Organizational Level

Test Policy

Programme Level
Test Strategy

Project Level
Test Plan

Test Procedures & Test Cases

Test Reports, Issue Reports

Other Test Work Products

Testing involves the creation of a number of other work

products and most of these work products are produced by

Test Analysts and Technical Test Analysts:

defect reports

test case specifications

test logs

The Test Manager should ensure consistency and quality

of these work products through the following activities:

 Establishing and monitoring metrics for the quality of

these work products (percentage of rejected defect

reports, etc.)

Working with the Test Analysts and Technical Test

Analysts to:

select and customize appropriate templates for the

work products

establish standards for these work products (degree

of detail necessary in tests, logs, and reports)

Reviewing testing work products using the appropriate

techniques and by the appropriate participants and

stakeholders

Testing also involves the creation of test results reports,

which are typically produced by the Test Manager and

are described later in this book.

The extent, type, and specificity of test  docs can be

influenced by:

the chosen software development lifecycle

applicable standards and regulations

the product quality

project risks associated with the particular system being

developed

There are various sources of templates for testing work

products such as IEEE 829 [IEEE829]:

designed for use in any industry

contain a high level of detail that may or may not be

applicable to a particular organization

It is a best practice to tailor the IEEE 829 documents to

create standard templates for use in a particular

organization. The consistent application of the templates

reduces training requirements and helps to unify processes

across an organization.

Example - When and What to use:

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Example - Test Design

Shall have the following structure:

Identifier

Features to be tested

Approach refinements

Test Identification

Features pass/fail criteria

Example - Test Case

Shall have the following structure:

Test Case Spec Identifier

Test item

Input specification

Output specification

Environmental needs

Special procedural requirements

Intercase dependencies

Example - Test Item

Shall have the following structure:

Transmittal report identifier

Transmitted items

Location

Status

Approvals

Example - Test Log

Shall have the following structure:

Test Log identifier

Description

Activity and event entries

Example - Test Incident Report

Shall have the following structure:

Test Incident Identifier

Summary

Incident Description

Impact

Inputs

Expected results

Actual Results

Anomalies

Date and Time

Procedure Step

Environment

Attempts to repeat

Testers

Observations

Example - Test Summary Report

Shall have the following structure:

Test Summary Report Id

Summary

Variances

Comprehensive assessment

Summary of results

Evaluation

Summary of activities

Approvals