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Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) | Software Testing Tutorial | Edureka

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** Test Automation Engineer Masters Program : https://www.edureka.co/masters-program/automation-testing-engineer-training ** This Edureka video on "Software Testing Life Cycle" will provide you with in-depth knowledge about software testing and the different phases involved in the process of testing. Below are the topics covered in this session: 0:59 Introduction to Software Testing 2:14 Why Testing is Important? 4:17 Who does Testing? 4:40 Software Testing Life Cycle 5:24 Requirement Analysis 8:26 Test Planning 13:01 Test Case Development 16:34 Test Environment Setup 18:23 Test Execution 20:15 Test Cycle Closure Selenium playlist: https://goo.gl/NmuzXE Selenium Blog playlist: http://bit.ly/2B7C3QR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Subscribe to our channel to get video updates. Hit the subscribe button above: https://goo.gl/6ohpTV Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edureka_learning/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edurekaIN/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/edurekain LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/edureka SlideShare: https://www.slideshare.net/edurekaIN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #edureka #edurekasoftwaretesting #softwaretesting #manualtesting #softwaretestinglifecycle #stlc #softwaretestingtutorial - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For more information, Please write back to us at sales@edureka.co or call us at IND: 9606058406 / US: 18338555775 (toll free).

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The answer to these questions lie in software testing.', 'start': 18.756, 'duration': 8.427}, {'end': 35.339, 'text': 'Hi everyone, this is Chaintani from Edureka and today we are going to have a look at the different stages of software testing,', 'start': 27.771, 'duration': 7.568}, {'end': 37.801, 'text': 'known as the software testing life cycle.', 'start': 35.339, 'duration': 2.462}, {'end': 40.724, 'text': "So let's have a look at today's agenda first.", 'start': 38.282, 'duration': 2.442}, {'end': 48.372, 'text': 'So we shall start with a brief introduction to software testing and then we will see why software testing is important.', 'start': 41.205, 'duration': 7.167}, {'end': 58.051, 'text': 'Next up we will see who does the software testing and then we will move on to the six different phases involved in software testing lifecycle.', 'start': 48.993, 'duration': 9.058}, {'end': 59.515, 'text': "So let's get started.", 'start': 58.492, 'duration': 1.023}, {'end': 67.438, 'text': 'Now the last decade has seen an overwhelming evolution of the software testing industry giving way to greener pastures.', 'start': 60.316, 'duration': 7.122}, {'end': 72.579, 'text': 'Now it is important to ensure an effective performance of software application,', 'start': 67.918, 'duration': 4.661}, {'end': 78.961, 'text': 'and software testing is required to ensure that the application runs without any failures.', 'start': 72.579, 'duration': 6.382}], 'summary': 'Software testing is crucial for ensuring effective performance and reliability of software applications in the technology-dominated world.', 'duration': 67.872, 'max_score': 11.089, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/_3OhZrad8RM/pics/_3OhZrad8RM11089.jpg'}], 'start': 11.089, 'title': 'The importance of software testing', 'summary': 'Discusses the software testing life cycle, including six phases, emphasizing its role in ensuring effective performance of software applications and evaluating functionality to find bugs and ensure quality.', 'chapters': [{'end': 103.569, 'start': 11.089, 'title': 'Importance of software testing', 'summary': 'Discusses the importance of software testing and the software testing life cycle, highlighting the six different phases involved, emphasizing its role in ensuring an effective performance of software applications and the process of evaluating functionality to find bugs and ensure quality.', 'duration': 92.48, 'highlights': ['The software testing life cycle consists of six different phases. The chapter discusses the six different phases involved in the software testing life cycle.', 'Software testing is required to ensure that the application runs without any failures. The transcript emphasizes the necessity of software testing to ensure the effective performance of software applications.', 'Software testing is a process of evaluating the functionality of a software application to find any software bugs. It explains that software testing involves evaluating the functionality of a software application to identify any bugs.', 'It is also stated as the process of verifying and validating a software product. 