Testing IT-An off the shelf software testing process

Author

yssram

Date

2014-02-20 18:18

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51608315

Testing IT-An off the shelf software testing process

Contents

vii

Foreword page xiii

Acknowledgments xv

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Purpose of the Book 1

1.2 Readership 2

1.3 How to Read This Book 2

1.4 Structure and Content of This Book 3

Part 1

The Traditional Testing Process 5

2 An Overview of Testing 7

2.1 Introduction 7

2.2 The Challenge of Testing 7

2.3 What Is Testing? 8

2.4 Verification and Validation 10

2.5 What Is the Cost of Not Testing? 11

2.6 Testing – The Bottom Line 11

2.7 Additional Information 12

3 Testing Techniques 15

3.1 Introduction 15

3.2 General Testing Techniques 16

3.3 Functional Testing Techniques 19

3.4 Nonfunctional Testing Techniques 22

3.5 Further Reading on Testing Techniques 26

4 The Management and Planning of Testing 27

4.1 Introduction 27

4.2 The Organization of Testing 28

4.3 Roles and Responsibilities 29

4.4 The Testing Phases 34

4.5 Role of the V Model in Planning 39

4.6 The Management of Test Requirements 41

4.7 The Role and Use of Configuration Management 42

4.8 The Role and Use of Defect Tracking 42

4.9 The Role of Risk in Test Planning and

Management 43

5 Unit Testing 45

5.1 Overview 45

5.2 Unit Test Approach 47

5.3 Unit Test Data Requirements 47

5.4 Roles and Responsibilities 48

5.5 Planning and Resources 49

5.6 Inputs 50

5.7 Testing Techniques for Unit Testing 50

5.8 Outputs 50

6 Integration Testing 53

6.1 Overview 53

6.2 Integration Test Approach 54

6.3 Integration Test Data Requirements 55

6.4 Roles and Responsibilities 55

6.5 Planning and Resources 56

6.6 Inputs 57

6.7 Testing Techniques for Integration Testing 57

6.8 Outputs 57

7 System Testing 59

7.1 Overview 59

7.2 System Test Approach 60

7.3 System Test Data Requirements 60

7.4 Roles and Responsibilities 61

7.5 Planning and Resources 62

7.6 Inputs 63

7.7 Testing Techniques for System Testing 63

7.8 Outputs 63

8 Systems Integration Testing 65

8.1 Overview 65

8.2 Systems Integration Test Approach 66

8.3 Systems Integration Test Data Requirements 67

8.4 Roles and Responsibilities 67

8.5 Planning and Resources 68

8.6 Inputs 69

8.7 Testing Techniques for Systems Integration Testing 69

8.8 Outputs 70

9 User Acceptance Testing 73

9.1 Overview 73

9.2 User Acceptance Test Approach 74

9.3 User Acceptance Test Data Requirements 75

9.4 Roles and Responsibilities 75

9.5 Planning and Resources 76

9.6 Inputs 77

9.7 Testing Techniques for User Acceptance Testing 78

9.8 Outputs 78

10 Operations Acceptance Testing 81

10.1 Overview 81

10.2 Operations Acceptance Test Approach 82

10.3 Operations Acceptance Test Data Requirements 83

10.4 Roles and Responsibilities 84

10.5 Planning and Resources 85

10.6 Inputs 86

10.7 Testing Techniques for Operations

Acceptance Testing 86

10.8 Outputs 86

11 Regression Testing 89

11.1 Overview 89

11.2 Regression Test Approach 90

11.3 Regression Test Data Requirements 91

11.4 Roles and Responsibilities 92

11.5 Planning and Resources 92

11.6 Inputs 94

11.7 Testing Techniques for Regression Testing 94

11.8 Outputs 94

12 Improving the Testing Process 97

12.1 Introduction 97

12.2 Overview of the Role and Use of Metrics 98

12.3 Metrics Typically Used within the Testing Process 99

12.4 Setting Up and Administering a Metrics Program 102

12.5 A Proposal for a Simple and Effective Metrics Set 104

12.6 Further Reading 106

13 Introduction, Adoption, and Maintenance

of the Testing Process 107

13.1 Introduction 107

13.2 Introduction and Adoption of a Testing Process 107

13.3 Maintenance of the Testing Process 111

Part 2

The Testing Process in the Real World:

Illustrative Case Studies 113

14 Case Study 1: The British Library 121

15 Case Study 2: Reuters Product

Acceptance Group 129

16 Case Study 3: Crown Quality Assurance Group 143

17 Case Study 4: The Wine Society 155

18 Case Study 5: Automatic Data

Processing Limited 167

Part 3

The Appendices 181

A Terms of Reference for Testing Staff 183

B Testing Guides 197

C Test Plan Document Template 211

D Test Specification Document Template 221

E Test Script Template 231

F Test Result Record Form Template 237

G Test Log Template 241

H Test Certificate Template 245

I Re-use Pack Checklist 247

J Test Summary Report Template 249

K Equivalence Partition Example 255

L Boundary Analysis Example 257

M State Transition Example 259

N Automated Testing Tool Selection Criteria 261

O Usability Testing Overview 275

P Testing Process Health Check 279

Q The Testing of Object-Oriented Software 287

References 295

Glossary 297

Index 311

Total 4

ramu pal

2013-06-16 16:41

absolutely useful
AMR

2013-12-27 20:46

very useful, thanks.
sbehl

2014-07-19 07:10

thnks
Sam_85

2016-10-19 21:34

thank you...

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