You can check my comments in the link
http://www.experts-exc
i think this is sufficient for you to get some idea about QA/Testing process, test plan and test cases
Cheers,
Suveer
Main Topics
Browse All Topics
Loading Advertisement...
Question
A good aproach to write test cases
Hi,
Our company is a small one. So we don't have a good testing process here.
I want to know what is the industrial standard process on testing specially test case writing.
let's say we are targeting to CMMI level 3 or so.
This Question has been solved and asker verified All Experts Exchange premium technology solutions are available to subscription members.
Subscribe now for full access to Experts Exchange and get
Instant Access to this Solution
- Plus...
- 30 Day FREE access, no risk, no obligation
- Collaborate with the world's top tech experts
- Unlimited access to our exclusive solution database
- Never be left without tech help again
Trusted by hundreds of thousands everyday for fast, accurate and reliable tech support.
- "The time we save is the biggest benefit of Experts Exchange to Warner Bros. What could take multiple guys 2 hours or more each to find is accessed in around 15 minutes on Experts Exchange." Mike Kapnisakis, Warner Bros.
- "Our team likes having a resource that is more secure than just using Google and most experts using this service really know their stuff. It's nice to look here first versus using Google." Dayna Sellner, Lockheed Martin
- "Anytime that I've been stumped with a problem, 9 out of 10 times Experts Exchange has either the accepted solution or an open discussion of the potential solution to the problem." Kenny Red, eBay Inc.
See what Experts Exchange can do for you.
Got a question?
We've got the answer.
Experts Exchange has been collecting answers to technology questions since 1996…3 million and counting! If you have a question, chances are we already have your answer.
Need individual assistance?
Our experts are ready to help.
If you can't find the exact answer you're looking for, ask our exclusive community of 50,000 experts. You’ll get a personalized answer from a trusted professional.
Want to learn from the best?
Read articles from industry experts.
Thousands of free tech tips, tricks, how-to’s and tutorials are available in our peer reviewed articles section. See for yourself how smart our experts are, no login required.
Working on a long term project?
Store your work and research.
Save solutions to your questions, answers you’ve discovered through searching plus helpful articles in your personal knowledgebase for easy future access.
Access the answers to your technology questions today.
30-day free trial. Register in 60 seconds.
What Makes Experts Exchange Unique?
Members of the expert community talk about why the experience at Experts Exchange is different than what you will find anywhere else.
Trusted by the world's most respected brands.
Faithfully serving IT professionals since 1996.
Try it out and discover for yourself.
30-day free trial. Register in 60 seconds.
Free Tech Articles
-
WARNING: 5 Reasons why you should NEVER fix a computer for free.
It is in our nature to love the puzzle. We are obsessed. The lot of us. We love puzzles. We love the challenge. We thrive on finding the answer. We hate disarray. It bothers us deep in our soul. W...
-
SCCM OSD Basic troubleshooting
SCCM 2007 OSD is a fantastic way to deploy operating systems, however, like most things SCCM issues can sometimes be difficult to resolve due to the sheer volume of logs to sift through and the dispe...
-
Migrate Small Business Server 2003 to Exchange 2010 and Windows 2008 R2
This guide is intended to provide step by step instructions on how to migrate from Small Business Server 2003 to Windows 2008 R2 with Exchange 2010. For this migration to work you will need the fo...
-
Create a Win7 Gadget
This article shows you how to create a simple "Gadget" -- a sort of mini-application supported by Windows 7 and Vista. Gadgets can be dropped anywhere on the desktop to provide instant information, ...
-
Outlook continually prompting for username and password
There have been a lot of questions recently regarding Outlook prompting for a username and password whilst using Exchange 2007. There are a few reasons why this would happen and I will try to cover t...
-
Backup Exchange 2010 Information Store using Windows Backup
There seems to be quite a lot of confusion around the ability to backup Exchange 2010 using the built in Windows Backup feature. This stems from the omission of this feature prior to Exchange 2007 s...
Cloud Class Webinars
- Avoiding Bugs in Microsoft Access
Alison Balter takes and in-depth look at avoiding bugs in Access. In this webinar you will learn about using the immediate window to debug your applications, invoking the debugger, using breakpoints to troubleshoot, stepping through code, setting the next statement to execute, ...
- Top 10 Best New Features in Visio 2010
Scott Helmers gives live demonstrations of the top 10 new features in Visio 2010. This webinar will teach you how to create compelling diagrams by adding shapes to the page with a single click, linking the shapes in a diagram to data in Excel (or SQL Server, or SharePoint), ...
- IT Consultant Business Secrets Revealed
Michael Munger, Experts Exchange tech pro and IT consultant, pulls back the curtain on his very successful businesses and answers question on every IT consultant and business owner should know about. He shares secrets on what he did to solve the 5 most common problems in IT, ...
- Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
Quest CTO, Mike Billon, gives an overview of the steps involved in building a dunamic disaster recovery plan. Through case studies and an examination of software/hardware tooles for monitoring and testing, you'll gain a better understandin of where you are, where you want ...
- Organize Your Visio Diagrams with Containers and Lists
Scott Helmers uses cross functional flowcharts, wireframe diagrams, data graphic legends and seating charts to teach you: how to ustilize all three new structured diagram components in Visio 2010, the best practices for organizeing shapes in previous version of Visio, how to organize ...
