Work Products Examinable by Static Testing

Requirement documents
Design specs
Test plans
Code
Scripts
User manuals
Documentation
Config files
Test cases
Interface specification
Database schema changes
Project documentation
Visual designs

Static testing:

Reviews
Inspects
Analyses
Finds inconsistencies
Identifies un-realized risk

Improves quality and development velocity by saving the time otherwise used in fixing the issue once it’s been implemented. It’s about reducing unnecessary rework.

EXAM
Work products examinable by static testing diagram

Reviews: Manual Static analysis: Automated

Looking for defects in:

Requirements, design specs
User stories, epics
Source code
Test plans
Test specifications
Test cases and scripts
User guides
Web pages
Contracts
Project plans

Contracts should include something like “cannot go live without sev1s or sev2s”.

Review Questions

How could a project plan influence your test strategy?

Ask the PM, are there any changes coming in that could be a bit complex/risky/tricky? Could we get that one done first so we can get rid of the largest amount of risk early on.