Project Roles and Responsibilities

Testers & Test Lead
Testing, is the core competence of any Testing Organization

• Understand the Application Under Test
• Prepare test strategy
• Assist with preparation of test plan
• Design high-level conditions
• Develop test scripts
• Understand the data involved
• Execute all assigned test cases
• Record defects in the defect tracking system
• Retest fixed defects
• Assist the test leader with his/her duties
• Provide feedback in defect triage
• Automate test scripts
• Understanding of SRS

QA Manager

• Preparation of System Test Plan
• Formation of Test Team
• Schedule Preparation
• Module Allocation
• Reviews on Test Process
• Client Interaction
• Verify Status Reports

Project Manager

• Preparation of Software Requirements Specification (SRS)
• Formation Development Team,Test Team
• Management of requirements through out the project life cycle activities
• Preparation of Detailed Design Document
• Unit Test cases and Integration Test cases
• Guidance on programming and related coding conventions / standards

Software Requirements Specification (SRS) Contents

1. Introduction

• Purpose
• Scope
• Major Constraints and References

2. Functional Requirements

• Context Diagram
• Functional Decomposition Diagram
• System Functions
• Database Requirements
• User Interface Requirements
• External Software Interface / Compatibility Requirements
• Reports Requirements
• Security Requirements

3. Use Case Specifications

• Acceptance Criteria

Software Development Process

Plan: Device a Plan
Define your objective and determine the strategy and support methods required to archive that objective
Do: Execute the plan
Create the conditions and perform the necessary training to execute the plan.Make sure every one thoroughly understands the objectives and the plan.
Check: Check the result
Check to determine whether work is progressing according to the plan and whether the expected results are obtained. Check for performance of the set procedures, changes in conditions, or abnormalities that may appear
Act: Take necessary action
If your checkup reveals that the work is not being performed according to plan or that results are not what was anticipated , devise measures for appropriate action.Testing only involves only check component of the plan-do-check-act(PDCA) cycle