Tester’s Role in Software
Development and Acquisition
Best Practice
By
Gabriel Rodriguez
Agenda
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Tester’s Role in Software Development and
Acquisition
Q&A
Reference
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Test’s Role in Software
Development and Acquisition
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Tester’s Role in software Development
and Acquisition
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Test Engineers are usually responsible for:
– Developing test cases and procedures
 Software testers need to develop test matrices to control
the design of test cases.
 Software Testers need to design test cases based on
effective testing techniques.
 Software testers need to design procedures based on the
project needs.
– Test data planning, capture, and conditioning
 Software testers need to plan test data to be used during
test execution.
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Tester’s Role in software Development
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Test Engineers are usually responsible for:
– Reviewing analysis and design artifacts
 Software testers need to review and analyze:
– Requirement documents.
– Functional Documents.
– Design Documents.
– Test execution
 Software testers are responsible for test execution based
on testing milestones.
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Utilizing automated test tools for regression testing
 Software testers are responsible to learn automated testing
tools to simplify regression testing.
Preparing test documentation
 Software testers need to prepare any necessary testware
during the project:
– Procedures.
– Guidelines.
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Defect tracking and reporting
 Software testers are responsible to:
– Find Defects.
– Report defects.
– Verify and validate defect fixes.
Other testers joining the team will focus on:
 Test execution.
 Defect reporting.
 Regression testing.
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The test team should be represented in:
 All key requirements.
 Design meetings, including:
– JAD or requirements definition sessions.
– Risk analysis sessions.
– Prototype review sessions.
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Q&A
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Any questions…
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Reference
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CSQA study Guide 2006
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Thank you…
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