ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119, Software and Systems Engineering

ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119 consists of the following standards, under the general title Software and systems engineering — Software testing:

Part 1: Concepts and definitions
Part 2: Test processes
Part 3: Test documentation
Part 4: Test techniques

The purpose of the ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119 series of software testing standards is to define an internationally-agreed set of standards for software testing that can be used by any organization when performing any form of software testing.

It is recognized that there are many different types of software, software organizations, and methodologies. Software domains include information technology (IT), personal computers (PC), embedded, mobile, and scientific and many other classifications. Software organizations range from small to large, co-located to world-wide, and commercial to public service-oriented. Software methodologies include object-oriented, traditional, data driven and agile. These and other factors influence software testing. This series of international standards can support testing in many different contexts.

This standard defines a risk-based approach to testing. Risk-based testing is a recommended approach to strategizing and managing testing that allows testing to be prioritized and focused.

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