Plan Your Project's Testing - or Plan to Fail

Mac Daddy · May 26, 2009, 11:47 PM

Failure to carefully plan testing in the early stages of a project could doom it to failure. What are the client's goals for a project? What are the critical success factors for everyone involved? What resources are available for testing? These are just a sampling of the questions that must be addressed before opportunities for testing -- and deadly errors -- are missed.

Does testing require a plan? That may sound like a silly question, but many organizations leave the testing to the end of the project, and whatever time is left is the time that will be spent on testing.

That philosophy brings up many questions: What is the purpose of the test plan? What is to be accomplished with the testing? How are resources allocated for testing? How much time should be spent on testing? And, of course, how much testing is enough? In the event that defects are uncovered, will they be resolved prior to shipment? Will the client be made aware of these problems? Have resources been allocated to resolve the critical defects?
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Source: Technewsworld

May 26, 2009, 11:47 PM	#1
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 80 System Specs	Plan Your Project's Testing - or Plan to Fail Failure to carefully plan testing in the early stages of a project could doom it to failure. What are the client's goals for a project? What are the critical success factors for everyone involved? What resources are available for testing? These are just a sampling of the questions that must be addressed before opportunities for testing -- and deadly errors -- are missed. Does testing require a plan? That may sound like a silly question, but many organizations leave the testing to the end of the project, and whatever time is left is the time that will be spent on testing. That philosophy brings up many questions: What is the purpose of the test plan? What is to be accomplished with the testing? How are resources allocated for testing? How much time should be spent on testing? And, of course, how much testing is enough? In the event that defects are uncovered, will they be resolved prior to shipment? Will the client be made aware of these problems? Have resources been allocated to resolve the critical defects? _______________ Source: Technewsworld __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen