Process is important, especially for a test project . i will say something about test projects’ process .
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Project Manager(PM) gets requirement from marketing , defines the requirement , and write the PM spec . After PM spec finished, Devs and Tests analyze the spec, clear the requirement. If testers find something not clearly , they can contact PM immediately and let him know. This is the first step but so important for a project. PM will split the project to different sprint or milestone according to the
marketing
and defines the finial release date. Dev and test will begin to schedule plan.
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After PM spec released, Devs will begin to write dev design, dev design is divides into two parts , one is dev spec , the other part is dev functional spec , dev spec is about how to design the product and achieve a variety of needs , functional spec defines how to implement each part of the product. At the same time, testers will begin to write test plan , also review dev design , tester can predict bugs . Because if dev design is too bad , will bring performance issue, also functional issue… So review dev design is also important for testers.
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Tester can schedule plan according devs’ time . when dev begin coding, tester write the test plan , test plan is about which scenario should be covered in this sprint , which scenario should not be covered .
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Devs begin coding and tester begin writing test case, if is automation test , prepare testing script and test automation tools. Before dev code completed , dev or test should write the deploy document.
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Code completed , test begin testing . from project beginning
, test leader and dev leading should write report to PM about what have done today and what will do tomorrow, also about the current issue. If test file a bug , dev can’t fix , then will let PM make a decision what to do.
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test can be divided to full test pass , smoke test ,hop test , after that , go to ZBB , ZRB , then write sign – off mail , after that we will get QFE, CR,SE……
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Don’t forget to write user document