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387.719, 'src': 'heatmap', 'start': 323.451, 'weight': 0.715, 'content': [{'end': 327.934, 'text': "So let's start with the first phase of testing that is the requirement analysis.", 'start': 323.451, 'duration': 4.483}, {'end': 333.641, 'text': 'Now, the requirement analysis is the first step involved in software testing life cycle,', 'start': 328.434, 'duration': 5.207}, {'end': 343.193, 'text': 'and in this step quality assurance team understands the requirement in terms of what we will be testing and figure out the testable requirements.', 'start': 333.641, 'duration': 9.552}, {'end': 351.455, 'text': 'Now during this phase test team studies the requirements from a testing point of view to identify the testable requirements.', 'start': 343.693, 'duration': 7.762}, {'end': 360.817, 'text': 'So the QA team may interact with various stakeholders, such as the client, business analyst, technical leads, system architects, etc.', 'start': 351.835, 'duration': 8.982}, {'end': 363.218, 'text': 'to understand the requirements in detail.', 'start': 360.817, 'duration': 2.401}, {'end': 366.701, 'text': "Now, let's have a look at the types of requirements.", 'start': 363.958, 'duration': 2.743}, {'end': 369.704, 'text': 'First of all, we have the business requirements.', 'start': 367.182, 'duration': 2.522}, {'end': 375.29, 'text': 'Now they are high-level requirements that are taken from the business case from the projects.', 'start': 370.105, 'duration': 5.185}, {'end': 381.236, 'text': 'For example, a mobile banking service system provides banking services to Southeast Asia.', 'start': 375.77, 'duration': 5.466}, {'end': 387.719, 'text': 'Now, the business requirement that is decided for India is account summary and fund transfer, while for China,', 'start': 381.496, 'duration': 6.223}], 'summary': 'Requirement analysis is the first phase of testing, involving understanding and identifying testable requirements, including business requirements like account summary and 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Outline of the phases in the software testing lifecycle', 'The requirement analysis is the first step in the software testing lifecycle, where the quality assurance team interacts with stakeholders to identify and understand testable requirements. First step in the software testing lifecycle', 'The chapter discusses the types of requirements, including business requirements, architectural and design requirements, and system and integration requirements, providing specific examples. Detailed explanation of types of requirements']}, {'end': 821.005, 'segs': [{'end': 537.278, 'src': 'heatmap', 'start': 469.648, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 475.273, 'text': 'So, for entry criteria, we have requirements, specification and application architectural.', 'start': 469.648, 'duration': 5.625}, {'end': 482.479, 'text': 'now the activities that are performed are first we prepare a list of queries and questions that are to be analyzed next up.', 'start': 475.273, 'duration': 7.206}, {'end': 484.882, 'text': 'We have types of tests that are to be performed.', 'start': 482.52, 'duration': 2.362}, {'end': 489.686, 'text': 'We also define the testing focus and list down the test environment details.', 'start': 485.242, 'duration': 4.444}, {'end': 495.394, 'text': 'Finally, we also check out the automation feasibility now in deliverable.', 'start': 490.106, 'duration': 5.288}, {'end': 502.064, 'text': 'We have all the list of questions with answers that have been asked and also 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'duration': 4.144}, {'end': 596.24, 'text': 'Then we have the API testing.', 'start': 594.338, 'duration': 1.902}, {'end': 599.803, 'text': 'It tests the APIs created for the application.', 'start': 596.62, 'duration': 3.183}, {'end': 602.405, 'text': 'Next up we have the integration test.', 'start': 600.263, 'duration': 2.142}, {'end': 607.129, 'text': 'So individual software modules are combined and tested as a group.', 'start': 602.845, 'duration': 4.284}, {'end': 615.277, 'text': "next is the system test, which is conducted on a complete integrated system to evaluate the system's compliance with its specified requirements.", 'start': 607.129, 'duration': 8.148}], 'summary': 'Test plan includes estimation, scope, strategy. testing types: unit, api, integration, system.', 'duration': 40.435, 'max_score': 574.842, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/_3OhZrad8RM/pics/_3OhZrad8RM574842.jpg'}, {'end': 797.054, 'src': 'heatmap', 'start': 753.043, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 756.706, 'text': 'We use some techniques to estimate the effort to complete the project.', 'start': 753.043, 'duration': 3.663}, {'end': 763.632, 'text': 'Now here you should include that estimation as well as the schedule to the test planning now in the test elimination phase.', 'start': 757.166, 'duration': 6.466}, {'end': 769.076, 'text': 'Suppose you break out the whole project into small tasks and add the estimation for each task.', 'start': 763.692, 'duration': 5.384}, {'end': 771.858, 'text': 'The final step is the