Practical Software Testing: A Process-Oriented Approach (Springer Professional Computing) Book

Based on the needs of software professionals, "Practical Software Testing" takes a unique approach to teaching readers how to effectively plan for testing, design test cases, test at multiple levels, organize a testing team, and optimize use of testing tools. It introduces testing concepts that are managerial-, technical-, and process-oriented, using the Testing Maturity Model (TMM) as a framework.

Features:

*includes a sample test plan, comprehensive exercises, and definitions for software testing and quality

*introduces both technical and managerial aspects of testing in a clear and precise style, for integrated learning

*balanced perspective and comprehensive view of all testing aspects

*uses the TMM framework to introduce testing in a systematic, evolutionary way, and describes industrial TMM applications

*covers testing topics with either procedurally based or object-oriented programming code

With its accessible, practical, and well-focused framework, this new resource provides an integrated presentation of software-testing processes and practices. Professionals and practitioners in software testing, software quality assurance, or software validation and verification will benefit greatly from using this essential resource.