STLC

Question 1

What are the phases of STLC?

Answer 1

• Test Planning
• Test Design
• Test Environment setup
• Test Execution
• Test Reporting/Closure

Question 2

Explain the Test Planning phase

Answer 2

• QA team learns requirements in order to fully understand the product and its features
• After that, they come up with a test plan

Question 3

Who usually writes the Test plan?

Answer 3

QA Lead or Manager. In some cases, QA team together

Question 4

What is the Test Plan?

Answer 4

Answers the questions:
* What needs to be tested?
* How
* When
* Who
* How much will it cost?

Covers the following:
* Testing objectives
* strategies
* scope
* timelines
* resources needed
* exit criteria

Question 5

Explain the Test design phase

Answer 5

• QA Team starts creating test cases based on the requirements they just went through in the planning phase
• The test cases are saved into a test case management system for future use and reporting

Question 6

Explain the Test Environment Setup phase

Answer 6

Setup an environment so the QA team can start testing. The test environment defines the conditions under which the software is tested

Question 7

Who sets the test environment for QA team?

Answer 7

It depends on the company. It could be QA, dev, or Devops team

Question 8

Explain the Test Execution

Answer 8

QA team members run all of the test cases and file bug reports if necessary

Question 9

Explain the Test Reporting/Closure phase

Answer 9

QA Lead or manager will create a report based on certain metrics such as:
* How many bugs were found
* How long did it take for bugs to fix them

In addition, every team member gives feedback on what went well, what didn’t, and what could be improved