Software Testing Life Cycle STLC

                                                                                   STLC

Test Planning: It is the first phase of system testing where the management plan the high level
and detail testing activities to be carried out.

Project manager or Test Manager will define test strategy and based on this test strategy the
detail plan called test plan is prepared.

Test Strategy: It is high level management plan and approach that provides sufficient confidence on the project being tested.

Test Plan: It is detail day to day work plan that explains scope, approach resources and work
schedules etc. Test plan can be prepared by test lead.

Test Plan Template:

1) Introduction

2) Scope
2.1) In Scope
2.2) Out of scope

3) Test Approach

4) Resources

5) Work Schedule

6) Entry Criteria & Exit Criteria

7) Test deliverables.

****Interview Question important****

Objectives of a Test Plan: a test plan document explains various procedures to be carried out
while testing a software. The main object to test plan is to determine:

1) Scope of Testing: what are the features to be tested and what are the features not to be
tested. Similarly what types of testing is applicable and what type of testing not applicable.

2) Test Approach: various guidelines to be followed while designing test cases, test data
and defect codes etc.

3) Resources: Hardware, Software and human resources.

4) Work schedules and Test delivery.

Test Analysis: In this phase test engineer will study various project requirement documents

such as BRS, SRS to understand the project requirement.

• While analysing test requirements if there are any questions those will be recorded in requirement clarification note, once analysis is finished you can get the clarification from the domain experts.

BRS Template: A BRS document contains the following sections.

1) Client introduction

2) Project Introduction

3) Existing system

4) Drawbacks in the existing system

5) Proposed system

6) Project Architecture.

SRS / FRS : A typical SRS/FRS document will contain the following sections.

1) Overview

2) Prototype

3) Page elements

4) Use case diagram

5) Use case