What is Test Scheduling?

SCHEDULING

A test schedule includes the testing steps or tasks, the target start and end dates, and responsibilities. It should also describe how the test will be reviewed, tracked, and approved.


Project-task scheduling is an important project planning activity. It involves deciding which work would be taken up when. In order to schedule the project activities, a software project manager needs to do the following:


1. Identify all major work needed to complete the project.

2. Break down a large work component into a number of smaller activities.

3. Determine the dependency among different activities.

4. Establish the most likely estimates for the time durations necessary to complete the activities.

5. Allocate resources to activities.

6. Plan the starting and ending dates for various activities.

7. Determine the critical path. A critical path is the chain of activities that determines the duration of the project.