1. Software Testing Foundations #1.1
The Fundamental Testing Process
Nikita Knysh
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2. The Fundamental Testing Process
Begin
Planning and Control
Analysis and Design
Implementation and Execution
Evaluation of Test Exit Criteria
Post Testing Activities
End

3. Planning and Control
• Planning:
▫ Test strategy
▫ Test plan (test resources, test intensity for system parts
and characteristics, priorities of test, tool support).
• Control: compare actual situation with plan and
adjust the plan.
Complete testing is not possible. Faults can cause high
costs. Balance is to be kept by Test Manager.

4. Analysis & Design
• Creating logical test cases (positive and negative)
based on test basis.
• Test case explosion

5. Implementation & Execution
• Creating concrete (and easily reproducible!) test
cases out of logical ones, preparing test harness
(harnesses, drivers, simulators, etc.)
• Check test environment, execute test cases according
to priorities defined when planning
• Log results, and describe failures in reproducible
way.
• The pesticide paradox

6. Evaluation of Test Exit Criteria, Reporting
• All exit criteria should be met to stop testing. So
several (!) test cycles should be planned.
• Criteria: defect detection percentage (DDP) and
defect importance; in practice: time & cost.
• Write test summary report for stakeholders.

7. Post Testing Activities (Test Closure)
• Experiences from testing work should be analyzed
and made available for further projects.