Test documentation standard

If you are looking for a good approach to software test documentation then IEEE 829 is a good place to start. For more information here is a summary of the IEEE 829 standard for software testing documentation.

This software testing standard covers 8 document types:

• Test Plan
• Test Design Specification
• Test Case Specification
• Test Procedure
• Test Item Transmittal Report
• Test Log
• Test Incident Report
• Test Summary Report

Remember that the standard is a starting point: you need to think about which documents you produce and what you include in them. Too often you see templated documents that are copied from one project to the next without due thought and are left cluttered with misleading and inappropriate content. There ends this weeks sermon.