Chapter 15
Test Case Design (Do)
You will recall that in the spiral development environment, software testing is described as a continuous improvement process that must be integrated into a rapid application development methodology. Deming’s continuous improvement process using the PDCA model is applied to the software testing process. We are now in the Do part of the spiral model (see Figure 15.1).
Figure 15.2 outlines the steps and tasks associated with the Do part of spiral testing. Each step and task are described, and valuable tips and techniques are provided.
Step 1: Design Function Tests
Task 1: Refine the Functional Test Requirements
At this point, the functional specification should have been completed. It consists of the hierarchical ...
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