- How to Us Objects, Properties, Events and Methods in Microsoft Access
Alison Dalter gives an in-depbth look at objects, properties, events and methods in Microsoft Access. In this webinar you will learn about using the object browser, referring to objects, working with properties and methods, working with object variables, understanding the ...
Join the Community
Give a Little. Get a Lot.
Join the community of experts here and help other tech pros by answering question in your area of expertise. You can earn FREE access to all Experts Exchange's premium features and resources.
Answers
@MaduKp: Got the details i have looked for. understood the flow test plan to test execution. Now i have separate questions.
You say get reviewed the test plan and test cases. How this should be done?
I don't understand why we need to follow the architecture document when test case creation. We only follow the SRS. I think it should be enough?
Tools, what are the tools we can use to test web pages?
@suveer_patil: Good information, Thanks but not in the way i am looking for.
You have to write test cases by looking at the SRS document and Prototype or FSD document.
we are writing test cases by referring only these documents some times by looking at use cases also.
review in the sense suppose if 'x' person written the test cases then it should be reviewed by some other person say 'y'
because there is a chance that 'x' may have not covered some functionality or he may wrongly written some cases.
in that case 'y' or the reviewer can catch this and then the test cases can be updated.
by this the chances of missing some requirements will be less.
so in this case test coverage will be good.
so by this review process will help which is applicable for both test plan and the test suite (set of test cases)
Hope you are clear now or you can ask your requirements with clear picture. so that we can help.
Cheers,
Suveer
Well, Seems like It's deviating form the original question. How ever i will answer to your questions.
1. Reviewing:
Test Plan / Test case review - If someone is writing the test plan / cases, then sharing it with some other person.That person will be in your project / not in your project. This person have to go through your test cases against pre-defined check list.
Ex1: For tets plan the check list may include
- Is the version history maintained?
- Is the test scope defined?
- are the risks identified?
etc:
Ex2 : For Test cases the check list may be include
- Linked to the Requirement correctly (for this review you must have person who have a good idea on the project)
- Are the test steps detail enough
- Is the spellings / grammar is correct
etc:
review may be pear review / final review. Depends on the review feedback, the test plan or test cases have to be modified and assign a new version.
2. Why we need architecture doc?
generally tets cases are designed based on the SRS use cases. But in some projects, we are getting the UI (prototypes) separately. In that case, you have to refer those for UI testing. BUt in some cases, There are situations taht SRS and prototypes not enough.
Ex: Suppose you have a requirement where a new field is introducing to an existing application window. This field have some certain properties, and it is populating form a calculation witch is refereeing some DB fields.
Now you don't have enough data in the SRS to write a good test case to test this filed. But though the architecture doc, still you can find the table structures and relations which helps you to write the query for this particular calculation, I have come across many situations like this. In that example, some times Architecture doc may have described well, what are the properties of that filed (ex: field width, validations, any limitations, default values, etc:) some times, which is not covered in the SRS.
3. Web tools you mean?
Well, we are using Visual studio 208 team system ,which included a good web test tool. You can find my comments in other answers if you really interest on VSTS, or just ask me, Then i can help you.
How ever, here is a good resource to referring web test tools.
http://www.softwareqatest.
Please feel free to ask if you have any more to clarify.
Thanks,
3 Ways to Join
Business Accounts
- Perfect for organizations
- Multiple users
- Save over 36%
- Create a Business Account
Answer for Membership
- Earn free access
- Showcase your knowledge
- No credit card required
- Sign Up to Answer
Loading Advertisement...
by: MaduKpPosted on 2009-07-09 at 12:55:26ID: 24817622
Ok, kind of complex to answer at once.
Since you have mentioned the CMMI level, i think, i should start form beginning. Starting form test case writing is already middle way!
Normally testing is starting with the SRS creation. With the SRS, QA lead should prepare the Test Plan.
I think you are familiar with the test plan elements. I will focus on the process. Standard procedure is once the Test paln is done, the lead should review it. The test plan should be reviewed according to the predefined standards. These standards should be available in some shared place to every ones reference.
Let's say the test plan has to be modified , each time the test plan modified, QA lead should be keep the versions. then reviewed and approved it.
When the test plans done, now what you are looking, test case creation. Again, You have to follow the test plan and SRS. use the methodologies, tools mentioned in the test plan, then test case should cover the SRs, use cases if need refer the architecture document as well. (test case creation, you can use many methodologies, which have to be discussed in a separate thread if you want :) ) How ever, It is good if you are using a version controlling system over test cases. before the test case creation, the testers must be well known about the SRS , the system, and what are the areas to be automated and not. Let's say if you have gone through test case writing. Then this should be pear review, then final review and approved.
Again, the test case review standards should be predefined ion a shared place and the test cases should be review according to this check list.
Now it comes to testing. Testing will be manual or autoamte depends on the test cases you have. important thing is test results reporting. This should be very clear and if need use the graphs and clearly mention the risk factors. test results should be in a shared location for future access.
I just went through a high level process activities which covered test plan creation to testing,. Not sure if this is what you are looking. Feel free to ask if you have any more thing to be clarify.
Thanks,