Once the functional requirements are signed off and finalized by Business Analyst (BA), QA should start analyzing
requirements to develop test cases and scenarios. A test case will have known input or action and an output or expected
result. Written test cases should include a description of the functionality to be tested, and the setup/preparation
required to ensure that the test can be conducted.
Steps
Obtain required information
Obtain from business and project team(s) the following items before developing any test cases / test scenarios:
Finalized Business Requirements (BRD)
Use cases or business workflows
Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) from BA
Architect diagram
Data definitions
Create Scenario in ALM
Application walk through and Creation of Business Flow Document (BFD)
Link scenarios with requirements in ALM
Version and Release
Unified Life Cycle (ULC): 5.1, November 3, 2014
Phase Gates: 1.1, May 27, 2014
Process Engineering Process (PEP): 1.1, May 27, 2014