Here comes fifth part of my testing blog. Design Test Steps At this point, you design steps for each test you defined in the previous stage. Test steps provide detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to perform the test: the actions to be per-formed, input to be entered, and the expected output. Example: For the test, you could design the following test steps: Step Input Expected Output 1 Open the Login window. Login window appears 2 Type "bart" in the Agent Name field, "mercury" in Password field, and Press OK. Login successful. Main window of application appears. 3 Type "bart" in the Agent Name field, "abcd" in Password field, and Press OK. Login fails. Error message appears. Analyze Your Test Plan • Analysis and validation of your test plan is an ongoing task that you should perform through-out the testing process. • Validating your test plan means checking how well it meets the goals that you defined at the beginning of the process. For instance, do the test cases actually test the highest risk areas? Do they include enough 'negative' types of input? • If you're a QA manager, you may also want to examine the progress of test development, and the division of the work load among testers.