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Managing the Testing Process: Practical Tools and Techniques for Managing Hardware and Software Testing

Name: Managing the Testing Process: Practical Tools and Techniques for Managing Hardware and Software Testing
Author: Rex Black
ISBN: 9781118074015

by Rex Black

August 2009

Intermediate to advanced

672 pages

20h 19m

English

Wiley

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Cover
Title Page
Copyright
About the Author
Credits
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Focus of This BookCanon or Cookbook?The Tools You NeedThe Resources You NeedOn ContextUsing This BookWhat's New and Changed in the Third Edition?
Chapter 1: Defining What's on Your Plate: The Foundation of a Test Project
What You Might Test: The Extended Test EffortWhat You Should Test: Considering QualityWhat You Can Test: Schedule, Resources, and BudgetCase StudyExercise
Chapter 2: Plotting and Presenting Your Course: The Test Plan
Why I Write Test PlansHow Many Test Plans?Using Drafts to Stimulate DiscussionUsing a Test Plan TemplateThe IEEE 829 Template: Compare and ContrastSelling the PlanClarity, Pertinence, and ActionCase StudyExercises
Chapter 3: Test System Architecture, Cases, and Coverage
Test System Architecture and EngineeringIt's Not Saint Paul's, But…Principles for Test System ArchitectureThe Bricks and Mortar of the System: Test CasesAvoiding the Dreaded Test Escape: Coverage and Regression-Test Gaps“There's a Lesson to Be Learned Here…”: Test Case Incremental ImprovementYou Can't Do It All: Deciding What Not to DoCase StudyBonus Case StudyBonus Case StudyExercises

Chapter 4: An Exciting Career in Entomology Awaits You: A Bug-Tracking Database
Why Bother? The Case for a Formal Bug-Tracking SystemSo, What Seems to Be the Problem? The Failure DescriptionFlexible Reporting: Beginning to Construct a DatabaseThe Vital Few and the Trivial Many: Ranking ImportancePutting the Tracking in Bug Tracking: Adding Dynamic InformationFinishing Touches: Capturing Bug Data for AnalysisThe IEEE 829 StandardExtracting Metrics from the Bug-Tracking DatabaseManaging Bug TrackingCase StudyExercises
Chapter 5: Managing Test Cases: The Test Tracking Spreadsheet
Building a Minimalist Test Tracking SpreadsheetMaking EnhancementsPutting the Test Tracking System in MotionThe IEEE 829 Test LogExtracting Metrics from the Test Tracking SpreadsheetIEEE 829 Test Reporting: Interim, Level, and MasterCase Study OneCase Study TwoExercises
Chapter 6: Tips and Tools for Crunch Mode: Managing the Dynamic
Do Sweat the Details: Staying on Top of EverythingA Spider's Web of Connections: Managing Test Hardware and Software Configuration LogisticsExpect the Unexpected: A Change Management DatabaseCase StudyExercises
Chapter 7: Stocking and Managing a Test Lab
Do You Need a Test Lab?Selecting and Planning a Lab AreaThe Test Lab InventorySecurity and Tracking ConcernsManaging Equipment and ConfigurationsKeeping the Test Environment CleanHuman FactorsCase StudyExercises
Chapter 8: Staffing and Managing a Test Team
The Right Person for the Job: What Kind of People Make Good Test EngineersDefining the Test Team: How Many Whos Do What?Specialists or Project Resources? Organizational ModelsHiring TestersGiving a Damn: Motivating Your Test TeamExtending Your Talent: Using Temporary Experts and ImplementersCase StudyExercises
Chapter 9: The Triumph of Politics: Organizational Challenges for Test Managers
Don Quixote, Champion of Quality: What's Your Job, Anyhow?Where You Fit: The Test Group in the OrganizationWhat Else Fits? Adding Other Functions to TestWorking with Other Managers: Directions of Test ManagementTesting in the Dark: Should You Proceed without Documentation?Pink Slips: Layoffs and LiquidationPresenting the Results: The Right Message, Delivered Properly“You Can Tell the Pioneers…”: The Effect of Early Adoption on TestExercises
Chapter 10: Involving Other Players: Distributed Testing, Outsourcing, and Related Topics
Choosing Your PartnersPlanning a Distributed Test EffortManaging a Distributed Test EffortHow Outsourcing Affects TestingCase Study 1Case Study 2Bonus Case Study: People Are Not Widgets!ConclusionExercises
Chapter 11: Economics of Testing: Fiscal Context
Is Quality Free? The Economic Justification for the Testing InvestmentCase StudyExercises
Chapter 12: Testing Implications of Project and Process: Situational Context
Where Testing Fits into the Project Life CycleProcess ImprovementImproving Your Test ProcessManaging the Testing Process: A Retrospective ConclusionCase Study 1: Agile Testing ChallengesCase Study 2: Maturity and ROIExercises
Appendices
Appendix A: Hardware Testing Fundamentals: An Introduction for Software Testing Professionals
Test ManagementBasic Functionality and Self TestsElectrical TestingEnvironmental TestsMechanical LifeThermal TestsReliabilityPackaging TestsAcousticsSafetyRadiationStandards and RegulationsComponents and SubsystemsIntegrated SoftwareSupplier Quality EngineeringPilot TestingCase Study
Appendix B: Omninet: The Internet Everywhere Marketing Requirements Document
1 Scope2 Required release date3 Description of requirements
Appendix C: Omninet: The Internet Everywhere System Requirements Document
Functionality System RequirementsReliability System RequirementsUsability System RequirementsEfficiency System RequirementsMaintainability System RequirementsPortability System RequirementsDesign Models
Appendix D: Bibliography, Related Readings, and Other Resources
Bibliography and Related ReadingsOnline and Hard-Copy PublicationsContacting RBCS
Glossary
Index

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Appendix C

Omninet: The Internet Everywhere System Requirements Document

This document contains proprietary and confidential material of RBCS, Inc. Any unauthorized reproduction, use, or disclosure of this material, or any part thereof, is strictly prohibited. This document is solely for the use of RBCS employees authorized RBCS course attendees, and purchasers of Managing the Testing Process.

Functionality System Requirements

The capability of the system to provide functions which meet stated and implied needs when the software is used under specified conditions.

Reliability System Requirements

The capability of the system to maintain a specified level of performance when used under specified conditions.

Usability System Requirements

The capability of the system to be understood ...

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