Preface Acknowledgments 1. Requirements Phase Item 1: Involve Testers from the Beginning Item 2: Verify the Requirements Item 3: Design Test Procedures As Soon As Requirements Are Available Item 4: Ensure That Requirement Changes Are Communicated Item 5: Beware of Developing and Testing Based on an Existing System 2. Test Planning Item 6: Understand the Task At Hand and the Related Testing Goal Item 7: Consider the Risks Item 8: Base Testing Efforts on a Prioritized Feature Schedule Item 9: Keep Software Issues in Mind Item 10: Acquire Effective Test Data Item 11: Plan the Test Environment Item 12: Estimate Test Preparation and Execution Time 3. The Testing Team Item 13: Define Roles and Responsibilities Item 14: Require a Mixture of Testing Skills, Subject-Matter Expertise, and Experience Item 15: Evaluate the Tester's Effectiveness 4. The System Architecture Item 16: Understand the Architecture and Underlying Components Item 17: Verify That the System Supports Testability Item 18: Use Logging to Increase System Testability Item 19: Verify That the System Supports Debug and Release Execution Modes 5. Test Design and Documentation Item 20: Divide and Conquer Item 21: Mandate the Use ora Test-Procedure Template and Other Test-Design Standards Item 22: Derive Effective Test Cases from Requirements Item 23: Treat Test Procedures As "Living" Documents Item 24: Utilize System Design and Prototypes Item 25: Use Proven Testing Techniques when Designing Test-Case Scenarios Item 26: Avoid Including Constraints and Detailed Data Elements within Test Procedures Item 27: Apply Exploratory Testing 6. Unit Testing Item 28: Structure the Development Approach to Support Effective Unit Testing Item 29: Develop Unit Tests in Parallel or Before the Implementation Item 30: Make Unit-Test Execution Part of the Build Process 7. Automated Testing Tools Item 31: Know the Different Types of Testing-Support Tools Item 32: Consider Building a Tool Instead of Buying One Item 33: Know the Impact of Automated Tools on the Testing Effort Item 34: Focus on the Needs of Your Organization Item 35: Test the Tools on an Application Prototype 8. Automated Testing: Selected Best Practices Item 36: Do Not Rely Solely on Capture/Playback Item 37: Develop a Test Harness When Necessary Item 38: Use Proven Test-Script Development Techniques Item 39: Automate Regression Tests When Feasible Item 40: Implement Automated Builds and Smoke Tests 9. Nonfunctional Testing Item 41: Do Not Make Nonfunctional Testing an Afterthought Item 42: Conduct Performance Testing with Production-Sized Databases Item 43: Tailor Usability Tests to the Intended Audience Item 44: Consider All Aspects of Security, for Specific Requirements and System-Wide Item 45: Investigate the System's Implementation To Plan for Concurrency Tests Item 46: Set Up an Efficient Environment for Compatibility Testing 10. Managing Test Execution Item 47: Clearly Define the Beginning and End of the Test-Execution Cycle Item 48: Isolate the Test Environment from the Development Environment Item 49: Implement a Defect-Tracking Life Cycle Item 50: Track the Execution of the Testing Program
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