Software QA/Testing/Tester FAQs: Create a Test Plan/Design?

Software QA/Testing

Glossary and Technical FAQs

Q: How do you create a test plan/design? (Cont'd...)

Test data is captured and base lined, prior to testing. This data serves as the foundation for unit and system testing and used to exercise system functionality in a controlled environment.

Some output data is also base-lined for future comparison. Base-lined data is used to support future application maintenance via regression testing.

A pretest meeting is held to assess the readiness of the application and the environment and data to be tested. A test readiness document is created to indicate the status of the entrance criteria of the release. Inputs for this process:

Approved Test Strategy Document.
Test tools, or automated test tools, if applicable.
Previously developed scripts, if applicable.
Test documentation problems uncovered as a result of testing.
A good understanding of software complexity and module path coverage, derived from general and detailed design documents, e.g. software design document, source code, and software complexity data.

Outputs for this process:

Approved documents of test scenarios, test cases, test conditions, and test data.
Reports of software design issues, given to software developers for correction.

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