Carnegie Quality

I’ve just posted a new Test Plan Template. Feedback is always appreciated, so feel free to leave a comment.

I’ve just posted a template for test case planning and execution. If you don’t have access to a testing tool, you’ll find this helpful in planning and tracking test cases.

I’ve posted a template for documenting test scenarios/scripts. Drop me a comment/email with any questions or feedback you may have.

I’ve posted a template for producing test statistics. The template is a follow-up on my previous on 10 Tips for Test Statistics. Drop me a comment and let me know what you think.

Have you ever been in this situation? You’re 6 weeks into a 4 week test cycle. The defect count is not going down, you’ve got over half of your test scenarios left to run, and everyone keeps asking – when is testing going to complete?

Sound familiar? Unfortunately, we’ve all been there before. Of course, the real answer is that you shouldn’t be in test – you’re probably stuck in a code and fix mode, which is very difficult to get out of. Better to do some analysis and find out why test is faltering (break out the Ishikawa diagram or your favorite problem solving technique), and go back to another build cycle. Of course the reality is that project management and the business sponsors don’t want to hear that the project needs to go “backwards”. So you’re stuck in test and need to provide an estimate.

Even if development cannot provide an accurate estimate, the test team probably can. Here’s why – you’re several weeks into a test cycle. If you’ve been doing things properly you have some great test statistics that can answer this question.

Read more for details and a template that can help.