Assumptions in Testing
Testing is performed mostly based on initial assumptions made about the application under development/test. Specially, if a tester is involved in the initial stages of the product life cycle then clarifying the assumptions made forms a part of the testing activities. In order to clarify the assumptions made, it becomes necessary for the testing team to be an integral part of the project discussion meetings throughout the duration of the project, be it the meetings during product discovery stage, architecture review board meetings, change request meets and those that happen during the product design and development phase. Preparation for testing begins much before the requirements take the form of a functional requirement specification document. Based on the assumptions made testers start to gather information, set up the test environment and test. And while doing so, we may make more assumptions. How to convert the assumptions made early into valid test ideas? If you are involv...