Software Testing, Documentation and Quality Assurance Assignment - Test Plan

Prepare a comprehensive Test Plan for the "Better Flags Company Application" in full compliance with all the requirements listed below. You need to include at least 10 test scenarios using at least three different techniques for black box testing and at least three different non-functional tests.  The same black box technique can be used more than once and must cover different pieces of the application.

The system is being designed as a Web application with appropriate security to protect the customer's personal data.

The document should include:

1. Title Page (meaningful title, draft or final, date, and your name): no other information should be on the page

2. Table of Contents (with page numbers, automatically generated) and with the description of the application being page 1.

3. Description of the application (who, what, where, how): twoto three paragraphs.

4. Description of the test environment to be used for the test (type of equipment, operating system etc.).

5. Summary of the test types planned and the purpose of the testing. Provide a description of the test type and why it is significant for this application.

6. An estimate of the level of effort (number of hours) that you think it will take to complete the testing (assume only 1 tester is available), including any assumptions you have made in making this estimate (e.g. how many testing cycles).

7. Entrance and exit criteria

8. Test cases: List of test scenarios and test cases in a table (formatted correctly with an embedded Excel spreadsheet or a Microsoft table) including the following columns:

1. A sequential number.

2. The type of test (e.g., functional or non-functional) and within that the specific type (e.g., boundary value in black box)

3. The test scenario (what function or code are you testing)

4. The data that you will enter to test this scenario (should include both a passing and a failing test case for each test scenario)

5. The expected result (if the system was working correctly).

6. A column for test results and a column for status (these are both blank) Include the honor page at the beginning or end of the document.

The test cases should be presented in the order they will be run, with the functional before the non-functional.

Evaluation - Your report will be evaluated in each of the following ways:

1. Your test cases must be comprehensive and cover all of the functionality of the application (10 is just a guideline).

2. Your test cases and test scenarios must be clear and complete and they must be detailed enough so that they can be run by a tester other than yourself or in an automated environment. Be specific.

3. Section 1 through 7 must be written in complete sentences and be grammatically correct in the third person.

4. Your test cases in Section 8 may be written in bullet form but must be written in good formal English (no contractions, etc.) and must be readable. If you Excel to format, attach the Excel spreadsheet separately.

5. You must follow the instructions in the report format EXACTLY, it is a company standard.

6. You have the flexibility to "design" the document (e.g., typeface, font size, but your style must be consistent throughout the entire document and must be readable for the tester who will be conducting the tests later.

7. Your submission must be timely in terms of the deadline given in the syllabus.

8. You should spellcheck all parts of the document and auto-generate the table of contents.

Requirements Specified for Application

A store called Better Flags sells customized flags for organizational and personal purposes.

The store wants to develop an online presence with a program where the customer inputs the specifics for a flag order and receives a cost estimate. This is only the first part of a larger e-commerce application which will be developed over the next year.

Customers may order poles separately from flags but they can only order one flag type in each order. The program then calculates the total cost of the order.

The following input is required:

The length of the pole as an integer: 3 - 9 ft inclusive

The pattern on the flag: STRIPES, CURVES, or AMERICAN FLAG

The preferred fabric: COTTON, NYLON, SILK

Method of shipping: REGULAR, EXPEDITED, FREIGHT

The number of flags or polesto be purchased as an integer: 0-99 inclusive. The customer can only order all the same poles and the same flags in one order.

Each nylon flag costs $15, each cotton flag costs $20, each silk flag costs $30. Tax is included in the price.

Poles are $12 plus $1 per foot over five feet. The fabric costs are included in the flag price but there is a $2 surcharge for the American Flagpattern.

A discount of 10% is applied to orders of 5 flags or more.

A shipping cost of $12.00 is applied to the order for regular shipping and $25.00 per flag for overnight shipping. There is no additional cost for Freight shipping.

The Web page must include the logo and a set of customer service contacts (address, email and telephone number).

The company currently has about 400 regular customers who order flags usually twice every year, mainly in the summer timeframe. The average order is 10 poles and 10 flags.