Fundamental Test Process

Basics for test process on an everyday basis. Ideal for giving you a higher level idea of what a software tester does.

Ideal for a Junior Software Tester or who is intended to take the ISTQB-ISEB exam.

Fundamental Test Process

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Fundamental Test Process

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.

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.

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.

4. Evaluating Exit Criteria & Reporting

• Check logs against Exit Criteria.
• Assess if more tests are needed or Exit Criteria need to be changed.
• Write Test Summary Report for stakeholders.

5. Test Closure

• Check planned deliverables.
• Close Incident Reports.
• Handover to maintenance.
• Finalise & archive test-ware / environment.
• Document acceptance of a system.
• Analyse lessons learned for future projects & improve test maturity.

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References:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_test_documentation

www.computing.dcu.ie/~davids/courses/CA267/ieee829mtp.pdf

standards.ieee.org/findstds/standard/829-2008.html

www.ufjf.br/eduardo_barrere/files/2011/06/SQETestIncidentReportTemplate.pdf

www.geekinterview.com/question_details/46503