Lately, two words have been making me cringe. I am not 100% sure why I am having such a negative response to these two words.
Ready - Test Plan and Test Cases
With respect to the term test plan, my memory conjures up a negative image of lengthy Rational Unified Process documents. In my mind, I have started replacing the term test plan with the term test strategy. I outline my test ideas in a mind map. Using a mind map is fast, flexible, and easily communicated. I share my test strategy in a mind map.
If I reflect in a neutral way, I conclude that test plan and test strategy are interchangeable.
I think the term test cases causes me to cringe because they were part of the RUP test plan documentation. The term test case conjures up the negative image of scripted tests. Following a detailed set of steps never seemed productive for me on my mission to find bugs. I followed this practice early in my career, but it does not make sense to me today. Mentally I have substituted the term test ideas to replace test cases.
The words themselves are fine. I need to make sure I articulate my definition when they terms are used in conversation.
Anyone else of a POV to expand upon or refute my negative taste for these terms?
Ready - Test Plan and Test Cases
With respect to the term test plan, my memory conjures up a negative image of lengthy Rational Unified Process documents. In my mind, I have started replacing the term test plan with the term test strategy. I outline my test ideas in a mind map. Using a mind map is fast, flexible, and easily communicated. I share my test strategy in a mind map.
If I reflect in a neutral way, I conclude that test plan and test strategy are interchangeable.
I think the term test cases causes me to cringe because they were part of the RUP test plan documentation. The term test case conjures up the negative image of scripted tests. Following a detailed set of steps never seemed productive for me on my mission to find bugs. I followed this practice early in my career, but it does not make sense to me today. Mentally I have substituted the term test ideas to replace test cases.
The words themselves are fine. I need to make sure I articulate my definition when they terms are used in conversation.
Anyone else of a POV to expand upon or refute my negative taste for these terms?