Factors to be considered when doing a Test estimate

Estimates comes in the initial stages of Test Life cycle. Any mistake made here will directly impact Resource allocation and planning.

Before starting on estimate understand the scope of testing clearly. There cannot be assumptions here. Get the clarifications answered by respective stakeholders.

When doing a test estimate irrespective of technique/standard used and whether it is an estimate for new project or an estimate for Change request the following factors should be considered.

1. Effort required to prepare/update test cases
2. Effort required for Regression testing
3. Effort required for testing new feature
4. Automation effort
5. Integration testing effort
6. Bug verification
7. Performance testing effort

It is good to have the estimates grouped under one of the following two categories:

• One-time effort
• Sprint-wise or Test cycle-wise effort

For Sprint-wise effort number of rounds for Regression planned per sprint has to be called out.

Mention all the assumptions made for preparing the estimates.

Add buffer time to the estimate or mention clearly that there is no buffer time included in the estimate.

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Mercy Killing

Dont know what to say after reading this. Victims continue to suffer till they die while the accused/ criminals live free. Where are all the human right activists now? You ll speak for a terrorist to be treated with humanity (for killing innocents) and you wont say a word in these issues??

http://www.beta.thehindu.com/
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre, the Maharashtra government and a private hospital in Mumbai on a writ petition, filed by a patient lying in bed for 36 years in a vegetative state, for mercy killing by stopping mashed food.


The petition was filed by Aruna Ramachandra Shanbaug through her friend Pinki Virani of Mumbai.


According to her, Aruna has been in a pathetic state in the hospital since November 1973. When she was working as staff nurse, she was assaulted and strangled by a sweeper with a dog chain to immobilise her. Her brain cells got damaged and since then she has been in a vegetative state. Her bones became brittle, wrists were twisted inwards, and fingers bent at the joints and fisted into the palms. Her teeth have decayed. Mashed food is being administered through the throat to keep her alive.


There is no possibility of any improvement in Aruna's condition, and her continued vegetative existence is a violation of her right to live in dignity, says the petition.

சுப்பிரமணிய பாரதி - (December 11, 1882 - September 11, 1921)

 தேடிச் சோறு தினந் தின்று - பல
 சின்னஞ் சிறுகதைகள் பேசி - மனம்
வாடித் துன்பமிக உழன்று - பிறர்
வாடப் பலசெயல்கள் செய்து - நரை
கூடிக் கிழப்பருவம் எய்தி - கொடுங்
கூற்றுக் கீரைஎனப்பின் மாயும் - பல
வேடிக்கை மனிதரைப் போலே - நான்
வீழ்வே னென்று நினைத்தாயோ!
- சுப்பிரமணிய பாரதி

Dance of Democracy

The Central Government has set a bad example by withdrawing all the cases of agitators. I am not here to speak on Telangana, i need some more research to really understand the need for forming more states. Is it legally correct to withdraw all the cases? So if there is another agitation can someone take personal revenge and walk away freely?? I am tired of the dances of Democracy.. Many more agitations may follow for forming new states:

PENDING STATE DEMANDS

• Vidarbha ( out of Maharashta )
• Harit Pradesh (out of UP )
• Poorvanchal , Bundelkhand ( out of UP and MP )
• Kosala ( out of Orissa )
• Gorkhaland (out of West Bengal ) 

Home Minister's statement on Telangana - NDTV.com
After hours of discussions to resolve the Telangana crisis in Andhra Pradesh, Home Minister P Chidamabaram made a short statement on Wednesday night announcing the central government's decision to initiate the process for a separate Telangana state. He said:

"The process of forming the state of Telangana, will be initiated. An appropriate resolution will be moved In the state assembly.

We have requested the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh to withdraw the cases filed on or after November 2009, against all the leaders, students and others associated with present agitation. The Chief Minister informed us he will take the necessary steps in this regard.
 
We are concerned about the health of Shri K Chandrasekhar Rao, we request him to withdraw his fast immediately. We also appeal to all concerned, especially the students, to withdraw their agitation and help restore normalcy."

Yogi - a copy of Tsotsi (2005)

Here goes the story of Tsotsi:

In Johannesburg, the small time criminal Tsotsi is a teenager without feelings, hardened by his tough life. After killing a man with his gang in a robbery; hitting the gangster Boston of his gang; humiliating a crippled beggar along one night, Tsotsi hijacks a car and under the despair of a woman, he shoots her in the stomach. While driving the car, Tsotsi finds that there is a baby on the back seat and the woman was a desperate mother. He brings the baby to his house in the slum and becomes attached to him. For six days, the baby changes his behavior, arousing and developing the sense of empathy and humanity in the cold blood killer.
Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468565/

Indian student attacked in Australia again

Dont we have enough colleges here in India? Students from IIMs and IITs are paid than those studying in Australia. Why go and get beaten from someone?
Source: NDTV.com
In yet another attack on Indian students in Australia, a 23-year-old youth from the community was stabbed in the chest by unidentified assailants in Melbourne on Wednesday, police said.


The student, who was also a cabbie, was attacked and left to bleed on a Brunswick West street, police said.

The victim parked his taxi outside his girlfriend's home on Collier Crescent in the wee hours on Wednesday and rang her to bring his dinner outside when someone approached his vehicle, The Age reported.

His girlfriend heard the driver scream out over the phone as he was attacked, police officer Greg Johnson was quoted as saying by the paper.

The woman ran outside and found her boyfriend lying outside the car, bleeding with a single stab wound to the chest.

Police do not believe the attack was racially motivated or an attempted robbery as the man still had cash in his pocket and his mobile phone, the paper said.

Investigators are examining whether another car was involved.

The taxi has damage to the rear of the vehicle and bits of a broken front headlight were found near the scene.

"That is certainly one of the lines of inquiry we'll be looking along, that it could be a road rage incident," Johnson said.

Paramedics were called to the scene just before 2 am and took the man to Royal Melbourne Hospital where he remains in a serious condition.

Intensive care paramedic Sean Lowell said they arrived within eight minutes to find the man on the ground next to his car.

"The man had been stabbed in the upper body and first aid was being applied by police officers," Lowell said adding "When we arrived police were helping stem the blood flow by applying pressure to his wound.

"Given the seriousness of his condition, it was important for him to get further treatment at hospital as soon as possible."

Police said officers were door-knocking the area and checking CCTV footage from inside the taxi.

Since June this year, over 30 Indian youths have been attacked in various cities of Australia.