Adopts this part of ISO/IEC/IEEE29119-1 which specifies definitions and concepts in software testing. It provides definitions of testing terms and discussion of concepts key to the understanding of the ISO/IEC/IEEE29119 series of software testing international standards.
Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Conformance
3 Normative references
4 Terms and definitions
5 Software Testing Concepts
5.1 Introduction to Software Testing
5.1.1 The Role of Testing in Verification and Validation
5.1.2 Exhaustive Testing
5.1.3 Testing as a Heuristic
5.2 Software Testing in an Organizational and Project Context
5.2.1 The Test Process
5.3 Generic Testing Processes in the Software Life cycle
5.3.1 Development Project Sub-processes and their Results
5.3.2 On-going Maintenance and its Results
5.3.3 Support Processes for the Software Development Life Cycle
5.3.3.1 Quality Assurance and Testing
5.3.3.2 Project Management and Testing
5.3.3.3 Configuration Management and Testing
5.3.3.4 Process Improvement and Testing
5.4 Risk-based Testing
5.4.1 Using Risk-Based Testing in the Organizational Test Process
5.4.2 Using Risk-Based Testing in the Test Management processes
5.4.3 Using Risk-Based Testing in the Dynamic Testing processes
5.5 Test Sub-process
5.5.1 Test Objectives
5.5.2 Test Item
5.5.3 Testing of Quality Characteristics
5.5.4 Test Basis
5.5.5 Retesting and Regression Testing
5.5.6 Test Design Techniques
5.5.6.1 Static Test Design Techniques
5.5.6.2 Dynamic Test Design Techniques
5.6 Test Practices
5.6.1 Introduction
5.6.2 Requirements-Based Testing
5.6.3 Model-Based Testing
5.6.4 Mathematical-Based Testing
5.6.5 Experience-Based Testing
5.6.6 Scripted and Unscripted Testing
5.7 Automation in Testing
5.8 Defect Management
Annex A
Annex B
B.1 Metrics and Measures
Annex C
C.1 Overview
C.2 Agile Development and Testing
C.2.1 Agile Development Principles
C.2.2 Test Management in Agile Development
C.2.3 Test Sub-processes in Agile Development
C.3 Sequential Development and Testing
C.3.1 Sequential Development Principles
C.3.2 Test Management in Sequential Development
C.3.3 Test Sub-processes in Sequential Development
C.4 Evolutionary Development and Testing
C.4.1 Evolutionary Development Principles
C.4.2 Test Management in Evolutionary Development
C.4.3 Test Sub-processes in Evolutionary Development
