STLC

STLC

  Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)

STLC come under the SDLC in Testing Phase, Software Testing Life Cycle refers to a testing process which has specific steps to be executed in a definite sequence to ensure that the quality goals have been met. In STLC process, each activity is carried out in a planned and systematic way. Each phase has different goals and deliverables. Different organizations have different phases in STLC; however, the basis remains the same.

Below are the phases of STLC:1. Requirements stage
     a. Requirement Specification documents
     b. Functional Specification documents
     c. Use case Documents
     d. Test Trace-ability Matrix for identifying Test Coverage
2. Test Plan
     a. Test Scope, Test Environment
     b. Different Test phase and Test Methodologies
     c. Manual and Automation Testing
     d. Defect Mgmt, Configuration Mgmt, Risk Mgmt. Etc
3.Test Design    a. Test Case preparation.
    b. Test Traceability Matrix for identifying Test Cases
    c. Test case reviews and Approval
4. Test Execution
    a. Executing Test cases 
    b. Capture, review and analyze Test Results
5. Defect Tracking
    a. Find the defect & tracking for its closure.
6. Bug Reporting    a. Report the defect on tool/Excels
7. Regression/retesting