test deliverables.', 'start': 769.596, 'duration': 2.262}, {'end': 775.261, 'text': 'Now the test deliverable is a list of all the documents,', 'start': 771.998, 'duration': 3.263}, {'end': 781.046, 'text': 'tools and other components that has to be developed and maintained in support of the testing effort.', 'start': 775.261, 'duration': 5.785}, {'end': 785.59, 'text': 'Now next up is the third phase of software testing lifecycle.', 'start': 781.989, 'duration': 3.601}, {'end': 790.652, 'text': 'So the test case development begins once the test planning phase is completed.', 'start': 786.03, 'duration': 4.622}, {'end': 797.054, 'text': 'So this is the phase of software testing lifecycle, where testing team notes the detailed test cases.', 'start': 791.052, 'duration': 6.002}], 'summary': 'Estimate project effort, schedule test planning, document test deliverables, and develop test cases in software testing lifecycle.', 'duration': 44.011, 'max_score': 753.043, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/_3OhZrad8RM/pics/_3OhZrad8RM753043.jpg'}], 'start': 469.648, 'title': 'Software testing lifecycle', 'summary': 'Covers the entry criteria, deliverables, and detailed steps involved in the test planning and test case development phases of the software testing lifecycle, emphasizing the importance of test planning, types of testing, and key steps for test planning.', 'chapters': 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Test planning phase involves the determination of effort and cost estimates for the project, resulting in the creation of the test plan or test strategy and testing effort estimation documents, aiding in resource allocation and project management.', 'The test plan helps in determining the effort needed to validate the quality of the application under test and guides the thinking of individuals outside the test team, thus serving as a rule book to be followed, with aspects like test estimation, test scope, and test strategy documented. The test plan aids in effort determination for validating application quality, guides individuals outside the test team, and serves as a rule book, documenting key aspects such as test estimation, test scope, and test strategy, facilitating management review and reuse for other projects.', 'The chapter outlines the commonly used testing types, including unit test, API testing, integration test, system test, install or uninstall testing, and agile testing, providing a comprehensive overview of the diverse testing approaches. The chapter provides an overview of commonly used testing types, encompassing unit test, API testing, integration test, system test, install or uninstall testing, and agile testing, offering a comprehensive understanding of diverse testing approaches for different software components.', 'The detailed steps involved in test planning are elucidated, encompassing the analysis of the product, development of the test strategy, definition of test objectives and criteria, resource planning, test environment planning, schedule and estimation, and test deliverables, emphasizing the critical aspects of test planning. The chapter outlines the detailed steps involved in test planning, covering the analysis of the product, development of the test strategy, definition of test objectives and criteria, resource planning, test environment planning, schedule and estimation, and test deliverables, highlighting the critical aspects of test planning for successful project execution.', 'The test case development phase involves the detailed development of test cases and preparation of test data, followed by peer review to ensure the effectiveness of the test cases in finding defects and covering most system scenarios, emphasizing the importance of effective test case development. The test case development phase involves the detailed development of test cases and preparation of test data, followed by peer review to ensure the effectiveness of the test cases in finding defects and covering most system scenarios, underscoring the significance of effective test case development for comprehensive testing.']}], 'duration': 351.357, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/_3OhZrad8RM/pics/_3OhZrad8RM469648.jpg', 'highlights': ['The test planning phase is crucial in determining the effort and cost estimates for the entire project, resulting in the creation of the test plan or test strategy and testing effort estimation documents, aiding in resource allocation and project management.', 'The test plan aids in effort determination for validating application quality, guides individuals outside the test team, and serves as a rule book, documenting key aspects such as test estimation, test scope, and test strategy, facilitating management review and reuse for other projects.', 'The chapter provides an overview of commonly used testing types, encompassing unit test, API testing, integration test, system test, install or uninstall testing, and agile testing, offering a comprehensive understanding of diverse testing approaches for different software components.', 'The chapter outlines the detailed steps involved in test planning, covering the analysis of the product, development of the test strategy, definition of test objectives and criteria, resource planning, test environment planning, schedule and estimation, and test deliverables, highlighting the critical aspects of test planning for successful project execution.', 'The test case development phase involves the detailed development of test cases and preparation of test data, followed by peer review to ensure the effectiveness of the test cases in finding defects and covering most system scenarios, underscoring the significance of effective test case development for comprehensive testing.']