Testing considerations

  • Test Strategy
    • Internal Authoring
    • Internal Reviewing
    • Customer Sign Off
  • Test Plan 
    • Internal Authoring
    • Internal Reviewing
    • Customer Sign Off
  • Test Specification/Scripts
    • Internal Authoring
    • Internal Reviewing
    • Customer Sign Off
  • Test Resources
    • Personnel
    • Training
    • Testing tools (Requirements mapping/Defect management/Performance/automation etc)
      • Testing tools – Licencing and on-going support costs
      • Testing tools – Hardware requirements
  • Environment (Developers/Factory/System/UAT/OAT/Performance/Pre-Production/Production)
    • Build (Hardware / Software (inc Testing tools – see above))
    • Data (Live/Anonymous/Security)
    • Smoke Testing
  • Test Phase
    • Unit/Component (Developer Workstream testing)
      • Factory (FIT/FAT – Formal)
        • System (SAT/SIT – Formal)
          • UAT (Users – Supporting/Managing)
            • Pre-Production
              • Performance
                • Production
                  • OAT (Operational – Supporting/Managing)
  • Key Stages for most Test Phases
    • Test Specification/Scripts – see above
    • Test Readiness Review:  Are all elements in place to begin a particular testing phase
    • Test Execution
    • Defect Management and Remediation
    • Test Exit Report
      • Tests executed
      • Tests not executed
      • Defects Raised
      • Defects Closed
      • Defects still Open
        • Business Impact
        • Resolution Plan