Microsoft® Solutions Framework Essentials

Getting to "Done"

Unlike during a Build Track where testing focuses on assessing a solution against what was specified, a Stabilize Track readies a solution from a more subjective perspective (e.g., usability, end-user acceptance, and stakeholder expectations) as well as from more classic, measured approaches such as functional testing and system testing. Unlike classic testing, which usually has defined test cases, subjective testing presents a challenge to know when the team has sufficiently stabilized a solution (i.e., when they are done). For example, how does a team quantify usability to know when a solution is sufficiently usable? Especially with subjective testing, everyone having a fixed ship date mindset clearly helps getting to done. ...