A work on managing software and hardware testing. It walks you through the steps to manage rigorous testing programs of hardware and software. It covers core testing concepts and examines the best test management practices and tools of leading hardware and software vendors.

Testing new software and hardware products is essential, which requires developing a test plan, establishing a test lab, staffing, and overcoming corporate challenges and hurdles. This edition offers an examination of the essential elements to the overall testing and development process. It provides you with the tips in test project management.

Discussing fundamental techniques for testing, this book shows you how to select and apply strategies to test a system with budget and time constraints. It describes how to design, develop, and document various kinds of tests. A companion Web site provides exercises, tips, and techniques used to gain experience and effectively test software.

Suitable for the test analyst who wants to achieve advanced skills in test analysis, design, and execution. This book helps you learn how to define and carry out the tasks required to put a test strategy into action.

Helps test managers to achieve advanced skills in test estimation, test planning, test monitoring, and test control. This work helps readers learn how to define the overall testing goals and strategies for the systems being tested. It helps to learn how to justify decisions and provide adequate reporting information where applicable.

Provides checklists - lightweight, flexible tools for implementing process-oriented testing, gathering metrics, and making incremental process changes. By demonstrating critical processes in various organizational, operational, and technological contexts, this book shows readers how to: handle recurrent tests efficiently and consistently.