A sample testing cycle

Testing Cycle With Simple explanation

Although testing varies between organizations, there is a cycle to testing:

1.Requirements Analysis: Testing should begin in the requirements phase of the software development life cycle. During the design phase, testers work with developers in determining what aspects of a design are testable and under what parameter those tests work.

2.Test Planning: Test Strategy, Test Plan(s), Test Bed creation. A lot of activities will be carried out during testing, so that a plan is needed.

3.Test Development: Test Procedures, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, Test Scripts to use in testing software.

4.Test Execution: Testers execute the software based on the plans and tests and report any errors found to the development team.

5.Test Reporting: Once testing is completed, testers generate metrics and make final reports on their test effort and whether or not the software tested is ready for release.

6.Retesting the Defects