TestControl^TM

• It covers typical test process activities such as:
• Test strategy and planning
• Test specification and preparation
• Test execution
• Test checking for completion
• Peer reviews
• Supplier quality management.

• Collaborative risk identification and analysis
• Risk-based testing strategy (test planning)
• Design, prioritisation and review of test cases (logical design part of test specification - 'what')
• Prioritised execution of test cases on the basis of risk (execution)
• Risk-based monitoring and control
• Risk-based test reporting
• Risk-based decision on release.

• Better and more consistent results from Insight Test Services as a supplier
• Training
  - Existing staff
  - Induction of new staff
• Consistent approach and terminology to help produce better and more consistent results
• Procedures, templates, checklists, examples, etc. to help get the job done more efficiently and effectively
• Can be deployed as new client process/method with training for internal staff
• Domain specific support e.g. financial services, ICT, etc.
• Clearer roles and responsibilities
• Flexible, lightweight and usable
• Use partially or fully as required.

Challenges addressed by TestControl^TM include:

• Efficient and effective involvement of stakeholders
• Testing expertise/skills
• Clarity, efficiency and effectiveness of process
• Management of fixes and re-test
• Management information (progress, risk)
• Test environment and data management
• Systems, records and contracts.

• TestControl^TM can be used with the following test phases/stages:
• Unit/integration
• System (functional and non-functional - load/performance/stress, usability, security, etc.)
• System integration
• User acceptance

The following activities are included:

• Master test planning (risk strategy)
• Test specification (test case/scenario design, test data and procedures/scripts)
• Execution and recording
• Checking for test completion
• Test monitoring and controlling
• Supplier quality management
• Early 'static testing' - formal reviews, usability heuristic evaluations, static analysis, etc.

Support includes:

• Practical process definition (see example enclosed in section 2)
• Hi-level process description, procedures, guidelines, checklists, templates, techniques, metrics
• Training to support various elements of TestControl^TM (including ISEB, UAT, web testing, usability testing, development testing)
• TestControl^TM can be rapidly deployed to meet measurable performance goals by using the RPITM Methodology for process improvements