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Test Strategy
&
Test Planning
By
Vinay Srinivasan(Senior Technical Associate)
Working At
Testing Center of Excellence Laboratory,
TechMahindra, Pune
Introduction
StrategyWhat to do?
Goal?Target?
How to do?
PlanWho should do?When to do?Efforts?Costs?Risks?Benefits?Deliverables?Maintenance?
Test Strategy
What to do?
Identify the Scope of Testing
Identify Types of Testing to be carried out
Identify the Testing Tasks
Identify whether any Testing Tools are required
Identify whether any Frameworks need to be
used
Identify the Metrics to be collected
Identify the Deliverables, Dashboard and
Reports
Identify the Factors affecting Quality of
Deliverables
Identify when to complete Testing
Test Strategy (Continued…)
How to do?
Identify the Test Requirements
Define Target Test Environments
Identify the Testing Activities to Complete
Tasks
Identify the ways to conduct the Testing
Activities
Identify the Test Cases for the Testing
Activities
Identify Resources for the Testing Activities
Identify the ways to meet the deliverables
Identify the ways to improve Quality
Test Planning
Who should do? Skills, Roles, Responsibilities Team Formation Allocating Testing Tasks to Teams Allocating Testing Task related activities to
individuals
Efforts? Task Efforts
Activity Efforts
Function Point Analysis Wideband Delphi Work Breakdown Structure COCOMO II Percentage Analogy Sizing
Test Planning (Continued..) Feasibility Study & Proof of
Concept?
When to do? (Test Execution..etc) When to Start
Entry Criteria
When to Stop When to Continue When to End/ Finish
Exit Criteria
Scheduling PERT CPM GANTT Chart
Reviews?
Test Planning (Continued..) Costs?
Fixed Cost Pricing to Win Time and Material COCOMO II
Risks? Requirements are not
Frozen Issues Defend Decisions Risk Mitigation
Manage Testing? Traceability Matrix
Test Planning (Continued..) Deliverables?
Test Cases Change and Review Logs Test Results Test Reports
Maintenance Plan? Defect Tracking and Diagnosis Trace Bottlenecks Defect Fixes and Re-Tests Skills Competency Quality
Test Planning (Continued..) ROI?
Cost Benefit Analysis
Sign-Off? Agreement Satisfaction
Future Plans? Explore New Business
Sample Dashboard Reporting (Test Report)
Sample Dashboard Reporting (continued..)
Sample Dashboard Reporting (continued..)
Sample ROI
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vinay.srinivasan@techma
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