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WILLIAM E. PERRY is founder and Executive Director of the Quality Assurance Institute. He is also the author of several other books on software testing and software quality assurance.

ASSESSING TESTING CAPABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES.

Assessing Software Testing Capabilities and Staff Competencies.

BUILDING A SOFTWARE TESTING ENVIRONMENT.

Building a Software Testing Strategy.

Establishing a Software Testing Methodology.

Determining Your Software Testing Techniques.

Selecting and Installing Software Testing Tools.

THE ELEVEN-STEP TESTING PROCESS.

Eleven-Step Software Testing Process Overview.

Step 1: Assess Project Management Development Estimate and Status.

Step 2: Develop Test Plan.

Step 3: Requirements Phase Testing.

Step 4: Design Phase Testing.

Step 5: Program Phase Testing.

Step 6: Execute Test and Record Results.

Step 7: Acceptance Test.

Step 8: Report Test Results.

Step 9: Testing Software Installation.

Step 10: Test Software Changes.

Step 11: Evaluate Test Effectiveness.

TESTING SPECIALIZED SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS.

Testing Client/Server Systems.

Testing Rapid Application Development.

Testing the Adequacy of System Documentation.

Testing Web-Based Systems.

Testing Off-the-Shelf Software.

Testing in a Multiplatform Environment.

Testing Security.

Testing a Data Warehouse.

BUILDING TEST DOCUMENTATION.

Creating Test Documentation.

Bibliography.

Index.