Designing and executing tests

Quoted from the UK GDaD PCF.

Levels

1. Awareness

You can:

• contribute to deciding the most appropriate test types and techniques to use
• follow guidance to design, build and maintain simple tests that align to user needs and requirements
• execute simple tests with support
• explain the value of automation within testing

2. Working

You can:

• set up suitable environments with some support
• select appropriate test types and techniques with some support
• design, build, maintain and execute tests that align to user needs and requirements
• conduct exploratory testing
• research and try new test types and techniques

3. Practitioner

You can:

• set up suitable environments
• influence and guide the use of appropriate test types and techniques to mitigate risk early
• lead others in designing, building, maintaining and executing tests that align to user needs and requirements
• contribute to developing and implementing standards for designing and executing tests
• improve test types and techniques through a structured process.

4. Expert

You can:

• set standards and influence organisational decisions for test types, techniques, design and execution
• coach others in test types, techniques, design and execution
• advocate for continuous improvement and refinement of test types and techniques
• make strategic decisions on new or improved test types and techniques used in your area

Contains public sector information from the UK Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework (https://understand-digital-data-roles-skills.service.gov.uk/), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.

Closest ESCO skills

• execute software tests (close match)
• develop ICT test suite (close match)
• plan software testing (narrow match)

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