Types of Test Strategies

Some test strategies are in the form of written documents, and some are just oral tradition or institutional knowledge within a company. While they come in different forms, there are identifiable types of test strategies. Understanding these types can help you think more clearly about how you should select, blend, and devise your organization’s test strategy.

You should recall from the Foundation syllabus that we can classify test strategies as either preventive or reactive. Preventive test strategies are those that focus on early involvement of the test team and use test planning, analysis, and design activities to identify problems in the project plan, the product requirements and design, and other project work products. ...

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