what is STLC?

STLC: Software Testing Life Cycle
This starts at early phase when the bussiness requirement document is done, along with developing lifecycle by developers and stlc by testing team.

1..System study
2.Scope
what is the scope of testing for this application, it may differ to application to application
3.Approach
what are the testing approches whhich we are going to follow.this also varies from application to application.
4.Objective:
The main objective of testing which is carried out for this application.
5.Test planning : which throughs light on
what to test?
when to test?
who to test?
How to test?
6.Test case design :
how the requirements are cut down to Functionalities
How the functionalities are cut down to Scenarieos
how scenarieos are further divided in to or split in to testcases and
how test cases are then further designed to micro level by means of steps.
7.Test case review
Are the requirements are all covered
Are the scenarieos cover all the function points of requirement
Are all the test cases covered for each scenarieo
Are all the steps for test care are covered with out creating any ambigvity for the tester /customer while executing them.
8.Test case execution :
Executing test step by step to cover test case
Test case by test case to cover the Scenarieo
Scenario by scenarieo to cover the funtionality
This is repeated to cover all the functinalities.
9.Defect handling
If the actual is equal to Expected then test case is passed.
if not then there is need to raise the defect for the step which it is failed with providing information by means of snap shots or Error log's .
10.Gap analysis
If any gaps we can suggest to improve them
11.Deliverables
all the documents which we maintain from the Start of STLC till now.