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"If competitiveness is an issue in your market, IT will be vital, and this book will help you to deal with the problems it will bring along." Henk W Broeders, Executive Board, CAP Gemini "I was introduced to TPI and suddenly the penny dropped...This was quite a revelation... I recommend that you try the ideas suggested in this book... use the TPI method to improve your test process." Stephen K Allott, Senior Consultant, ImagoQA Ltd "The application of TPI enables us to raise our global testing organization to the next professional level. I am absolutely convinced that everybody using TPI in a similar way will experience the same added value." Dr Hans Voorthuyzen, Global Manager Product Testing Group, Baan Software testing is an essential part of software development but many organizations regard it as an uncontrollable part of the process and find it difficult to take steps to improve it. In Test Process Improvement, Tim Koomen and Martin Pol give practical suggestions for improving the testing process in a gradual and controlled manner, with realistic goals in terms of quality, lead time and costs. The book describes and explains the Test Process Improvement (TPI) model, tried and tested by numerous professional testers, which provides a structured framework to be used either for improving an existing test process or for developing a new process from scratch. The authors use their in-depth knowledge and extensive experience to provide practical guidance and a framework that enables the reader to adapt the model for use in his/her organization. If you are involved in testing software systems and are aiming to implement a successful and structured process, you will find this book an invaluable resource.

Tim Koomen is a professional tester for IQUIP Informatica B.V. in the Netherlands, where he is a member of the RandD team covering issues such as automated testing and testfactories. He is currently advising organizations on how to improve their testing processes using the TPI model. Martin Pol has over 25 years of experience in structured testing, currently working as an RandD manager with responsibility for development and innovation of testing methods for IQUIP Informatica B.V. and GiTek Software N.V. in Belgium. He was involved in the development of the structured testing approach, TMap, and the creation of TPI.

Foreword

v

Henk W. Broeders

CAP Gemini NV

Foreword

vii

Hans Voorthuyzen

Baan Company

Foreword

ix

Stephen K. Allott

Imago QA Limited

Acknowledgments

xii

Introduction

1

(4)

The TPI model

1

(1)

How this book is structured

2

(1)

Who this book is for

2

(1)

How the TPI model developed

3

(2)

The scope of testing

5

(12)

What is testing?

5

(1)

Purpose of testing

6

(1)

Products

7

(1)

The role of testing within quality management

8

(2)

Testing and evaluation

10

(1)

Test levels and techniques

11

(3)

Relationship between the development and test processes

14

(3)

Need for improvement

17

(8)

Problems concerning testing

17

(2)

Improving the test process

19

(6)

A model for test process improvement

25

(6)

Improvement steps

25

(1)

Frame of reference

26

(1)

Model requirements

27

(1)

Available models

27

(4)

The TPI model

31

(24)

General description of the TPI model

31

(2)

Positioning the model

33

(2)

Key areas

35

(5)

Levels

40

(4)

Test Maturity Matrix

44

(7)

Checkpoints

51

(1)

Improvement suggestions

52

(1)

Properties of the TPI model

52

(3)

Application of the TPI model

55

(28)

Change process

55

(17)

Quick scan

72

(1)

Organization of the change process

72

(3)

Required knowledge and skills

75

(1)

Resistance

76

(1)

Costs and profits

77

(2)

Critical factors

79

(4)

Levels by key area

83

(88)

Test strategy

83

(11)

Life-cycle model

94

(4)

Moment of involvement

98

(4)

Estimating and planning

102

(2)

Test specification techniques

104

(3)

Static test techniques

107

(2)

Metrics

109

(6)

Test tools

115

(6)

Test environment

121

(3)

Office environment

124

(1)

Commitment and motivation

125

(8)

Test functions and training

133

(3)

Scope of methodology

136

(4)

Communication

140

(3)

Reporting

143

(5)

Defect management

148

(3)

Testware management

151

(6)

Test process management

157

(2)

Evaluation

159

(4)

Low-level testing

163

(7)

Overview of dependencies

170

(1)

Appendix A TPI available on the Internet

171

(2)

Appendix B Summary of TMap

173

(16)

Appendix C Test tools

189

(10)

Glossary

199

(6)

Bibliography

205

(4)

Index

209

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