Effective Test Planning (CSTP #3) or (CTM Elective) or (CSTAS Elective)

This tutorial covers area 3 of the Certified Software Test Professional requirements. This tutorial also counts as an elective towards the requirements of the Certified Test Manager (CTM) certification.

For cost and cities where this course might be offered, check our Public Training Schedule.To bring this course to your test team at your location, contact our Education and Professionals Services Group.

Concepts

Test planning is crucial to any successful test project. The level of formality and the structure and contents of a test plan will vary from organization to organization, but there are certain principles of test planning with which anyone charged with creating a test plan should be familiar. In this course, you will learn these key principles.

Some organizations realize minimal value from their test plans. The test plans have become little more than required paperwork. We will discuss ways to achieve real benefit from a test plan.

We’ll discuss what needs to be in a plan and the value of each section.

You will leave this class with an understanding of how to effectively create and apply a plan for your testing process.

Participants will learn:

• Why we need a test plan
• How to create a plan for your testing project
• What to include in the test plan document
• Pitfalls and best practices of test planning
• How to adopt your test planning to an iterative development environment

Outline

• Test Planning Context
  • Goal of testing
  • Test Planning
  • Test Design
  • Test Execution
  • Evaluation and test process improvement
  • Test Deliverables
• System Test Planning
  • Why plan
  • Who uses the test plan?
  • Useable test plans
  • Basic questions
    • Who
    • What
    • How
    • When
    • Where
    • Why
  • Project timeline
  • Dependencies
  • Structure
  • Test objectives
  • Test schedule
    • Assumptions
    • Granularity
  • Test resources
  • Test Project Risk
  • Test Process and strategy
  • Scope
  • Test tools
  • Policies and procedures
  • IEEE