5.1.7 Testing Quadrants Flashcards
The testing quadrants, defined by Brian Marick, group the test levels with the appropriate:
- test ty…
- act…
- test te…
- work …
in the …
- types
- activities
- techniques
- products
Agile software development.
The model supports test management in visualizing these to ensure that …
and in understanding that some test types are …
all appropriate test types and test levels are included in SDLC
more relevant to certain test levels than others.
This model also provides a way to differentiate and describe the test types to all … including d…
stakeholders,
developers, testers, and business representatives.
In the is model, tests can be …
business facing or technology facing.
Tests can also:
- support the … (i.e. guide …
- critique the … (i.e. measure it’s …
- team
the development ) - product
behavior against the expectations).
The combination of these two viewpoints determines the four quadrants:
- Quadrant Q1 (tech…
- Quadrant Q2 (buss…
- Quadrant Q3 (buss…
- Quadrant Q4 (tech…
- (technology facing, support the team)
- (business facing, support the team)
- (business facing, critique the product)
- (technology facing, critique the product)
Quadrant Q1 (technology facing, support the team)
This quadrant contains …
component tests and component integration tests.
Quadrant Q1 (technology facing, support the team)
Component and component integration tests should be … and included …
automated
in the CI process.
Quadrant Q2 (business facing, support the team)
This quadrant contains:
- fun…
- ex…
- user s…
- user e…
- API …
- sim…
- functional tests
- examples
- story tests
- experience prototypes
- testing
- simulations.
Quadrant Q2 (business facing, support the team)
These tests check the … and can be …
acceptance criteria
manual or automated.
Quadrant Q3 (business facing, critique the product)
This quadrant contains:
- exp…
- usa…
- user a…
- exploratory testing
- usability testing
- acceptance testing
Quadrant Q3 (business facing, critique the product)
These tests are … and often …
user-oriented
manual.
Quadrant Q4 (technology facing, critique the product)
This quadrant contains:
- s…
- non-f…
- smoke tests
- non-functional tests (except usability tests).
Quadrant Q4 (technology facing, critique the product)
These tests are often …
automated.
