Testing based on requirements is a fundamental method that is relied on extensively. However, its thoroughness frequently can be compromised by traps that testers are not aware of. In this interactive presentation, Robin Goldsmith reveals key sources of requirements-based testing oversights including: distinguishing business vs. system requirements, assessing the extent to which the requirements are complete, the premise of one test per requirement, appropriate level of test case detail, and developers' inclusion of requirements-based unit tests.

* Strengths, and often unrecognized weaknesses, of requirements-based tests.

* Importance of testing based on business, as well as system, requirements.

* Determining how many tests a requirement needs.