Lesson 5: Define quality objectives and set entry and exit criteria

In this lesson, you will learn about quality objectives, how to define them, and how to add them to test plans to determine entry and exit criteria.

About this task

Quality objectives define the metrics for what constitutes a quality product. You can use quality objectives to define the overall quality goals for a release, as well as to define the required entry and exit criteria for testing. You can use these goals to determine the level of quality that must be achieved before your product is considered ready to be released.

Quality objectives often track things like the number of open defects and the number of blocked or failed execution records. Any quality objectives involving defects now take into account those defects that are managed in OSLC-linked Engineering Workflow Management providers such as Engineering Workflow Management and IBM® Rational® ClearQuest® .