Workflow-Based Testing Process Management of Software Project

Testing is a natural and primary step for obtaining high-quality software. However, the relevant process management about testing activity has usually been neglected. In this paper, we introduce workflow to describe the activities in the course of software testing. The process definition is viewed as workflow engine to describe the control relation of each activity, and business form (i.e. B_form) has also been detailedly discussed as the information flow. The whole testing process has been divided into testing planning, testing design, testing execution and faults correction, and each sub-process is modeled through the typical workflow net (WF_net). Finally, these four steps are all integrated into a complete testing process management framework, which can direct the construction of testing workflow management system.