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Topic: What steps are needed to develop and run softw....
Posted By: tanushree
Subject: What steps are needed to develop and run softw....
Date Posted: 17Oct2007 at 3:30am
http://softwaretestingadvice.com/index.php?topic=45.msg45#msg45 - What steps are needed to develop and run software tests?

The following are some of the steps to consider:

* Obtain requirements, functional design, and internal design specifications and other necessary documents.

* Obtain budget and schedule requirements.Determine project-related personnel and their responsibilities, reporting requirements, required standards and processes (such as release processes, change processes, etc.)

* Identify application's higher-risk aspects, set priorities, and determine scope and limitations of tests.

* Determine test approaches and methods - unit, integration, functional, system, load, usability tests, etc.

* Determine test environment requirements (hardware, software, communications, etc.)

* Determine testware requirements (record/playback tools, coverage analyzers, test tracking, problem/bug tracking, etc.)

* Determine test input data requirements

* Identify tasks, those responsible for tasks, and labor requirements

* Set schedule estimates, timelines, milestones

* Determine input equivalence classes, boundary value analyses, error classes

* Prepare test plan document and have needed reviews/approvals

* Write test cases

* Have needed reviews/inspections/approvals of test cases

* Prepare test environment and testware, obtain needed user manuals/reference documents/configuration guides/installation guides, set up test tracking processes, set up logging and archiving processes, set up or obtain test input data

* Obtain and install software releases

* Perform tests

* Evaluate and report results

* Track problems/bugs and fixes

* Retest as needed

* Maintain and update test plans, test cases, test environment, and testware through life cycle



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