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 1999 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 first season episode "Walkabout" of the television series Lost, John Locke is in his cubicle having a confidential phone conversation when he is interrupted by his superior asking him to submit his TPS reports by noon.[4] In the 2011 movie Arena (with Samuel L Jackson, Nina Dobrev, and Kellan Lutz), a TPS report cover sheets are discussed by the character Yoshi (Michael Liu) in one of the cut scenes.
[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 978-0-470-25746-3, p.51. Excerpt available at Google Books.
- ^ Bronwyn T. Williams, Amy A. Zenger, Popular Culture and Representations of Literacy (Routledge/Taylor & Francis, 2007), ISBN 978-0-415-36095-1, p. 61. Excerpt available at Google Books.
- ^ Michael Hoinski, "'Office Space' Cast Reunite at 10th Anniversary Screening of Mike Judge's Cult Film", Rolling Stone, February 9, 2009.
- ^ Jack Bender; David Fury (2004-10-13). "Walkabout". Lost. episode 4. season 1. ABC.
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