Microsoft® Solutions Framework Essentials

Testing a Solution

Clarity Point

Testing during a Build Track involves assessing the state of quality of a solution from a specification compliance perspective (referred to as verification). Making sure a solution works as expected from a user perspective is performed during a Stabilize Track (referred to as validation).

As mapped out in a test plan, testing either precedes a build effort (e.g., test-driven development) or follows a build effort. Leading with testing is a form of further specifying a solution and validating a design. It also helps with establishing a shared vision because a solution is wholly described by a set of test cases. Many methodologies (e.g., eXtreme programming) exist and even more books describe them, so I do not explain ...