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Testing IT

Testing IT

Testing IT

An Off-the-Shelf Software Testing Process
John Watkins, IBM Software Group, California
January 2005
Adobe eBook Reader
9780511032066
$67.00
USD
Adobe eBook Reader

    This pragmatic guide provides a testing framework for software professionals looking to improve product quality and to reduce timescales, effort, and cost. It covers all aspects of testing for software developed or modified in-house, modified or extended legacy systems, and software developed by a third party. The reader can customize the framework to match the particular testing requirements of any particular organization. Packed with a series of real-world case studies, the book also provides a comprehensive set of standard testing document templates, proformas, and checklists for the reader to use in projects.

    • This is the only comprehensive guide to testing software applications and systems
    • This is the only off-the-shelf, ready-to-use framework for testing
    • Contains electronic files of ready-made forms and checklists which can be altered to suit any customer or company

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    "This realistic guide covers all aspects of testing for both in-house and third -party development software. I heartily recommend that any test professional looking for a easier life gets a copy of this book." unknown

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    January 2005
    Adobe eBook Reader
    9780511032066
    0 pages
    0kg
    50 b/w illus.
    This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.

    Table of Contents

    • 1. Introduction
    • Part I. The Classical View of Testing:
    • 2. An overview of testing
    • 3. Testing techniques
    • 4. The management of testing
    • 5. Unit testing
    • 6. Integration testing
    • 7. System testing
    • 8. Systems integration testing
    • 9. User acceptance testing
    • 10. Operations acceptance testing
    • 11. Regression testing
    • 12. Usability testing
    • 13. Improving the testing process
    • 14. Maintenance of the testing framework
    • 15. The testing of object-oriented and component based applications
    • Part II. Case Studies:
    • 16. The British Library testing framework
    • 17. Reuters Product Acceptance Group
    • 18. Crown Quality Assurance Group
    • 19. Wine Society acceptance testing framework
    • 20. ADP Acceptance Testing bespoke software process
    • Appendices
    • 21. Terms of reference for testing staff
    • 22. Testing guides
    • 23. Test plan document template
    • 24. Test specification document template
    • 25. Test script template
    • 26. Test result record form template
    • 27. Test log template
    • 28. Test certificate template
    • 29. Re-use pack checklist
    • 30. Equivalence partition example
    • 31. Boundary analysis example
    • 32. State transition example
    • 33. Automated testing tool selection criteria
    • 34. Usability testing overview
    • 35. Testing process health check
    • 36. Test summary report template
    • Glossary
    • Index.
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