Ebook: Successful Test Management: An Integral Approach
- Tags: Software Engineering, Management of Computing and Information Systems, Management/Business for Professionals
- Year: 2004
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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At a time when information systems are becoming ever more complex and quality to market and time to market are critical for many companies, a structured test process is essential. Even more important is a structured test management process to keep testing under control. Nowadays a test manager must have extensive knowledge of and experience with project management, risk assessment, team building, and, process improvement.
Based on their long-term industry experience, Pinkster and her coauthors describe a holistic approach to test management that combines test methods, test management, risk assessment and stakeholder management into one integral process, giving test managers, test coordinators, IT project managers, and QA managers a competitive edge in environments where there are numerous unstructured requirements, tough testing schedules and limited resources.
This book should be in every test manager's backpack!
At a time when information systems are becoming ever more complex and quality to market and time to market are critical for many companies, a structured test process is essential. Even more important is a structured test management process to keep testing under control. Nowadays a test manager must have extensive knowledge of and experience with project management, risk assessment, team building, and, process improvement.
Based on their long-term industry experience, Pinkster and her coauthors describe a holistic approach to test management that combines test methods, test management, risk assessment and stakeholder management into one integral process, giving test managers, test coordinators, IT project managers, and QA managers a competitive edge in environments where there are numerous unstructured requirements, tough testing schedules and limited resources.
This book should be in every test manager's backpack!
At a time when information systems are becoming ever more complex and quality to market and time to market are critical for many companies, a structured test process is essential. Even more important is a structured test management process to keep testing under control. Nowadays a test manager must have extensive knowledge of and experience with project management, risk assessment, team building, and, process improvement.
Based on their long-term industry experience, Pinkster and her coauthors describe a holistic approach to test management that combines test methods, test management, risk assessment and stakeholder management into one integral process, giving test managers, test coordinators, IT project managers, and QA managers a competitive edge in environments where there are numerous unstructured requirements, tough testing schedules and limited resources.
This book should be in every test manager's backpack!
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XVIII
Testing and Test Management....Pages 1-14
Risk & Requirement Based Testing....Pages 15-37
The Quick Scan....Pages 39-46
The Test Management File....Pages 47-59
Risk Analysis and Test Strategy....Pages 61-83
Estimation....Pages 85-112
Planning....Pages 113-138
The Test Organisation....Pages 139-151
The Dynamics of Testing....Pages 153-180
Progress Management....Pages 181-208
Issue Management....Pages 209-221
Reporting and Advice....Pages 223-233
Evaluation and Transfer....Pages 235-254
Back Matter....Pages 255-373
At a time when information systems are becoming ever more complex and quality to market and time to market are critical for many companies, a structured test process is essential. Even more important is a structured test management process to keep testing under control. Nowadays a test manager must have extensive knowledge of and experience with project management, risk assessment, team building, and, process improvement.
Based on their long-term industry experience, Pinkster and her coauthors describe a holistic approach to test management that combines test methods, test management, risk assessment and stakeholder management into one integral process, giving test managers, test coordinators, IT project managers, and QA managers a competitive edge in environments where there are numerous unstructured requirements, tough testing schedules and limited resources.
This book should be in every test manager's backpack!
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XVIII
Testing and Test Management....Pages 1-14
Risk & Requirement Based Testing....Pages 15-37
The Quick Scan....Pages 39-46
The Test Management File....Pages 47-59
Risk Analysis and Test Strategy....Pages 61-83
Estimation....Pages 85-112
Planning....Pages 113-138
The Test Organisation....Pages 139-151
The Dynamics of Testing....Pages 153-180
Progress Management....Pages 181-208
Issue Management....Pages 209-221
Reporting and Advice....Pages 223-233
Evaluation and Transfer....Pages 235-254
Back Matter....Pages 255-373
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