Testing connects web and software development companies with professional software testers from around the world available on short notice to test their projects on a large number of different platforms and devices." - Crowdsourced Testing team |
History
[edit]- Crowdsourced Testing was launched in 2012 by QA on Request, a traditional quality assurance testing company.[1]
- They were invited to join Start-Up Chile's fifth cohort in November 2012,[2] and were selected out of 100 as one of the 21 startups to pitch for the Demo Day.[3] It was then that Simon Papineau, Crowdsourced Testing's founder and current CEO began to split his time between Canada and Chile, as a Chilean team began to grow.[4]
- In April 2013, Crowdsourced Testing was invited, along with six other companies, to join the Wayra acceleration program.[5]
- They were invited to join Rackspace's 24k Startup Program in July 2013,[6] and Tech Wildcatters' Globe Start in August 2013.[7]
Testing process
[edit]After every project, a tester's performance is rated on a scale of 0-10. This score is averaged with his previous scores in order to get his Tester Score. Only testers with scores above 6 are allowed to participate in paid projects. First-time testers who register to the Crowdsourced Testing platform are required to begin with free (non-paid) projects before getting their Tester Score above 6.[8]
When requesting a testing project, clients are able to choose between the devices they want tested, the time spent on each device, and the number of testers to test.[9] Crowdsourced Testing also offers packs for people who do not know what tests their product requires.
Products
[edit]In addition to its testing services, Crowdsourced Testing has launched two products designed to help testers during the testing process.[10]
Damn Bugs
[edit]Damn Bugs was launched in March 2013 as a free, web-based bug tracking software.[11] It is only a bug-tracker, and does not claim to act as a test management software.[12] Its features are:
- Free Chrome browser extension that allows testers to take screenshots and report bugs without having to leave the page that they are on[13]
- Permission management for each testing session[14]
- Standardized bug reports[15]
- Project status reporting charts[16]
- Email notifications for comments and updates related to your tasks[17]
- Unlimited number of users allowed[18]
Damn Bugs also has a feedback page where users can offer suggestions or voice their concerns. Comments are classified as: "Under Review", "Planned", "Started", "Completed" or "Declined". So far, Damn Bugs developers claim to have implemented more than 75 suggestions into Damn Bugs.[19]
Overlook
[edit]Launched in May 2015, Overlook is a free web-based test plan management software.[20] Its aim is to help teams create executable test plans for test-plan driven testing. Its features include creating and executing test plans, and iOS and Android readiness checklists. Like with its other product Damn Bugs, Crowdsourced Testing has launched a forum to collect user suggestions and requests.[21] The team has claimed that they will go through all requests, and implement those that make sense.[22]
References
[edit]- ^ "QA on Request Launches New Crowdsourced Testing Platform, Enters Wayra". May 30, 2013. Archived from the original on August 10, 2013.
- ^ Mercure, Philippe (2013-04-28). ""Start-Up Chile": coup de génie économique ou fiesta aux frais des contribuables?".
- ^ "21 startups subirán al escenario en el 4º Demo Day de Start-Up Chile". March 15, 2013.
- ^ "Launching a Crowdsourced Testing Startup from Chile with Simon Papineau, Founder & CEO of Crowdsourced Testing". January 8, 2014.
- ^ "Wayra showcases its start-up talent to over 300 Global investors". Telefonica. 12 November 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ "Venture Beat - Crowdsourced Testing".
- ^ "Welcome to Techwildcatters".
- ^ "Tester Evaluation". Crowdsourced Testing. Crowdsourced Testing. April 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ "Testing Costs/Price". Crowdsourced Testing. Crowdsourced Testing. April 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ "Venture Beat Companies - Crowdsourced Testing".
- ^ "Project Management : Damn Bugs System Properties".
- ^ "Issue Tracking: A Free Open Source Agile Project Management Tool".
- ^ "Chrome store add-ons : Damn Bugs".
- ^ "Damn Bugs, Overlook, Workflowy, and Trello". Archived from the original on 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
- ^ "Capterra: the smart way to find business software".
- ^ "Damn Bugs Features". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
- ^ "Bug reports: the key element of your software testing process". Crowdsourcetesting. Laura Gaudino. November 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ "QA Test Labs - Damn Bugs Review".
- ^ "User Forum - Damn Bugs". Archived from the original on 2015-03-08. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
- ^ "Announcing Overlook, new test plan management software".
- ^ "QA Hipster - Damn Bugs, Overlook, Workflowy and Trello". Archived from the original on 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
- ^ "Announcing Overlook, new test plan management software".