There are many ways to diagram the testing process, but this is my current favorite. This diagram is also an illustration of how test framing works. Test framing is the process of relating … [Read more...] about A Rapid Software Testing Framework
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How To Talk About Testing
It's not easy to talk about testing. This is a guide to avoiding the big pitfalls and having some of those difficult conversations. … [Read more...] about How To Talk About Testing
How to Evolve a Context-Driven Test Plan
This is a process guide for creating a good test plan within the RST methodology. It consists of seven tasks. The tasks can be performed in any order, or simultaneously and iteratively. … [Read more...] about How to Evolve a Context-Driven Test Plan
Test Report Example: Audit Testing
I once did audit testing on a medical device. (Audit testing means you test something and see if you can find bugs that the team working on it has not already found. You then use that information to … [Read more...] about Test Report Example: Audit Testing
Session-Based Test Management
This is the seminal article on Session-Based Test Management, written by my brother Jon and I based on the process we pioneered at Hewlett-Packard. SBTM is a kind of activity-based test management … [Read more...] about Session-Based Test Management
Test Plan Evaluation Model
I developed this model to provide a basis to systematically assess the quality of test plans. … [Read more...] about Test Plan Evaluation Model
General Functionality and Stability Test Procedure
This is the exploratory portion of the Certified for Microsoft Windows 2000 testing protocol that I designed back when Windows 2000 was introduced. I am proud of this work. It was the first explicitly … [Read more...] about General Functionality and Stability Test Procedure
Low-Tech Testing Dashboard
Back in 1997, I was challenged by top management to create a way to convey testing status at a glance. Thus was born the "low-tech testing dashboard" which has since been rendered in various … [Read more...] about Low-Tech Testing Dashboard