● Avoids omissions and tunnel vision. Better test coverage.
● Concisely communicates testing effort: what can be, should be, and will be tested.
● Makes testing visible and respected.
● Efficiency: avoids redundancy. Organizes similar test case candidates so no overlaps.
● Knowledge capture: build in coverage elements as experience them over time.
Test Cases - What ?
● Derived from Test Spec, Functional Spec., and Detailed Design.
● Detailed to lowest level of complexity.
● Standard info: objective, setup steps, repro path, expected results.
● Test Case execution logged as pass or fail.
● Every failed Test Case must have an associated bug reported.
Test Cases - Why?
● Makes program failure obvious. How tester know whether bug exists? (Expected result)
● Best of breed: test case has been refined. Highest likelihood finding error (vs adhoc).
● Test coverage: how many cases have passed, failed, or not yet been executed.
Bug Report - What?
● Derived from planned Test Cases, or Adhoc Testing.
● Every bug must have an associated Test Case.
● Standard Info: Test Case Info., plus actual results, problem, comments, etc.
Bug Report - Why?
● Communicate bug for reproducibility, resolution, and regression.
● Track bug status (open, resolved, closed).
● Ensure bug is not forgotten, lost or ignored.
● Used to back create test case where none existed before.
Weekly Status Reports - What?
● Test Case coverage (pass, fail, not yet executed).
● Bug status summary (severity, priority, etc.)
● Task status (schedule).
● Issue list of closed and open action items.
● Risk list identifying potential problems.
● Other project metrics.
Weekly Status Report - Why?
● Communicate project status.
● Visibility for new and existing issues.
● Visibility for new and existing risks.
● Record of events.
Exit Reports - What?
● Test Release Report: Certification as to extent of coverage, and assessment of project’s readiness for release.
● Milestone Exit Report: After each phase of testing completed, this report lists test cases executed, pass/fail status, & bug find status.
Exit Reports - Why?
● Consensus that all predecessor tasks are completed and milestone can be exited.
● Act of organizing report forces critical analysis of all project components.
● Reality check if on schedule, within budget, and within acceptable quality tolerances.
● Visibility of project status to senior mgmt.
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