Introduction to the Team Software Process(SM)

9Integration and System Testing

This chapter covers both testing and documentation. The chapter starts with testing principles, test strategies, and test planning. Then we review test measurement and tracking, defect-prone modules, and the implications of defect-prone analysis on testing. Next, we discuss the things to consider when you produce the user documentation. Finally, using the TEST1 and TESTn scripts, we review the TSPi test process.

9.1 Testing Principles

In TSPi, the purpose of testing is to assess the product and not to fix it. Although you should certainly fix any defects you find in testing, you should have found and fixed almost all the defects before the testing phase. When poor-quality products are put into test, testing time ...