The goal of doing a test strategy assessment is to get a clear picture of what is going on in the existing testing process and needs. We analyze the problems, and possible paths to improvement the testing team capabilities. Fundamentally, a test assessment is a data gathering process to make effective decisions.

A test strategy is a holistic plan that starts with a clear understanding of the core business objective that require testing for time-to-market. From this we derive a structure for testing by selecting from many testing styles and approaches available to meet the business objectives. Performing an assessment helps to provide the “clear understanding” and “understanding of the core objective of testing” necessary for success. Implementing the resulting roadmap for improvement can help to substantially improve the performance of your organization software testing strategy and approaches.