Design test strategies.

► General Strategies

o Domain testing (including boundaries)

o User testing

o Stress testing

o Regression testing

o Sequence testing

o State testing

o Specification-based testing

o Structural testing (e.g. unit testing)

► Ways to Plan

o Match strategies to risks and product areas.

o Visualize specific and practical strategies.

o Look for automation opportunities.

o Prototype test probes and harnesses.

o Don’t overplan. Let testers use their brains.

► Possible Work Products

o Itemized statement of each test strategy chosen and how it will be applied.

o Risk/task matrix.

o List of issues or challenges inherent in the chosen strategies.

o Advisory of poorly covered parts of the product.

o Test cases (if required)

► Status Check

o Do designers concur with the test strategy?

o Has the strategy made use of every available resource and helper?

o Is the test strategy too generic could it just as easily apply to any product?

o Will the strategy reveal all important problems?