ISTQB CTFL Test Process Test Activities

Test Planning

Defining test objective

Test Planning

Deciding how to meet the test objective

Test Monitoring and Control

Checking of test results and logs against coverage criteria

Test Monitoring and Control

Assessing component or system quality based on the test result and logs

Test Monitoring and Control

Determine if more tests are needed

Test Monitoring and Control

Report progress, deviations, and information needed to stop testing

Test Analysis

Analyze the test basis

Test Analysis

Evaluating the test basis and test items to identify defects

Test Analysis

Identify features and sets of features to be tested

Test Analysis

Defining and prioritizing test conditions per feature

Test Design

Test conditions are used to create test cases and testware

Test Design

Decides how to test

Test Design

Identify test data to support test conditions and test cases

Test Design

Design the test environment and required infrastructure and tools

Test Implementation

Create Testware

Test Implementation

Determines “Do we now have everything in place to run tests”

Test Implementation

Developing test procedures

Test Implementation

Create automated test scripts

Test Implementation

Create test suites

Test Implementation

Arrange test suites withing an execution schedule

Test Implementation

Build and verify test environment

Test Implementation

Preparing test data and ensuring it is properly loaded into the test environment

Test Execution

Run test suites in accordance with a test execution schedule

Test Execution

Record the IDs and versions of test items, objects, tools, and wares

Test Execution

Execute tests in the planned sequence

Test Execution

Compare actual with expected results and log anomalies

Test Execution

Analyzing anomalies to find out their causes

Test Execution

Reporting defects based on observed failures

Test Execution

Logging the outcome of test execution

Text Execution

Regression testing

Test Completion

Collect Data

Test Completion

Check if defect reports are closed

Test Completion

Enter change requests for open defect reports

Test Completion

Create a test summary report

Test Completion

Archive test environment, test data, and other testware

Test Completion

Handing over the testware to the maintenance teams

Test Completion

Analyzing lessons learned

Test Completion

Using information gathered to improve test process