In designing a test strategy,the risk factors become the 
basis or objective of testing.The risk associated with 
testing is called 'test factors'.

test factors include:
correctness,
Authorization
File intergity
Audit trail
Continuity of processing
service lelves
acess control
compliance
reliability
ease of ues
maintainable
Portable
coupling
performance
ease of operations

Testfactor is a dutch training program developed by a group 
of experienced and trained test professionals. The training 
is provided by the dutch organisation VX Company and 
Kloosterwegen. Testfactor improves the effectiveness of 
software testing groups in five steps:

1: Clarify personal- and common shared values in a 
projectgroup(related to software testing).
2. Optimise the effectiveness of communnication and 
arguments
3. Improve personal effectiveness
4. practical assessment
5. Set up the Test professional Effectiveness Plan for the 
group of softwaretesters. 

The course takes about five working days, scattered over 5 
months. rteuben"at"vxcompany.com or by phone on 0031 6 52 
59 71 78