Waiting...

3 days late testing and moving into day 4... I wont be starting the testing till tomorrow. In this case it is not my fault or that of the developers but some important things to consider are:-

* Smoke test the environment in advance to ensure that it is working correctly.
* Where possible smoke test the application/system in advance (even if it is an early build) to check that it is going to work.
* Regularly schedule your testing to fit in with your current testing progress.
* Regularly monitor your testing activities to keep all parties up to date with current progress.
* Keep contact with the developers and business analysts to pick up on any changes to the design and requirements. These can greatly impact the testing activites and you will need to know about this ASAP.