CSTE -- 7. Test Design

7. Test Design

1. Design Preparation
1. Test Bed/Test Lab - Adaptation or development of the approach to be used for test design and test execution.
2. Test Coverage - Adaptation of the coverage objectives in the test plan to specific system components.
2. Design Execution
1. Specifications - Creation of test design requirements, including purpose, preparation and usage.
2. Cases - Development of test objectives, including techniques and approaches for validation of the product. Determination of the expected result for each test case.
3. Scripts - Documentation of the steps to be performed in testing, focusing on the purpose and preparation of procedures; emphasizing entrance and exit criteria.
4. Data - Development of test inputs, use of data generation tools. Determination of the data set or sub-set needed to ensure a comprehensive test of the system. The ability to determine data that suits boundary value analysis and stress testing requirements.