Integrated Testing Workshop - An Innovative Test Planning Approach

Integrated Test Workshop (ITW) primary objective is to help the testing teams, project stakeholders and cross delivery teams to understand the System testing and (or) end-to-end [1] (E2E) testing scope in terms of requirements to be covered, test data requirements, interfaces and test environments that will be used for application or project under test. In a nutshell, ITW is an innovative and test planning approach which will help project test teams to plan their test activities more efficiently than following the conventional test planning approach without much clarity and understanding of the end-to-end functional flow and potential risks involved in the test planning. ITW is not only a planning tool but also static review technique which would help project teams to identify the gaps in requirements and design early in the life cycle. This article will help readers to understand the inputs required to conduct the Integrated Testing Workshop, various stakeholders and their role in Integrated Testing workshop, know-how of conducting the ITW and final outcome of it.