Branch Out: Using Classification Trees for Test Case Design

A structured, visual approach to identify and categorize equivalence partitions for test objects, classification trees offer a unique way for you to document test requirements so that anyone can understand them and quickly build test cases. Join Julie Gardiner to look at the fundamentals of classification trees and how they can be applied in both traditional and agile test and development environments. Using real-world examples, Julie shows you how to use the classification tree test technique, how it complements other testing techniques, and its value at every stage of testing. She demonstrates one classification tree editor from among the free and commercial tools now available to help you build, maintain, and display classification trees.

• How to develop classification trees for test objects
• Benefits and rewards of using classification trees
• When--and when not--to use classification trees