Test Reporting Best Practices By Gabriel Rodriguez
Copyright MSQAA Federation Chapter. Agenda Developing Test Status Reports Test Metrics Preparing Test Reports Q&A Reference
Copyright MSQAA Federation Chapter. Developing Test Reports
Copyright MSQAA Federation Chapter. Developing Test Status Reports The test status reports explained in these slides are generated by the Test Manager or Test Lead. Not all the projects require these status reports. These reports enables senior IT management to easily determine the status of the project, and can be issued as needed. There are two levels of project status reports: – Summary Status Report Provides a general view of all project components. It is used to determine which projects need immediate attention and which are on schedule with no apparent problems.
Copyright MSQAA Federation Chapter. Developing Test Status Reports The content of a summary status report is: – Report Date Information – Project information – Time Line Information – Legend Information The following slide depicts a summary status report.
Copyright MSQAA Federation Chapter. Developing Test Status Reports Summary Status Report Example
Copyright MSQAA Federation Chapter. Developing Test Status Reports The second level of project status report: – Project Status Report Shows detailed information about a specific project component, allowing the reader to see up-to-date information about – Schedules – Budgets – Project resources Each report is limited to one page so that only vital statistics are included.
Copyright MSQAA Federation Chapter. Developing Test Status Reports The content of a project status report is: – Vital Project Information – General Project Information – Project Activities Information – Essential Elements Information – Legend Information – Project Highlights Information The following slide depicts a project status report.
Copyright MSQAA Federation Chapter. Developing Test Status Reports Project Status Report Example
Copyright MSQAA Federation Chapter. Developing Test Status Reports There is one more important status report in testing, this status report is generated weekly depending on the project needs. This weekly status report shows the progress of the testing process in a systematic way.
Copyright MSQAA Federation Chapter. Developing Test Status Reports The content of the weekly status report is: – Product Name – Report No. – Week Ending – Tester(s) – Project Schedule – Progress and changes since last week – Urgent Items – Issue bin – To-do Tasks by Next Report
Copyright MSQAA Federation Chapter. Developing Test Status Reports Weekly Status Report Example
Copyright MSQAA Federation Chapter. Test Metrics
Copyright MSQAA Federation Chapter. Test Metric Metrics specific to testing includes data regarding testing, defect tracking, and software performance. Testers are responsible for reporting their test status at regular intervals. The following measurements generated during testing are applicable: – Total number of tests – Number of tests executed to date – Number of tests executed successfully to date
Copyright MSQAA Federation Chapter. Test Metric Examples of metrics and their uses are as follows: MetricUse of Metric User Participation Involvement Number of TestsExtent of testing Acceptance Criteria TestedExtent of testing Test CostResources consumed in testing Program Phase Testing Effectiveness Effectiveness of testing
Copyright MSQAA Federation Chapter. Preparing Test Reports
Copyright MSQAA Federation Chapter. Preparing Test Reports Test Reporting is the means of communicating the results of testing A final test report should be prepared at the conclusion of each test activity. Not all the projects follow this practice. The test reports are designed to document the results of testing as defined in the test plan. Without a well-developed test plan, it is difficult to develop a meaningful test report. A test report is designed to accomplished three objectives: – Define the scope of testing: Normally a brief recap of the test plan – Present the results of testing. – Draw conclusions and make recommendations based on those results.
Copyright MSQAA Federation Chapter. Preparing Test Reports The test report is divided in: – Scope of testing This section documents: – Feature to be tested All the areas tested need to be outlined – Features not to be tested – Results of Testing This section documents all the defects found during the test execution.
Copyright MSQAA Federation Chapter. Preparing Test Reports – What Works/What Does Not Work This section documents all the areas that are working properly as well as the areas that are not working – Recommendations This section documents any recommendation to mitigate any issues The following slide depicts a test report
Copyright MSQAA Federation Chapter. Preparing Test Reports Test Report Example
Copyright MSQAA Federation Chapter. Preparing Test Reports Test Report Part II Example
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Copyright MSQAA Federation Chapter. Reference CSTE Study Guide 2002 by QAI CSTE Study Guide 2006 by QAI
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