Basics for test process in everyday bases. Ideal to give you a higher level ideal of what a software tester do.
Ideal for a Junior Software Tester or who is intend to take the ISTQB-ISEB exam.
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| Fundamental Test Process |
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| 1. Planning & Control |
Planning
- Determine the scope, risks & objectives
- Implement Test Policy / Strategy
- Determine Test Approach
- Determine resources required
- Schedule the test activities
- Determine the Exit Criteria
Control
- Monitor activities
- Compare progress vs plan
- Take control when required
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| 2. Analysis & Design |
- Review the Test Basis
- Eval Test Basis for test-ability
- Identify & priorities Test Conditions
- Design & priorities high level Test Cases
- Identify Test Data
- Trace-ability between Test Bases & Test Condition
- Test environment & Infrastructure tools
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| 3. Implementation & Execution |
Test Implementation
- Finalise, Implement & prioritise Test Cases
- Create Test Data
- Check environment ready
- Create Test Suites
- Develop & priorities Test Procedures
- Test harness / automated scripts (optional)
Test Execution
- Execute Test Procedure as planned
- Log the outcome
- Compare actual vs expected
- Report discrepancies as Incidents
- Analyse Incidents for cause
- Retest / Regression
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| 4. Evaluating Exit Criteria & Reporting |
- Check logs against Exit Criteria
- Assess if more test are needed or Exit Criteria need to be changed
- Write Test Summary Report for stakeholders
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| 5. Test Closure |
- Check planned deliverables
- Close Incident Reports
- Handover to maintenance
- Finalise & archive test-ware / environment
- Document acceptance of system
- Analyse lessons learned for future projects & improve test maturity
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Tools I’ve used to help with the video and mind mapping:
Mind Mapping – Mindmeister – Plan and brainstorm online with friends with the free mind mapping tool MindMeister http://www.mindmeister.com/?r=177956
Resources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_test_documentation
http://standards.ieee.org/findstds/standard/829-2008.html
http://www.geekinterview.com/question_details/46503
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