Manual Testing Class -05

STLC

Phases	Description
Test Planning	Prepare Test Strategy & Test Plan ( Prepared By Project Manager or Test Manager )
Test Analysis	Study BRS & SRS ,If Any Questions Documented in RCN (Requirement Clarification Note) Send To BA  or SME
Test Design	Identify Test Scenarios & Prepare TC  And Prepare Traceability Matrix
Test Execution	Dev will Release Build to Testers, TE will Execute TC on Build  & any defects Found Then Send It to Dev, Dev Fix The Defect and Modified Build Released To Testers
Test Closure	Test Lead or Test Manager Prepares  Various Test Summary Reports which has to Be Submitted to the Client.

Test Planning :

                                    Once a Project is Initiated For Testing at First a Project Manager will Define a High

 Level Plan And Approach For Testing

The Application Called Test Strategy. From The Test Strategy a Detailed Plan and Approach will Be Derived By

 Test Lead Or Test Manager is Called Test Plan.

Test Analysis :

                                    In This Phase Testers will Study Various Customer Requirement and Project 

Specification Documents to Understand the Business Requirements of the System. While Analyzing The

 Requirements if There is Any Questions that will be Documented in RCN (Requirement Clarification Note) 

it will Be Send To Domain Experts or BA To Get The Clarifications.

BA Will Give Clarifications For the Posted Questions And Send it Back to The Testers. You Can Also Initiate

 For Walk Through, If Still There are Queries.

Test Design :

                                    In This Phase Testers will Identify What are all the Various Functionalities To Be

 Tested Called Test Scenarios and Document The Same. Then TC and Test Data Prepared For Identified 

Test Scenarios , These TC will Be Send To Lead For Review and Also To Prepare Traceability Matrix .      

Test Execution :

                                    In This Phase at First Developer will Release Build To Testers And It Will Be Deployed 

in Test Environment . On The

Deployed Build Testers Will Conduct Testing And Defects Identified Will Be Recorded And Send It to Developer .

 Now Developer Fix The Defects Then The Modified Build Will Be Release To Testers For Retesting , Now Testers

 Will Conduct Retesting To Confirm Bug Fixing And Also To Determine The Side Effects . If Any New Defects Are

 Identified , That Defects will Be Documented And Reported To Developer. These Cycles Will Be Continued Until 

All Major Defects Are Fixed And Closed.

Test Closure :

                                    It is The Last Phase In STLC where a Test Lead Or Test Manager Prepares Various 

Test Summary Reports which Has To Be Submitted To The Client. Now The Project Will Be Delivered To

 Customer For User Acceptance Testing. Once The UAT is successful , Then Project Enters Into Maintenance 

Phase where Production Support Team Takes Care Of Project Maintenance.