In this week's episode of Coding QA, it's just Mark (Jim's on vacation) discussing the topic of Setup Testing. Recently asked to review a setup test plan, Mark takes a step back to draft a mini-framework for defining a comprehensive setup test plan as well as providing guidance for the execution of the test plan and verification of the results. 

 

Listen in as he discusses:
 

• Different categories of variables to help define individual setup test scenarios

• Streamlining and prioritizing a matrix of setup test scenarios

• The use of external resources to assist with running setup test scenarios

• Verification tips to ensure setup has succeeded

 

 

Links from the show:
 

• Mark's blog posts on "Setup Testing - Planning" and "Setup Testing - Execution and Verification"

• Pairwise testing tools including PICT from Microsoft.