The lifecycle ensures that all the relevant inputs are obtained, the planning is adequately carried out and the executions are as per plan.

In addition the results are obtained reviewed and monitored. The lifecycle also defines the interfaces into the overall Quality management processes and also the Project delivery phases.

Application Testing Life Cycle

Test Requirements>>>	? Requirement Specification documents ? Functional Specification documents ? Design Specification documents (use cases, etc) ? Use case Documents ? Test Trace-ability Matrix for identifying Test Coverage
Test Planning>>>	? Test Scope, Test Environment ? Different Test phase and Test Methodologies ? Manual and Automation Testing ? Defect Mgmt, Configuration Mgmt, Risk Mgmt. Etc ? Evaluation & identification ? Test, Defect tracking tools
Test Environment Setup>>>	? Test Bed installation and configuration ? Network connectivity?s ? All the Software/ tools Installation and configuration ? Coordination with Vendors and others
Test Design>>>	? Test Traceability Matrix and Test coverage ? Test Scenarios Identification & Test Case preparation ? Test data and Test scripts preparation ? Test case reviews and Approval ? Base lining under Configuration Management
Test Automation>>>	? Automation requirement identification ? Tool Evaluation and Identification. ? Designing or identifying Framework and scripting ? Script Integration, Review and Approval ? Base lining under Configuration Management
Test Execution and Defect Tracking>>>	? Executing Test cases ? Testing Test Scripts ? Capture, review and analyze Test Results ? Raised the defects and tracking for its closure
Test Reports and Acceptance>>>	? Test summary reports ? Test Metrics and process Improvements made ? Build release ? Receiving acceptance

Automation Testing Life Cycle

Advantages of this automated software using the above AST life cycle.

1. High Quality to market
2. Low Time to market
3. Reduced testing time
4. Consistent test procedures
5. Reduced QA costs
6. Improved testing productivity
7. Improved product quality

AST Requirements>>>	? Reqmt / Functional Specification documents ? Design Specification documents ? Test Traceability Matrix for identifying Test Coverage ? Functional/ Non-Functional and test data requirements ? Test phases to be automated and % of automation
AST Planning>>>	? Automated Software Testing (AST) Scope ? Tool Evaluation and identification ? AST Methodologies and Framework ? Prepare and Base lining Scripting standard and ASTPlan
AST Environment Setup>>>	? AST Test Bed installation and configuration ? Network connectivity?s ? All the Software/ tools Licenses, Installation and configuration ? Coordination with Vendors and others
AST Design>>>	? Test Script and test data preparation ? Test scripts / test data review and unit testing ? Integration Testing Test scripts and testing ? Base lining under Configuration Management
AST Execution and Defect Tracking>>>	? Executing AST Test Suit ? Capture, review and analyze Test Results ? Defects reporting and tracking for its closure
AST Maintenance Reports and Acceptance>>>	? AST Results and summary reports ? Test Metrics and process Improvements made ? Base lining of AST Test suits/ scripts/ test date etc for maintenance phase ? Getting Acceptance