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The Testing Estimation Process

hi i have went through one of the blog for Testing estimation really useful one.
i am pasting all the contents from that blog to here and i am posting the link of that blog here.
http://quality-assurance-software-testing.blogspot.com/2005/10/testing-estimation-process.html
One of the most difficult and critical activities in IT is the estimation process. I believe that it occurs because when we say that one project will be accomplished in such time by at such cost, it must happen. If it does not happen, several things may follow: from peers’ comments and senior management’s warnings to being fired depending on the reasons and seriousness of the failure.Here are a few rules for effective testing estimation:
Rule 1: Estimation shall be always based on the software requirementsAll estimation should be based on what would be tested, i.e., the software requirements.In many cases, the software requirements are only established by the development team without any or just a little participation from the testing team. After the specification have been established and the project costs and duration have been estimated, the development team asks how long would take for testing the solution. Instead of this:The software requirements shall be read and understood by the testing team, too. Without the testing participation, no serious estimation can be considered.
Rule 2: Estimation shall be based on expert judgmentBefore estimating, the testing team classifies the requirements in the following categories:- Critical: The development team has little knowledge in how to implement it;- High: The development team has good knowledge in how to implement it but it is not an easy task;- Normal: The development team has good knowledge in how to implement.The experts in each requirement should say how long it would take for testing them. The categories would help the experts in estimating the effort for testing the requirements.
Rule 3: Estimation shall be based on previous projectsAll estimation should be based on previous projects. If a new project has similar requirements from a previous one, the estimation is based on that project.
Rule 4: Estimation shall be recordedAll decisions should be recorded. It is very important because if requirements change for any reason, the records would help the testing team to estimate again. The testing team would not need to return for all steps and take the same decisions again. Sometimes, it is an opportunity to adjust the estimation made earlier.
Rule 5: Estimation shall be supported by toolsTools (e.g a spreadsheet containing metrics) that help to reach the estimation quickly should be used. In this case, the spreadsheet calculates automatically the costs and duration for each testing phase.Also, a document containing sections such as: cost table, risks, and free notes should be created. This letter should be sent to the customer. It also shows the different options for testing that can help the customer decide which kind of test he needs.
Rule 6: Estimation shall always be verifiedFinally, all estimation should be verified. Another spreadsheet can be created for recording the estimations. The estimation is compared to the previous ones recorded in a spreadsheet to see if they have similar trend. If the estimation has any deviation from the recorded ones, then a re-estimation should be made.

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i dont where this is heading in this world. why anu and others are showing this much intrest in this matter.She is really doing bad with her brother-in-law against me to do. i hope they are very much in confidence and in confirm that i will not come back to them.i am also sure that i should not turn back against her. she only took the passport and now she returning back to sir. How bad she is in mind. what are all sins i have done in the past only now i am getting the pain here.yesterday my big-mother told me that if vijay has done like that i would have throw him out. the thing is she does not want to come her home so i will not go her home from now-onwards if i do go there also i will not take anything from her home expect water.padu messaged me that they sir and nagaprasad consulted the lawyer sivaram. i hope they will use the letter which i have written one which any tried to commit sucide and i holded her neck. But i can say that what are all sow and sin they will reap the same again in this world.the pity is that i should be bold but i am not. i dont know why i am always feeling fear in this world. why i could not make very stiff decisions i should consult a physic why it was happening to me. i am looking all in kind nothing more than that. but why these people taking everything advantage and doing so.everytime i look into the kind heart that no one should hurt. but i hope so that i should not do like that since i learnt a lot from this. even helping and others should be in a limit. i hope they are looking for the money from my side to settle down anu. i know that sir is doing very big mistake in his life and interfering my life also. because if he do so one day GuruDheva will punish them sure.i hope they are planing to make me as a slave in there life. i should not allow this in this life. i am seeing everyghing in wrong but i can say that they need money from me only not more than that. i am pryaing to GuruDheva that they all should get punished. the brain behind this work should be her mother only. i never visited a women such worse in my life she will talk honey in her mouth and she needs control of all others life.on saturday in mysore there is no word came outside about the Gold which anu told me to put to her mother and she promised (anu) she will return me back the money. but on mysore meeting she changed the plate. that much criminal she was. she did not stayed in their home and she escaped because everyone will question her and even our father also. so she left the place.