1.4.Test Activities, Testware and Test Roles
Testing is context dependent, but, at a high level, there are common sets of test activities without which
testing is less likely to achieve test objectives. These sets of test activities form a test process. The test
process can be tailored to a given situation based on various factors. Which test activities are included in
this test process, how they are implemented, and when they occur is normally decided as part of the test
planning for the specific situation (see section 5.1).
The following sections describe the general aspects of this test process in terms of test activities and
tasks, the impact of context, testware, traceability between the test basis and testware, and testing roles.