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<org.eclipse.epf.uma:RoleDescription xmi:version="2.0" xmlns:xmi="http://www.omg.org/XMI" xmlns:org.eclipse.epf.uma="http://www.eclipse.org/epf/uma/1.0.6/uma.ecore" xmlns:epf="http://www.eclipse.org/epf" epf:version="1.5.1" xmi:id="_NqYIcKeqEdmKDbQuyzCoqQ" name="tester,_0ZM4MclgEdmt3adZL5Dmdw" guid="_NqYIcKeqEdmKDbQuyzCoqQ" changeDate="2006-09-27T00:21:28.608+0330" version="1.0.0">
  <mainDescription>&lt;p>&#xD;
    This role is primarily responsible for the following&amp;nbsp;tasks:&#xD;
&lt;/p>&#xD;
&lt;ul>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Identify the tests&amp;nbsp;that need to&amp;nbsp;be performed&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Identify the most appropriate implementation approach for a given test&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Implement individual tests&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Set up and execute the tests&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Log outcomes and verify that the tests have been run&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Analyze and recover from execution errors&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Communicate test results to the team&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
&lt;/ul></mainDescription>
  <skills>&lt;p>&#xD;
    A person&amp;nbsp;filling the&amp;nbsp;this role should have the following skills:&#xD;
&lt;/p>&#xD;
&lt;ul>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Knowledge of testing approaches and techniques&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Diagnostic and problem-solving skills&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Knowledge of the system or application being tested (desirable)&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Knowledge of networking and system architecture (desirable)&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
&lt;/ul>&#xD;
&lt;p>&#xD;
    Where automated testing is required, consider requiring these additional qualifications:&#xD;
&lt;/p>&#xD;
&lt;ul>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Training in the appropriate use of test automation tools&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Experience using test automation tools&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Programming skills&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Debugging and diagnostic skills&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
&lt;/ul>&#xD;
&lt;p>&#xD;
    &lt;strong>Note:&lt;/strong> Specific skill requirements vary depending on the type of testing that you are conducting. For&#xD;
    example, the skills needed to successfully use system load testing automation tools are different from those needed for&#xD;
    the automation of system functional testing.&#xD;
&lt;/p></skills>
  <assignmentApproaches>&lt;p>&#xD;
    This role can be assigned in the following ways:&#xD;
&lt;/p>&#xD;
&lt;ul>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Assign one or more testing staff members to perform this role. This is a fairly standard approach and is&#xD;
        particularly suitable for small teams, as well as for teams of any size where the team is made up of an experienced&#xD;
        group of testers of relatively equal skill levels.&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Assign one or more testing staff members to perform only this role.&amp;nbsp;This works well in large teams. It is also&#xD;
        useful to separate responsibilities when some of the testing staff has more test automation experience than other&#xD;
        team members.&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Assign one or more team members that is already playing another role in the project to be responsible for the&#xD;
        testing of some part of the system’s capabilities.&amp;nbsp;The team member will have to have the appropriate test&#xD;
        skills&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
&lt;/ul></assignmentApproaches>
</org.eclipse.epf.uma:RoleDescription>
