Describe Software Testing life cycle? What are the steps in
volved in STLC (Software Testing Life Cycle)?

Answer Posted / sarmasudhir

This life cycle is used for standard applications that are
built from various custom technologies and follow the normal
or standard testing approach. The Application or
custom-build Lifecycle and its phases is depicted below:

Test Requirements
• Requirement Specification documents
• Functional Specification documents
• Design Specification documents (use cases, etc)
• Use case Documents
• Test Trace-ability Matrix for identifying Test Coverage

Test Planning
• Test Scope, Test Environment
• Different Test phase and Test Methodologies
• Manual and Automation Testing
• Defect Mgmt, Configuration Mgmt, Risk Mgmt. Etc
• Evaluation & identification – Test, Defect tracking tools

Test Environment Setup
• Test Bed installation and configuration
• Network connectivity’s
• All the Software/ tools Installation and configuration
• Coordination with Vendors and others

Test Design
• Test Traceability Matrix and Test coverage
• Test Scenarios Identification & Test Case preparation
• Test data and Test scripts preparation
• Test case reviews and Approval
• Base lining under Configuration Management

Test Automation
• Automation requirement identification
• Tool Evaluation and Identification.
• Designing or identifying Framework and scripting
• Script Integration, Review and Approval
• Base lining under Configuration Management

Test Execution and Defect Tracking
• Executing Test cases
• Testing Test Scripts
• Capture, review and analyze Test Results
• Raised the defects and tracking for its closure

Test Reports and Acceptance
• Test summary reports
• Test Metrics and process Improvements made
• Build release
• Receiving acceptance

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