}, {'end': 1210.817, 'segs': [{'end': 950.46, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 917.535, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 920.177, 'text': 'The next point is implement testing techniques.', 'start': 917.535, 'duration': 2.642}, {'end': 925.241, 'text': "Now, it's not possible to check every possible condition in your software application.", 'start': 920.578, 'duration': 4.663}, {'end': 933.208, 'text': 'So software testing techniques help you select a few test cases with the maximum possibility of finding a defect for that.', 'start': 925.662, 'duration': 7.546}, {'end': 936.251, 'text': 'We have the boundary value analysis as the name suggests.', 'start': 933.268, 'duration': 2.983}, {'end': 941.435, 'text': "It's the technique that defines the testing of boundaries for a specified range of values.", 'start': 936.371, 'duration': 5.064}, {'end': 944.136, 'text': 'Also, we have the equivalence partition.', 'start': 942.055, 'duration': 2.081}, {'end': 950.46, 'text': 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Setting up the test environment involves configuring hardware, software, and network, and executing smoke test cases to ensure its readiness.', 'Test execution involves executing the code, comparing expected and actual results, reporting defects, and tracking defects to closure. Test execution comprises executing code, comparing results, reporting defects, and tracking them until closure, as per the test plan or strategy.']}], 'duration': 389.372, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/_3OhZrad8RM/pics/_3OhZrad8RM821445.jpg', 'highlights': ['Emphasize creating simple, transparent, end-user-focused test cases to meet customer requirements.', 'Use traceability Matrix to ensure all software requirements are tested, minimizing the risk of untested functions or conditions.', 'Implement testing techniques like boundary value analysis and equivalence partition to select effective test cases.', 'Set up the test environment with hardware, software, and network configured, and execute smoke test cases to check readiness.', 'Test execution involves executing the code, comparing expected and actual results, reporting defects, and tracking defects to closure.']}, {'end': 1473.54, 'segs': [{'end': 1268.961, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1239.249, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 1244.11, 'text': 'So this is the test closure report that we receive at the end of our test cycle closure.', 'start': 1239.249, 'duration': 4.861}, {'end': 1247.812, 'text': "Now, let's have a look at all the stages of test closure.", 'start': 1244.13, 'duration': 3.682}, {'end': 1254.413, 'text': 'Now the process of test closure is implemented with the assistance of six important stages,', 'start': 1248.59, 'duration': 5.823}, {'end': 1261.457, 'text': 'which helps the team check and validate various components of the software before it is released for the end users.', 'start': 1254.413, 'duration': 7.044}, {'end': 1268.961, 'text': 'Now. these stages involves continuous engagement of the testers, as well as the team leads or manager,', 'start': 1261.957, 'duration': 7.004}], 'summary': 'Test closure report includes 6 stages for validating software before release.', 'duration': 29.712, 'max_score': 1239.249, 'thumbnail': 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references.', 'start': 1395.339, 'duration': 6.323}, {'end': 1408.946, 'text': 'This helps us determine the various changes that might be required for similar projects and their future release.', 'start': 1402.162, 'duration': 6.784}, {'end': 1414.869, 'text': 'Moreover, this information is gathered and then used to improve the maturity of tests.', 'start': 1409.526, 'duration': 5.343}, {'end': 1424.875, 'text': 'The most important factor about this document is that it records the best practices for similar future projects and make it easily accessible for others.', 'start': 1415.409, 'duration': 9.466}, {'end': 1437.282, 'text': 'So these were the six important phases of software testing lifecycle that we would need in everyday life for performing software testing for any of these software applications.', 'start': 1425.695, 'duration': 11.587}, {'end': 1443.885, 'text': 'So, now that you know about the software testing life