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Guideline Test Cases
Title
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Does the title clearly state the action to take? *
Does the title start with an action word (eg. Do something, Avoid something)? Applies To
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Do you list technology and version? (e.g. ASP.NET 2.0) What to Do
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Do you state the action to take? *
Do you avoid stating more than the action to take? Why
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Do you provide enough information for the user to make a decision? *
Do you state the negative consequences of not following this guideline? When
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Do you state when the guideline is applicable? *
Do you state when not to use this guideline? How
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Do you state enough information to take action? *
Do you provide explicit steps that are repeatable? Problem Example
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Do you show a real world example of the problem from experience? *
If there are variations of the problem, do you show the most common? *
If this is an implementation guideline, do you show code? Solution Example
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Does the example show the resulting solution if the problem example is fixed? *
If this is a design guideline is the example illustrated with images and text? *
If this is an implementation guideline is the example in code? Additional Resources
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Are the links from trusted sites? *
Are the links correct in context of the guideline? Related Items
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Are the correct items linked in the context of the guideline? Additional Tests to Consider When Writing a Guideline
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Does the title clearly state the action to take? *
Does the title start with an action word (eg. Do something, Avoid something)? *
If the item is a MUST, meaning it is prevelant and high impact, is Priority = p1? *
If the item is a SHOULD, meaning it has less impact or is only applicable in narrower circumstances, is Priority = p2? *
If the item is a COULD, meaning it is nice to know about but isn't highly prevelant or impactful, is Priority = p3? *
If this item will have cascading impact on application design, is Type = Design? *
If this item should be followed just before deployment, is concerned with configuration details or runtime behavior, is Type = Deployment? *
If this item is still in progress or not fully reviewed, is Status = Beta?
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