Test Plan Development Using Joint Application Development (JAD) Facilitated Sessions with In-Session Documentation

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	Test Planning JAD Sessions

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Criteria for selecting automated testing support
Repeatable, clearly defined testing activities
Detailed and structured test plan
Risk-focused project testing strategy

Benefits:


	A project test plan encompasses activities, resources, and schedules needed to prove that the solution works. In the absence of a test plan, testing becomes an unstructured activity that can allow fatal business errors to go undetected. A JAD session combines the expertise of business and systems specialists to set the stage for more efficient and effective test execution.

Identify hidden interfaces that need to be tested
Create a higher quality test plan earlier in the life cycle
Focus the testing effort on the critical system components
Develop a justifiable project testing strategy
Establish a better foundation for estimating testing effort and duration
Provide a reality check of all project assumptions
Ensure compliance with corporate quality standards



		Client Representatives, System Analysts, Project Planners, Business Analysts, Project Leaders, System Designers, Auditors, Security, Vendors, Contingency Planners
		Quality Assurance, System Testers, Independent Verification and Validation Team, Developers, End Users, Standards, Information Technology Specialists, Human Resource Representatives, Trainers, Telecommunications Specialists, Technical Experts
		Business Process Owners, Operation Managers, Information Technology Managers, Data Administrators, Executives, Data Analysts
		We offer experienced JAD facilitation teams (session leader and session analyst) with proven track records who work virtually or at your site to deliver the best possible result.


		- Process models - Testing standards - Requirements documents - Project plan - System design documents - Existing test environment
		Risk Assessment, Estimating, Test Sequencing, Resource Leveling, Work Breakdown Structure, Business Process Modeling, Workflow Diagramming, Prioritization, Breakout Sessions, Requirements Decomposition, Requirements Validation, Black Box Testing, White Box Testing
		Diagramming tools, Spreadsheets, Word processors, Test management tools

All of the following business system analysis activities and deliverables can also be supported via e-Coaching


	Each session is unique. We create the actual session agenda together with you based on your business needs. The selection of the deliverables is a pre-session activity.

	Identify mission critical application functions
	Prioritize business functions based on mission
	Define potential threats posed from outside sources
	Associate threats to internal and external interfaces
	Brainstorm potential reactions to threats
	Categorize reactions into avoidance, containment or recovery
	Group threats by decision date with sufficient lead-time
	Prepare preliminary contingency document
	Agree on testing, training and change management plans
	Assign post-session tasks and schedule post-session meeting
	Walk-through logical design documentation
	Evaluate organizational standards and guidelines
	Adapt test script template for project specifics
	Evaluate impact of failure to meet requirements
	Determine acceptable module coverage levels
	Define criteria for test tools
	Evaluate in-house expertise and availability of test tools
	Create preliminary project test plan
	Optimize test case groupings for test runs
	Walk-through test scripts during breakout sessions
	Determine resources needed for test execution
	Define test execution roles and responsibilities
	Finalize working project test plan




	Categorization of contingency actions by authority and by purpose of the plan (e.g., avoidance, containment or recovery). Risk assessment of potential internal and external disruptions that can either degrade or interrupt performance of business functions, operation of plants, or affect the quality of products and services. Implementation plan and schedule with situations and dates when components or levels of the solution will be certified as ready for production by the proper authority. Test and change management plans detail actions that have to be taken to validate the solution and react to change requests. List of assumptions that define the baseline against which each deliverable was established. If the baseline is changed, the validity of the other deliverables is at best questionable. Post-session task assignments define the actions that individuals have to do to clarify open questions or resolve open issues. A synopsis contains a short overview of the results of the entire session for the management review Open issues are unanswered questions and issues that must be resolved before continuing with the project. A testing strategy identifies testing goals, tools, and environment. Risk analysis evaluates system components with categorization into components whose failure results in external system influence, system data corruption, system failure without external impact and functional failure within the system. This categorization enables the establishment of required levels of statement and path coverage at the decision or condition level per component. A requirements validation matrix matrix cross-references identified test cases to functional, performance and informational requirements. Subjective requirements must be clarified to enable test case development. Unit, integration and system test plans identify milestones, test schedules, resource usage, dependencies and contingency plans. Test runs optimize the sequence of test jobs. Typical groups are valid data, exception data, invalid data and missing data categories to isolate specific problem domains.