Guest * Posted June 10, 2002 Share Posted June 10, 2002 8.2 Six Stages of Conducting a Test 1) Develop the Test Plan 2) Select and Acquire Participants 3) Prepare Test Materials 4) Run a Pilot Test 5) Conduct the Real Test 6) Analysis and Final Report Note: Always do a pilot test! 8.2.1 The Test Plan Main section headings: Purpose Problem Statement User Profile Method (Test Design) Task List Test Environment Data to be Collected Content of Report Task List Prioritise tasks by frequency and criticality. Choose those most frequent and critical to test. Make a task list for test team internal use only. For each task: – Define any prerequisites. – Define successful completion criteria. – Specify maximum time to complete each task, after which help may be given. – Define what constitutes an error. See Figure 8.7. 8.2.2 Selecting and Acquiring Participants Representative users based on user profile. Classify into one or more categories. At least 4 test users per category. Acquire test users via employment agency, students, existing customers, internal personnel. Maintain a database of potential test users. Screening questionnaire (ensure users fit profile). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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