STLC?

It is a process of conducting software testing, means after 
programmer conducted integration testing by using white 
box testing, the integrated software build is coming to 
overall developed software testing. 

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