Managing the Testing Process

by RexBlack (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1999

  $3.25

  This is an updated edition of the best tips and tools to plan, build, and execute a structured test operation. In this update of his bestselling book, Rex Black walks you through how to develop essential tools and apply them to your test project. He helps you master the basic tools, apply the techniques to manage your resources, and give each area just the right amount of attention so that you can successfully survive managing a test project! Offering a thorough review of the tools and resources you will need to manage both large and small projects for hardware and software, this book prepares you to adapt the concepts across a broad range of settings. Simple and effective, the tools comply with industry standards and bring you up to date with the best test management practices and tools of leading hardware and software vendors. Rex Black draws from his own numerous testing experiences - including the bad ones, so you can learn from his mistakes - to provide you with insightful tips in test project management. He explores such topics as: dates, budgets, and quality-expectations versus reality; fitting the testing process into the overall development or maintenance process; how to choose and when to use test engineers and technicians, contractors and consultants, and external test labs and vendors; setting up and using an effective and simple bug-tracking database; and following the status of each test case. The companion Web site contains fifty tools, templates, and case studies that will help you put these ideas into action fast!

• New

  Paperback
  2009

  $31.54

  New edition of one of the most influential books on managing software and hardware testing In this new edition of his top-selling book, Rex Black walks you through the steps necessary to manage rigorous testing programs of hardware and software. The preeminent expert in his field, Mr. Black draws upon years of experience as president of both the International and American Software Testing Qualifications boards to offer this extensive resource of all the standards, methods, and tools you'll need. The book covers core testing concepts and thoroughly examines the best test management practices and tools of leading hardware and software vendors. Step-by-step guidelines and real-world scenarios help you follow all necessary processes and avoid mistakes.* Producing high-quality computer hardware and software requires careful, professional testing; Managing the Testing Process, Third Edition explains how to achieve that by following a disciplined set of carefully managed and monitored practices and processes* The book covers all standards, methods, and tools you need for projects large and small* Presents the business case for testing products and reviews the author's latest test assessments* Topics include agile testing methods, risk-based testing, IEEE standards, ISTQB certification, distributed and outsourced testing, and more* Over 100 pages of new material and case studies have been added to this new edition If you're responsible for managing testing in the real world, Managing the Testing Process, Third Edition is the valuable reference and guide you need.