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Understanding Traps in Test Estimation: A Guide to Avoiding Pitfalls

This article explores the concept of traps in test estimation, which are deceptive situations that can mislead testers. It defines key terms such as "trap" and "estimation," explains their implications in testing environments, and analyzes common traps like undetermined ship dates and excessive variables. The discussion includes insights from Michael Bolton on estimation methods and heuristics for effectively stopping testing activities. It aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of challenges in test estimation and potential solutions.

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Understanding Traps in Test Estimation: A Guide to Avoiding Pitfalls

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    1. Traps in Test Estimation

    2. What is a Trap and what is an Estimation? Trap: noun - Something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unaware or place of confining or embarrassing situation Estimation: An approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth of some activity or an object of value Test Estimation: An Act or process of estimation applied to a testing task

    3. Consider this … A typical situation

    4. Is there any Scientific Method for Test estimation?

    5. But what all is included in “Product” and in the phrase “test” ?

    6. Getting Trapped?

    7. Trap # 1 - Model of Testing

    8. Trap # 2 – Testers do not decide the ship date

    9. Trap # 3 - Unknown Future

    10. Trap # 4 - Too many Variables

    11. Trap # 5 – Match that MAGIC number

    12. Michael Bolton’s Recipe for Estimation …

    13. Heuristics for “Stopping Testing”

    14. So … what is the solution?

    15. And …

    16. Questions?

    17. Thank you http://www.igate.com http://shrinik.blogspot.com shrinik@igate.com shrinik@gmail.com

    18. References Rapid Test Estimation – Michael Bolton’s blog post http://www.developsense.com/2007/01/test-project-estimation-rapid-way.html

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