STRATEGIC ISSUES

K.SATHYA .
18MCAL45
2ND MCA
 STRATEGIC ISSUES
 Systematic Strategic for software testing. But even the
best strategy will fail if a series of overridding issues
are not addressed.
 Tom Gilb argues that the following issues must be
addressed if a successful software testing strategy is to
be implemented.
 Specify product requirements in a quantifiable manner
long before testing commences.
 Overriding objective of testing is to find errors.
 a good testing strategy also assesses other quality
characteristics such as
 portability,
 maintainablility,
 usability
 Specified in a way that is measurable so that testing
results are unambiguous.
 State testing objectives explicitly.
 The specific objectives of testing should be stated in
measurable terms.
 Example test effectiveness,
 test coverage,

 mean time to failure,

 the cost to find and fix defects

 remaining defect density or frequency of occurrence

and test work-hours per regression test.
 Understand the users of the software and develop a
profile for each user category.
 Develop a testing plan that emphasizies “rapid cycle
testing”.
 Build “robust” software that is designed to test itself.
 Use effective formal technical reviews as a filter prior
to testing.