A management methodology for testing software requirements

Abstract

This paper describes the methodology employed on the System Technology Program involving a set of disciplined management techniques, coupled with an automated tool for tracking the moving requirements and software baselines, to provide snapshot visibility into the various stages of the requirements testing activities at any point in time. Included is a description of the requirements identification activity and the allocation of requirements to three levels of testing as the first part of the methodology during the test planning phase. The use of the tool and the techniques to provide visibility and control during the test execution phase is traced from test case definition, through test procedure generation, acceptance criteria measurement and final reporting of requirements testing.