Effective Methods for Software Testing: Includes Complete Guidelines, Checklists, and Templates - Hardcover

Perry, William E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0764598376 ISBN 13: 9780764598371

Publisher: Wiley, 2006

Synopsis

• Written by the founder and executive director of the Quality Assurance Institute, which sponsors the most widely accepted certification program for software testing
• Software testing is a weak spot for most developers, and many have no system in place to find and correct defects quickly and efficiently
• This comprehensive resource provides step-by-step guidelines, checklists, and templates for each testing activity, as well as a self-assessment that helps readers identify the sections of the book that respond to their individual needs
• Covers the latest regulatory developments affecting software testing, including Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404, and provides guidelines for agile testing and testing for security, internal controls, and data warehouses
• CD-ROM with all checklists and templates saves testers countless hours of developing their own test documentation

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

About this title

About the Author

WILLIAM E. PERRY is the founder and executive director of the Quality Assurance Institute, which sponsors professional certification for Quality Assurance, Software Testing, Software Project Leaders, and Business Analyst Professionals. He is a former examiner for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and has served on standards committees for several disciplines.

From the Back Cover

Stop looking for needles in haystacks.

There's a better way.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has made quality testing crucial to the software development process. William Perry's Quality Assurance Institute has developed a proven set of guidelines and checklists to help you filter out defects and produce software that works effectively, saving you time, money, and hassle. The tools are provided on the CD-ROM, and this comprehensive manual shows you how to use them.

Instead of a generalized what-to-do format, you'll find clear how-to directions for building an effective testing system and procedure. You'll learn to establish baseline assessments, create an effective testing environment, set up a seven-step testing process, and make it serve your needs.

• Use self-assessment tools to evaluate your organization's current level of performance
• Define the software testing system your organization needs
• Set up a plan for getting from where you are to where you want to be
• Develop a testing process, select tools, and build the competency of your testers
• Discover how to adapt your testing to the developmental methodology used to build the software
• Incorporate agile methods into the testing process
• Ensure the security of your testing procedures

What's on the CD-ROM

The CD contains work papers and quality control checklists your organization needs to implement an effective software testing process.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764598376
• ISBN 13: 9780764598371
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 1008