Abstract—Software Fault Injection Testing (SFIT) technique can determine common error conditions through the behavior of observations; discover the interaction weaknesses and reveal how the system react when abnormalities or fault is being injected. In a nutshell, SFIT is a process of building defensive mechanism to prevent unwanted consequences emerges from the system and it is widely considered as an important technique of developing robust system. This paper offers and empirical knowledge of SFIT specifically on the testing practices in Malaysia and factors influencing the success of SFIT process. Data is collected using semi-structure qualitative interview approach. This research discovered that there are three main factors influencing the SFIT process which are Software Tester Knowledge, Software Tester Experience and Test Management of FIT Process for a successful SFIT.

Index Terms—Fault injection, software fault injection testing, software testing.

The authors are with the Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences University Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor,Malaysia.(e-mail:nor_shahida@tmsk.uitm.edu.my,wfaezah@tmsk.uitm.edu.my, maslina@tmsk.uitm.edu.my, syahmi.iskandar@yahoo.com).s

Cite: Nor Shahida Mohamad Yusop, Wan Faezah Abbas, Maslina Abdul Aziz, and Syahmi Iskandar, "Strategic Factors Model for Successful Fault Injection Testing," International Journal of Computer and Communication Engineering vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 402-407 , 2012.