The statistic shows the leading challenges in testing mobile and multi-channel (mobile, social, and traditional) applications, according to a survey of senior IT-management executives worldwide. In 2018, 52 percent of respondents identified a lack of time as the greatest challenge in the way of mobile and multi-channel application testing.
Greatest challenges in testing mobile and multi-channel (mobile, social, and traditional) applications from 2013 to 2018
Characteristic
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Don't have the right testing process / method
56%
36%
28%
48%
47%
34%
Don't have in-house testing environment
38%
30%
38%
46%
41%
28%
No mobile testing experts available
48%
33%
29%
46%
42%
28%
Don't have the right tools to test
37%
34%
26%
45%
46%
43%
Don't have the devices readily available
52%
35%
26%
44%
40%
26%
Not enough time to test
33%
40%
36%
44%
52%
52%
We don't do mobile testing
45%
13%
8%
1%
5%
4%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents34%34%28%28%28%28%43%43%26%26%52%52%4%4%47%47%41%41%42%42%46%46%40%40%52%52%5%5%48%48%46%46%46%46%45%45%44%44%44%44%1%1%28%28%38%38%29%29%26%26%26%26%36%36%8%8%36%36%30%30%33%33%34%34%35%35%40%40%13%13%56%56%38%38%48%48%37%37%52%52%33%33%45%45%201320142015201620172018Don't have the right testing process / methodDon't have in-house testing environmentNo mobile testing experts availableDon't have the right tools to testDon't have the devices readily availableNot enough time to testWe don't do mobile testing
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Capgemini, & Sogeti, & Micro Focus. (May 15, 2018). Greatest challenges in testing mobile and multi-channel (mobile, social, and traditional) applications from 2013 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/500630/worldwide-mobile-and-multichannel-application-testing-challenges/
Capgemini, und Sogeti, und Micro Focus. "Greatest challenges in testing mobile and multi-channel (mobile, social, and traditional) applications from 2013 to 2018." Chart. May 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/500630/worldwide-mobile-and-multichannel-application-testing-challenges/
Capgemini, Sogeti, Micro Focus. (2018). Greatest challenges in testing mobile and multi-channel (mobile, social, and traditional) applications from 2013 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/500630/worldwide-mobile-and-multichannel-application-testing-challenges/
Capgemini, and Sogeti, and Micro Focus. "Greatest Challenges in Testing Mobile and Multi-channel (Mobile, Social, and Traditional) Applications from 2013 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/500630/worldwide-mobile-and-multichannel-application-testing-challenges/
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