TPS report
A TPS report (Testing Procedure Specification) is a document used in software engineering, in particular by a Software Quality Assurance group or individual, that describes the testing procedures and the testing process.
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[edit] Definition
The official definition and creation is provided by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) as follows:
- IEEE 829 - Test Procedure Specification
- The Test Procedures are developed from both the Test Design and the Test Case Specification. The document describes how the tester will physically run the test, the physical set-up required, and the procedure steps that need to be followed. The standard defines ten procedure steps that may be applied when running a test.
[edit] In popular culture
After its use in the comedic film Office Space, "TPS report" has come to connote pointless mindless paperwork,[1] and an example of "literacy practices" in the work environment that are "meaningless exercises imposed upon employees by an inept and uncaring management" and "relentlessly mundane and enervating".[2] According to the film's writer and director Mike Judge, the acronym stood for "Test Program Set" in the movie.[3] In the story, the protagonist is reprimanded by several of his superiors for forgetting to put the new cover sheet on his TPS report.
[edit] References
- ^ Steven S. Little, The Milkshake Moment: Overcoming Stupid Systems, Pointless Policies and Muddled Management to Realize Real Growth (John Wiley & Sons, 2008), ISBN 9780470257463, p.51. Excerpt available at Google Books.
- ^ Bronwyn T. Williams, Amy A. Zenger, Popular Culture and Representations of Literacy (Routledge/Taylor & Francis, 2007), ISBN 978-0415360951, p. 61. Excerpt available at Google Books.
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/15765/92346
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