cycle and all the different phases involved,', 'start': 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important stages of test closure involve checking plant deliverables, closing incident reports, and handing over to maintenance for providing support during release and client-side implementation.', 'The plant deliverables, including test case documents, test plan, test strategy, test scripts, test data, traceability matrix, and test results, are checked and analyzed by the team to ensure delivery to stakeholders.', 'Incidents observed during testing are logged as a report and closed during the test closure process, ensuring resolution of all incidents before the culmination of the process.', 'The final step is analyzing the best practices, which helps determine the various changes required for similar projects and future releases, improving the maturity of tests and recording best practices for future projects.', 'The fifth step involves system acceptance, where every aspect of the developed software and application, along with its supporting data and information, is accepted by customer representatives before implementation.', 'During test closure, the testware and software, such as test scripts, test environment, and test infrastructure, are finalized and archived for later use.']}], 'highlights': ['Software testing life cycle consists of six phases.', 'Software testing ensures application runs without failures.', 'Testing evaluates functionality of software application to find bugs.', 'Testing verifies and validates a software product.', 'Software testing verifies system meets functional performance, reliability, security, and usability.', 'Information from testing reduces ambiguity, aiding in decision-making and risk management.', 'Testing validates that the system being developed is what the user actually needs.', 'Testing points out defects and errors, ensuring reliability and customer satisfaction.', 'Testing prevents monetary losses, leading to increased customer confidence and lower maintenance costs.', 'Requirement analysis is the first step in the software testing lifecycle.', 'Different phases of software testing life cycles are requirement analysis, test planning, test case development, environment setup, test execution, and test cycle closure.', 'The test planning phase is crucial in determining effort and cost estimates for the entire project.', 'Test planning aids in effort determination for validating application quality, guides individuals outside the test team, and serves as a rule book.', 'The chapter provides an overview of commonly used testing types, encompassing unit test, API testing, integration test, system test, install or uninstall testing, and agile testing.', 'The chapter outlines the detailed steps involved in test planning, covering the analysis of the product, development of the test strategy, definition of test objectives and criteria, resource planning, test environment planning, schedule and estimation, and test deliverables.', 'Test case development phase involves detailed development of test cases and preparation of test data, followed by peer review to ensure effectiveness of the test cases in finding defects and covering most system scenarios.', 'Emphasize creating simple, transparent, end-user-focused test cases to meet customer requirements.', 'Use traceability Matrix to ensure all software requirements are tested, minimizing the risk of untested functions or conditions.', 'Implement testing techniques like boundary value analysis and equivalence partition to select effective test cases.', 'Set up the test environment with hardware, software, and network configured, and execute smoke test cases to check readiness.', 'Test execution involves executing the code, comparing expected and actual results, reporting defects, and tracking defects to closure.', 'The six important stages of test closure involve checking plant deliverables, closing incident reports, and handing over to maintenance for providing support during release and client-side implementation.', 'Plant deliverables, including test case documents, test plan, test strategy, test scripts, test data, traceability matrix, and test results, are checked and analyzed by the team to ensure delivery to stakeholders.', 'Incidents observed during testing are logged as a report and closed during the test closure process, ensuring resolution of all incidents before the culmination of the process.', 'The final step is analyzing the best practices, which helps determine the various changes required for similar projects and future releases, improving the maturity of tests and recording best practices for future projects.', 'The fifth step involves system acceptance, where every aspect of the developed software and application, along with its supporting data and information, is accepted by customer representatives before implementation.', 'During test closure, the testware and software, such as test scripts, test environment, and test infrastructure, are finalized and archived for later use.']}