How to Write Effective Test Cases

Writing effective test cases is crucial for a successful testing process, as it ensures comprehensive coverage, clear communication, and efficient issue identification and resolution typically involves following steps:

~ Requirement analysis

~ Test case identification, title, description, precondition, steps, data

~ expected result

~ Test environment, priority 

~ Traceability 

~ Review/validation

~Execution

~ Reporting

~ Regression

~ Documentation 

Writing detailed step-by-step test cases / adopting an exploratory or high-level testing approach depends on:

Step-by-Step Test Cases:

When to Use:

Well-Defined Scenarios, 

Complex Features, Regulatory or Compliance Testing.

Factors to Consider:

Clarity, Coverage, Reusability

Exploratory or High-Level Testing:

When to Use:

Ad Hoc Testing, Usability and User Experience Testing, Early stage of devlopment.

Factors to Consider:

Creativity, Flexibility, Feedback.

A combination of both approaches can be beneficial.