Test Management and Control

This paper evaluates a system or system component, by manual or automated means to verify that the system satisfies specified set of requirements. The Test Management and Control involves three major activities; test planning, test execution and defect management which needs to be planned and monitored in a structured manner to ensure delivery of quality product adhering to all project timelines. The purpose of this document is to present the methods, procedures, and approach to be used in the verification and validation for Test Management & Control. It consists of important activities like defining all the testing methodologies in detail for the test planning and lay down a process and procedure so that test plan will reflect all the activities which are going to get executed during the execution phase. The Test execution phase is the actual verification phase where you need to monitor the test case execution closely, and make sure that you are well within the defined Upper Control Limit (UCL) and Lower Control Limit (LCL). During the test execution phase which is clearly planned during the test planning phase, any deviation from these UCL & LCL requires a revised plan so that the deliverables are not going to jeopardy. So once we have clearly defined all the rules of the game during the planning phase and work on the same during the execution phase, we can certainly make sure that the product delivered will of high quality product. Managing Defects is also one of the very important phases all along the testing cycle. We need to pay extra attention to the defects getting fixed during the last few days of the testing cycle, so as to maintain the stability of the product. Do not fix the minor defects at the end of the testing cycle, unless they are critical and severe.