What is crowdtesting and how does it work?
| Â | "If you are testing software that all kinds of strangers are going to use, then why not use a bunch of strangers to test it?" | Â |
| Â | -- Paul Herzlich | |
Crowdsourced testing is the process of using a tester pool to provide both formal and informal feedback on a product. Crowdtesting pilots software under real-world conditions with real users, allowing companies to gain insight and gather feedback to identify defects quickly and intelligently.
The following screenshot provides a simplified model of crowdtesting with the following key elements: crowdtesting platform, crowd, crowdtesting champion, and crowdtesting services:
Crowdtesting platform: This is a cloud-based platform. It manages testers, tracks their testing activities, curates their rankings based on the feedback given, manages compensation based on an output-based model, and integrates with standard test management tools.
Crowd: This represents independent, geographically distributed testers who...
