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20+ Sections That Should Be In Your Testing Strategy
The Test Strategy defines the general approach that will be employed to test the software and to evaluate the results of testing. It outlines the testing approach, identifies the required resources and communication plan and lists the deliverable elements of the project.
This Test Strategy also supports the following specific objectives:
Identifies the items that should be [...]
15+ Sections That Should Be In A Testing Methodology
The testing methodology is very important in any organization. This document lays the foundation for the testing group. It’s main purpose is to set consistency and discipline to the testing process. It guides you through the process by defining why testing is being done, who is testing, what is produced during the various [...]
What types of documents are needed for software testing?
Software testing is not just limited to testing the application, it also includes documentation. Testing documentation is used for a variety of reasons:
Explains the purpose & goal of testing
Explains will be tested & how
Provide testing results to the project team
Provide testing recommendations to the project team
Ability to go back and determine what was done
So what [...]
50+ Open Source Performance Testing Tools
Performance testing is a general term used to describe testing activities where a simulated user load is directed at a system and measurements are gathered. It is designed to meet or exceed a set of system performance goals while maintaining a particular user load profile. It places variable load – from a minimum to a [...]
200+ Software Testing Blogs and Tweeters
This is a extension of the blog post “10+ Software Testing Blogs“. This blog post has 200+ software testing blogs and tweeters.
I also created the Twitter List “@jayphilips/software-testing” so you can follow all of the people listed on this post with one just click.
Abby Fichtner
Visit Blog
Follow HackerChick on Twitter
Able Weis
Follow ableweis on Twitter
Adam Goucher
Visit [...]
30+ Common Testing Mistakes
I was cleaning out a folder on my machine when I stumbled on an oldie but goodie PDF called “Classic Testing Mistakes” by Brian Marick.
In the paper he states how he breaks the classic mistakes into 5 themes and how to resolve the mistakes:
1. The Role of Testing: who does the testing team serve, and [...]
100+ Open Source/Free Security Tools
Security testing is a process to determine that an IS (Information System) protects data and maintains functionality as intended.
The six concepts that need to be covered by security testing are: confidentiality, integrity, authentication, authorization, availability, and non-repudiation.
Confidentiality: A security measure which protects against the disclosure of information to parties other than the intended recipient(s). Often [...]
15+ Open Source Test Management Tools
Test Management tools are very important to any test team. Test teams use these tools to help capture requirements, design test cases, map test cases to requirements, test execution reports and much more. Companies may use one to many tools for this, which range from very expensive to open source. My advice would [...]





