Understanding socio-technical factors influencing testers in software development organizations

This paper is introducing the research topic of proposal "Understanding socio-technical factors influencing testers in software development organizations", which using qualitatively and quantitatively analysis, is looking at elements affecting the testing activities in software development companies. The scope of the research is to improve our understanding of the challenges faced on daily basis in testing activities, and to propose improvements for the testing practice and for the image of testing and testers, while taking into consideration the socio-technical nature of testing activities. This study is a first stepping stone into research of the testing practices, testers' experience, and the outside world's perception of their work.