SayPro Test Plan Vs Test Strategy

Description

There is a great confusion about Test Plan and Test Strategy documents. Different organization have their unique processes and standards to manage these documents. For example, some organization include test strategy facts in test plan itself while some organization include strategy as a subsection within the testing plan.

The first step in the system testing is to prepare a plan that will test all aspects of the system in a way that promotes its credibility among potential users.A test plan includes the following the following activities:

1. Prepare test plan:

A test plan includes the following:a. Output expected from the system.b. Criteria for evaluating outputs.c. A volume of test datad. Procedure for using test data.e. Personnel and training requirements.

2. Specify condition for user acceptance testing:

Planning for user acceptance testing calls for the analyst and the user to agree on the conditions of test. Many of the condition can be derived from the test plan. Agreements on the test schedules, test duration, persons designated for the test are done. The start and end dates for the tests should be specified in advance.

3. Prepare test for program testing:

As each program is coded, test data are prepared and documented to ensure that all aspects of the program are properly tested. The data are filled for future reference.

4. Prepare test data for transaction path testing:

This activities develops the data required for testing every condition and transaction to be introduced into the system. The path for each transaction from the origin to the destination is carefully tested for reliable result.

5. Plan user training:

User training is designed to prepare the user for testing and concerting the system. Here, provisions are included for developing training materials like training manuals or documents to complete the training activity. The supervisors are trained for the following reasons:

1. 1. User supervisors are knowledgeable about the capabilities of their staffs.
   2. Staff members usually responds more favourably to accept instructions better from supervisors than from outsiders.
   3. Familiarity of users with their particular problems make them better candidate for handling user training than system analyst. The analysts get feedback to ensure proper training is provided.

6. Compile and assemble program:

All programs have to be compiled/assembled for testing. Before this, a complete program description should be available. It should include the purpose of the program, its use, the programmers who prepared it and the amount of computer time it takes to run it. The type if activities done in this phase are:

1. 1. Desk checking: The source code uncovers programming errors.
   2. A run order schedule: It specifies the transactions to test and the order in which they should be tested.
   3. Test scheme: It further consists of two approaches:

1. Bottom up approach: It tests small scale program modules which are linked to a higher level module and so on until the the program is complete.
2. Top down approach: Here general program is tested first, followed by addition of program modules one level at a time to the lowest module.

7. Prepare job performance aids:

In this activity the materials to be used by personnel to run the system are specified and scheduled. This includes a display of materials such as program codes, a list of input codes attached to the CRT terminals, a posted instruction schedule. This aids reduce the training and employ personnel at lower levels.

8. Prepare operational documents:

During the test plan stage, all operational documents are finalized. Also section on the experience, training and educational qualification of personnel for proper operation of the new system are documented.Please visit our website at www.saypro.online Email: info@sayro.online Call: + 27 (0) 11 071 1903 Email: info@saypro.online Tel: + 27 11 071 1903 WhatsApp: + 27 84 313 7407. Comment below for any questions and feedback. For SayPro Courses, SayPro Jobs, SayPro Community Development, SayPro Products, SayPro Services, SayPro Consulting, and SayPro Advisory visit our website to www.saypro.online