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WATERFALL TESTING REVIEW

The waterfall life-cycle development methodology consists of distinct phases from requirements to coding. Life-cycle testing means that testing occurs in parallel with the development life cycle and is a continuous process. Deming’s continuous improvement process is applied to software testing using the quality circle, principles, and statistical techniques.

The psychology of life-cycle testing encourages testing to be performed outside the development organization. The motivation for this is that there are clearly defined requirements, and it is more efficient for a third party to verify these requirements.

The test plan is the bible of software testing. It is a document prescribing the test objectives, scope, strategy ...

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