Context
The activity referred to relates to the system test or acceptance test. The testing may relate to new build,
maintenance, migration, a package implementation or a mix, and the development approach may be waterfall, iterative,
agile or – again – a mix.
Preconditions
This activity begins after the creation of the test plan.
Method of operation
The test manager and the administrator(s) perform the activities assigned to them in the test plan. They
manage the test process, the infrastructure and the test products. Using the data thus obtained as a basis, the test
manager analyses possible trends. He also keeps in close touch with developments outside of the testing, such as any
delays on the part of the developers, upcoming major change proposals and project corrections. If necessary, the test
manager proposes particular measures to the client. Information is the most important product of testing. Therefore,
the test manager provides various types of reports to the different target groups, bearing in mind the BDTM elements of
Result, Risks, Time and Costs.
Roles/responsibilities
The test manager, also known as test coordinator, has primary responsibility for the management of the test
process.
Activities
The control of the test process covers the following activities:
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Management
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Monitoring
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Reporting
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Adjusting
The scheme below shows the sequence and the dependencies between the various activities:
Figure 1: Control of the test process
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