Here is the second part of my blog which I have written on testing. Testing Methodology These pages provide some guidelines that will ease your way through the software testing process. Our suggestions are general, so you can adapt them to the needs of your development environment. Although testing is described here as a linear process, it is clear that more than one person is involved. Some of the steps in the process are managerial (defining testing goals, performing analysis at different stages), and some are more technical (creating and running tests). Test Planning Many quality experts believe that planning is the most important stage of the testing process. With a good test plan, you can assess the quality of your application at any time. The planning process consists of five main stages. Define Testing Goals The first step in the software testing process is to define your testing goals and outline the general strategy you will use to achieve them. This important step is key to a successful testing endeavor. Your testing goals should answer three basic questions: what to test, how, and by whom? To be continued…