Ch-11 Project Execution and Termination

System Testing This involves two different phases with two different outputs First phase is system test planning and second phase is system testing activity The system test planning must be done before system testing activity and it can take place any time after HLD is completed System testing activity can be performed after all modules have been coded and unit tested Output of test planning stage is test plan During system testing activity, system test plan is executed and main output is system test report System test plan defines the test environment, test parameters, test procedures and stopping criteria For the environment, all hardware, software, communication and security level requirements of the environment are specified Test procedures identify the features to be tested and not to be tested

Continue… Features to be tested include user interfaces, hardware and software interfaces, communication interfaces and business process For each feature different test cases are specified A test case gives the condition that needs to be tested as well as expected results Test procedure section of plan specifies the tools to be used and procedures to be followed

Acceptance and Installation Whatever software is developed, it must be formally accepted by customer to be considered successful Customer does acceptance testing in the environment in which the software operate When the test results satisfy the acceptance criteria, software is accepted Acceptance test plan is prepared by the customer and the testing is carried out by the customer After acceptance the software has to be installed in the customer environment and put to production use Both acceptance testing and installation require instructions on how to load the software in production environment Without these guidelines it will be difficult for the customer to operate A release note is prepared for the project

Continue… This document describes what directories to create, where to place which files and what else to do to make the software operational